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after so many years i acidently now have a m. and f....they have done all the precedures, and now just lay at the bottom at times but this has been going on for about a month. i am wonderdeing 2 things i had to vacum the tank twice in one month because i do spoil them, this is after they had a whole dug. also they went to the other side of the tank and spit out new rocks now laying again how long after they are laying at bottom....if they have fry.......whoops also can i put my plucasamas back in the tank yet or keep out....sorry but this is my first time being a grandma. and think i really messed up

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noangel

i also forgot to mention they were raised with 2 angels,,which i took out tonight so they are mad again, and the slab i gave them last week they don't like. so know i have 2 dug wholes in my tank

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noangel

Well tank conditions are a priority if you want them to breed so I wouldnt stop vaccuming the bottom, though if I am wrong on this one someone please correct me. They cant usually actually breed until they get to 7-10" and you didnt mention how long your O's were. They will often "flirt" when they are younger, they just are mature enough to really do it. Also they do tend to like to lay on flat pieces of slate, sounds like you put one in, but if they prefer the bottom glass there is nothing you can do about it. Let us know how it goes, and if you get them to breed... we have had quite a few people the boards who's fish just bred so maybe they can give you a little more advice.

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Adam

THANK YOU ADAM, they are 7-8 inches long and have plenty of pics..i took the angels out but catfish is still in there, i just feel bad for the plucasumas in a ten gallon tank with all the feeders and 2 angeles now,,,,btw the angels where raised on feeders, so hope they know there limit.but it looks like any day now i will be grandma,,now they just lay at bottom.....i was going to to a divider tommorrow for when it happens but i think i will have to go get another 55 gallon or bigger. i have a little 5 gallon with goldfish feeders and had to put my silver dollar n with them!....feel bad but my oscars come first. i am just so nerverse! lol thanks again!

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noangel

Hi noangel,

Thanks, got your pics in the email. You just need to be patient with them, if you have a male and female it might take them awhile to lay eggs for the "first" time. Just let them grow another inch or if you see them working hard at cleaning a piece of rock you can follow some of the things I posted on here before about how to help "trigger" spawning. Just do a search on this bbs for like, "trigger", "eggs", tubes, genital papillae, distilled water, ovipositor, etc...

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Joe
www.cichlidfish.com

your right i was running ut of patience, and thanks for the advise i have been reading all the post i could. i am going tomorrow or sun to get either another 55 or a 125 gal....all the other fish i usally raise them with are not happy, 2 angels, silver dolla plucas, and the 2 cat fish died.the o's were not eating anything but a litle brime now finally eating some feeders so i guess they failes although they are still laying at botom of tank, rock spitting . lip-locking and slapping tails....so i guess they are stating over........they do sometimes still let me pet them but i will learn the patience game. thank you

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noangel