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First off, I am new to the group. Great reading here.
I am in my first attempt to breed agasizzii and caucatoides. I have a pair of them in separate tanks with peat filtered water with pH 6.8, KH 3, GH 5. I am feeding live grindal worms and frozen brine and bloodworms. Each of the pairs have been dancing with the female wanting to go to a cave, but the males do not follow them in. This has gone on for 4 days now. Is this normal or are the males not ready yet?
Also, I read in an earlier post that the breeding caves do not need to have an entry point large enough for the male. If this is the case, then how do the eggs get fertilized if the male can't get in the cave. My male caucatoides is fully mature and is large.
Last question: what is the typical duration between egg laying by these apistos?
Any other advice is welcome. thanks, Mike
I am in my first attempt to breed agasizzii and caucatoides. I have a pair of them in separate tanks with peat filtered water with pH 6.8, KH 3, GH 5. I am feeding live grindal worms and frozen brine and bloodworms. Each of the pairs have been dancing with the female wanting to go to a cave, but the males do not follow them in. This has gone on for 4 days now. Is this normal or are the males not ready yet?
Also, I read in an earlier post that the breeding caves do not need to have an entry point large enough for the male. If this is the case, then how do the eggs get fertilized if the male can't get in the cave. My male caucatoides is fully mature and is large.
Last question: what is the typical duration between egg laying by these apistos?
Any other advice is welcome. thanks, Mike