Age when Cichlids breed

sailblue5 · 03-01-2008, 12:22 AM

How old, in general, are cichlids when they will stary to breed? I have some yellow labs that I wanted to breed.

Thanks

valerietheangel · 03-01-2008, 12:44 AM

I haven't kept any of the larger african cichlid species but my SA's and dwarfs generally start breeding anywhere from 6 months to about 8 months. My blue acaras were just under 6 months while my kribs and rams have all been right around 6 months. Oscars generally take longer than that but they tend to form a very strong pair bond in most cases.

I think breeding age is also determined by nutrition - good food will lead to more growth in young cichlids and fry and thus potentially make your fish ready to breed at a younger age (you should check out some articles on conditioning for food recommendations).

**lauraleellbp** · 03-01-2008, 12:57 AM

http://www.tropicalresources.net/for...forum.php?f=26

fshfanatic · 03-01-2008, 01:11 AM

Different cichlids mature at different ages.

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valerietheangel Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: O'Fallon, MO Posts: 161	I haven't kept any of the larger african cichlid species but my SA's and dwarfs generally start breeding anywhere from 6 months to about 8 months. My blue acaras were just under 6 months while my kribs and rams have all been right around 6 months. Oscars generally take longer than that but they tend to form a very strong pair bond in most cases. I think breeding age is also determined by nutrition - good food will lead to more growth in young cichlids and fry and thus potentially make your fish ready to breed at a younger age (you should check out some articles on conditioning for food recommendations).

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