Ruby green

I think 2 of my 3 ruby green females are holding!!!!!!!!!!!

Of course I may just be nuts though.

Good job!!! Way to go!

NICE! I still have not seen this A+ male... Show me the pictures

When I manage to get pics you will be the first to see them!
They are getting better with me but still run and hide when the camera gets pointed at them.

So if they are truly holding and I'm not nuts. Would it be better to leave them in the tank or move them to their own 10g? I don't want to strip these lady's unless they hold for way too long and their health is an issue.
I can add a few wads of java moss to the tank if I do leave them in the tank for the fry to hide till I move them.

Oh, any one that has pics of these guys holding could you post them? I want to be sure I'm not seeing things. These are my first mouth brooders.....

I keep my girls in the tank for a week or so, unless they are getting harrassed, then I get em out. If her throat is distended shes got eggys!!! Try & watch em eat also, most wont eat when they are with eggys. I have a descent pic of 1 of my moorii girls holding if you wanna see...

Here is my pretty girl, Alice. She spit around 50 babies 2 days after this pic was taking. Not a green but a fair rep of one holding.

Notice the bottom ... Thats the key for me when im looking.

And they keep that mouth closed tight!!!

Ok they look a little like that just not as full. They are constantly messing with whatever is in there. Neither has their mouth fully closed its open just a hair. I don't think either are eating but its hard to tell with how skittish they still are.
The male seems to be running the 2 that I think are holding out of his spot and trying to heard the other female into his spot.

He is trying to breed with the 3rd. Trust me ..My Alberts do it. Mine have there mouth slightly open and I can see them if i stare long enough. If they are not eating and there mouths are doing a tubmbling motion then you got little ones. Do you have some floating plants so the females that are holding can go hide? or lots of rock? What do you have sand or gravel?

I have 5 or so flower pots in there and a bunch of plants scattered about, some reach the top and run along it. There is plenty of places for the females to hide. I have sand.


I'm gonna have baby's!!!!!!!!!!!!

My male died this morning

Dang that suks, must of been that Friday the 13th thingy. do you have another male?

Nope..... It was 1 male and 3 females....... 2 females look to still be holding

Wow. I'm sorry! I had to do something quick til I got to the store so if it makes you feel any better I had to move my Jack Dempsey to my ten gallon.

That bites, I am sorry to hear. At least he had some fun. You know how males are around pretty woman, he prob worked himself into a fishy frenzy...

pour one out for all my dead hommies.

Ya.... I'm thoroughly depressed by his death..... I also had to put down one of my neon tetras today some one beat the cr@p out of him.........

So did I early this morning.

Everyone is having problems. It's been a rough week in the fishy world. Let's pray this week is better!

Now the one female that's not holding is harassing the 2 that are...... I may have to move her till the other 2 spit.
I'm just not having good luck with these guys

FML From 5 to 1 with no apparent reason FML

i think they need a good buttttt kicking to stop that aggression...