Teaniatus moliwe won't spawn

[Xenaph]

Hi,

I'm new member here, someone talked me about this forum so i subscribe.

I have a pair of teaniatus moliwe since 10 months, et the pair never spawn.

I did a lot a thing, drop the temp, change the tank etc. and never spawn.

The femelle shaking and the male answer but nothing happened.

Any advise to get a spawn ?

My water is very soft, temps at 25, ph 6,4

Thank

This is my tank

 

[Jason82]

well you have a cave both sides. Maybe a cave with a smaller opening will help them breed?

 

[Xenaph]

I used your advice, and they always flirt, shaking, enter in the cave both for long time etc.
Notthing happen...
I tried to reach 50 kh,

My water is 7ph, 0 kh 0 gh at the pump, in the tank it is 6,2 ph kh between 20-40, gh at 0

 

[Mike Wise]

Hope you mean 50 ppm KH. 50° dKH is higher than saltwater. Ted Judy suggests using an extra female as a target fish to stimulate pair bonding/breeding.

 

[georgedv]

I am by far no expert......so I listen to Ted & Mike. I went through the same problem. In one tank I added a second moliwe female and in the other a krib female. Both pairs spawned within a week.
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[Simon Morgan]

Have you tried adding a small mirror?

 

[Xenaph]

Have you tried adding a small mirror?

No, it working ?

I tried to find another femelle and nobody have one...in quebec it is very rare

 

[Simon Morgan]

It works for most Pelvics. I use mirrors intended for bird cages. Don't leave it in the tank for more than an hour or the fish get wise to it.

 

[Mike Wise]

Try a Common Krib (Pv. pulcher). Ted put the extra female in a glass chimney from an oil lamp. He could move it around and this protected the female from being damage by the taeniatus pair.

 

[Xenaph]

If i put one common pulcher female in without a glass, they can hybrid ?

 

[Mike Wise]

I highly doubt it. It's more likely that the taeniatus will kill it.