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Fish talk => General Aquarium Discussion => Topic started by: bilbo on December 05, 2006, 10:56:27 AM

Title: black calvus ,what is the best way to breed?
Post by: bilbo on December 05, 2006, 10:56:27 AM
i need some help with getting my pair of calvus into the right set up and frame of mind to do some breeding , any help would be greatly appreicated .
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Post by: moses on December 05, 2006, 07:44:06 PM
Marvin Gaye.
Candle lit dinner of mysis shrimp.
Scented candles.
Done.
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Post by: bmxbandit on December 05, 2006, 08:22:57 PM
good water quality
nls cichlid pellets
barnacle shells

thats what worked for me.. my calvus have just spawned for the second time 8)  their first time was about 3 weeks ago and i am raising the fry up at the moment :D
Title: cheers
Post by: bilbo on December 07, 2006, 04:33:23 PM
thanks for the help
i will put it into action
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Post by: mickvick on December 07, 2006, 06:35:23 PM
I'd watch the pellets....make sure they are not too hard. Altos' jaws don't like them too much and they can end up with rhino.

Michael
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Post by: bmxbandit on December 07, 2006, 06:43:39 PM
i forgot to say i feed them nls 1mm pellets
i know hard pellets will dislocate their jaw, but even my small (3cm) calvus eat these and i dont have any rhinos.
i find that these pellets go soft pretty quickly when put into the water so theyre pretty soft when the calvus eat them