my fish want breed

[samuelskelly]

I have 6 female blue ahlis and 1 hap ahli male along with another male blue ahli, ive turned up the temp to about 78 to 80 done water changes and they just want breed for me what to i do?

[samuelskelly]

yes i mispelled want it should be won't lol merry christmas

[jon carman]

How long have you had them together? I might take one male out.

[sirknight]

I have a few questions before I can give you advice.

1) What are the ages of the fish?

2) Are the males dancing in front of the females?

3) Do you have other fish in the tank?

4) What size tank do you have them in?

5) What are your water parms?

6) Do you have hiding places (rock work)?

Joe

[samuelskelly]

well all of them are mature fish the five females have brooded up plenty of times they have only been together for about a month, no i havent seen them dancing in front of the females, no other fish intthe tank but them, they are in a 75 gal, the water is good just recently did a water change, i have 4" pvc tubes about 6 of them for them to hide in. i also added the other male thinking it would intice the females.

[sirknight]

OK when you say the females have brooded up, do you mean you have spawned these females with other males or did you buy them from someone who has spawned them. They may be old females.

Also just making water changes doesn't make the water chemistry right. You need to test your water for Ph, hardness , nitrates, nitrites and ammonia.

Lastly, I have had fish that spawned within a couple of days of adding them to a tank and others that took months to acclimate to a new tank before they spawned.

Joe

[samuelskelly]

Well thank you for the advice