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Reports from the wild indicate that the fish live in shoals both near the river banks and in open water so that neither single fish or pairs are suitable for the aquarium but rather a group of at least six individuals would probably be needed for a breeding attempt. There are a couple of real stinkers but the majority of these aquarium books are well written and will surely be. Fish keepers start out with a few tropical fish or maybe some gold fish in a small aquarium. Fish fillet can be cut it into small pieces and frozen in a ziplock bag and then thawed before feeding. How to start a fish breeding business how to set up for. We also have friends and family that breed high quality fish which we also carry on our website. Everything the fish hobbyist needs to know about breeding fish in tanks is here. Aquarium tanks and equipment various detailed topics on this. One thing that will certainly help you is a good spawning tank. Mouth brooders, like most african cichlids, the mother carries the eggs in her mouth for 18 days until they hatch.
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