well just before crimbo ( yes i mentioned it , and i'm sorry )lastyear ... i posted a thread about my 2 keyhole cichlids spawning .....

needless to say i was over the moon , but due to circumstances beyond my control at the time , unfortunately the eggs lasted 3 nights till on the fourth morning most of them had turned white and were subsequently eaten ...

Well due to job loss in january i was left no choice but to move home ....

Unfortunately during this move my male keyhole passed away ( R.I.P. )and so began my quest to find another male mature enough to ( fingers crossed )pair with the existing female .

Well last week in AV i picked up a lone male keyhole and brought him home

Displaying happened between him and the female almost immediately , but nothing more .... and to be honest the 2 fish stayed opposite ends of the tank from each other alot of the time ..

So i wake up this morning and go downstairs to feed " The boys " before leaving for work ....

AND WOT DO I FIND !!!!!





Needless to say i'm delighted again ..... so its fingers crossed this time

martin

P.S. apols for vid quality ..... phone was used

Hy Martin,
hopefully it works out better this time.All the best ,Tim
P.s.Still looking for Fungi

Well done. She obviously is over the loss of her first love!!
Best of luck and hoe you are soon surrounded by fry


Feargal

congratulations I hope it goes well for you. I love the wakachiqa music on the second video....

Best of luck with them martin

and if that wasn't enough ...... my new angels decided to show that they can do it too

Hi Martin, congrats!!!best wishes to all involved!!!!

duzzy, any update on the new parents

they protected the eggs for 3 nights , but unfortunately on the fourth morning most of the eggs had turned white ( again !!! ) and they were eaten ...... i'm putting it down to inexperience on the male's behalf ...

i suppose the hard part is done , in that i have at least got a bonded pair now so fingers crossed it will all kick off again

the angels were much the same story ........ a lovely sized spawn and very well guarded by both parents .....but alas iot was not meant to be and on the 4th morning , I found the parents eating all the eggs ...... strange thing about the angels was that the eggs had not turned white like the keyholes had ....... again , maybe it was just inexperience but at least i can now regard them as a breeding pair !!

martin