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Originally Posted by Bocourti
I don't see the color of my breeding pairs fade. In fact, breeding pairs color up.
If you like to see your CA color up as beautifully as in the pictures....try putting them in a green(algae) water tank for a month- don't need to feed them very expensive pellets.
I find that Spectrum pellets color up my Festaes and Fenes faster, but does not have much effect on the Bocourtis and Pearsei.
BTW, most of my CA were bought from CC(Joe).
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green algae water?...wow ...first time hearing this.
guess i have to throw out what ever i have learned about PEDIGREE and donkeys do actually could be made to race at the Kentucky Derby.
Festaes and Fenes will colour up faster than most , even if you are feeding cracker jacks. Bocourtis and pearsei will take alittle longer, about a year for their true colour to finalise...only then you will know what you have, a donkey or a race horse and no amount of green algae water is gonna change that.
it must be understood ..that to have a quality cichlid you must start off with a quality juvenile, not just any juvenile but the best from a particular spawn. sad to say, unless you are the breeder, its very hard to get such fishes. the best option is to get the best from an allocated batch, and from there you do your selection.
for example...i bought 7 juvenile Blackbelts from cc a few months back, they are all good quality... months later i have only 1 left...the best from the 7. no point having 7 since i do not have space nor the intention to breed them. you have to make the decision from the onset...are you keeping this cichlid as a showfish or a breeder? if its a show fish, then they will never be allowed to set eyes on a female...ever.
if one has bred CA cichlids long enough...they would know most females will turn black during breeding and in most cases it would take a long time for them to regain their former glory if they ever regain at all.
for the males...if you have taken photos of one before breeding, during breeding and after breeding , then you can tell the difference.
Most CA cichlids are easy to breed and having sucessfully bred any of them doesnt make anyone a master, infact its a waste of time ,effort and money. we dont need to flood the market with surplus homebred cichlids, as it was one of the major reason why the cichlid market folded the last time out. give breeders like CC a break guys, after all , its only a hobby to us.
but for those who had never bred them before then it could be a learning experience, once you had your fun ..then stop.
have to admit thought i tried breeding Pearsi about 5 years ago...without sucess, guess i would give it another try, providing CC could hand me some good fishes...so Taikor CC...got ah?
dont worry hor ...i practise culling lar.
btw...wan to RE-BUY the blackbelt you sold me ,,,since you always say you dun have big fish for sample?....hahaha..bery chun one hor, dun worry lar, i wont tekan the price 1 lar.