Julidochromis
Marlieri / Magara


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 Male on the left Female on the right. the Female is about 1.5 years older. Picture by Cichlid634

I lost this pair and all the fry in the tank on 04/11/2000 do to something being dumped in the tank.  I was just crushed as the female I have had for 6 years. I did have a second pair and I had fry from both pairs so I am raising them now.

I just love this fish, the color and pattern of it is just great.  The picture shows one of my two breeding pair and some of there fry.  This pair spawns about every 8 weeks and I get about 75 fry per spawn.  This is a very aggressive fish when spawning so it best to keep it in a breeding tank.  I have had them spawn in the community tank and some of my other fish paid the price.  This Julie is sometimes called the "Checkered board Julie"  This is a cave spanner so rocks are a must if you want to breed.  The pic. above shows the rock that they have dug under and that's where they spawn.  The male Julidochromis that I have the are smaller than the females.  However the males color is brighter and he tends to protect the area the female protects just the spawning site.  I got these very nice Julidochromis from The Cichlid Exchange in Portland OR. (see links page).

Tank Size: 29 gallon
Tank Temp: 78 to 82
Tank pH: 8.0
Fish size when adults - Males 4" (10 cm) & Females 6" (15 cm) note the females are larger.

Breeding Information:

When these fish are getting ready to spawn they change from a fairly peaceful member of my community tank to a very aggressive one.  Of the Julie's I have this is by far the most aggressive of them.  After picking a spawning site and defending it for at least a week the female will lay her eggs.  Eggs are usually laid on the roof of the cave and after spawning the female does not leave.  It is up to the male to protect the territory and the female helps only when another fish gets to close to her eggs.  After about 10 days the fry can be seen free swimming but normally they cling to the underside of there spawning cave.  Marlieri fry don't do a lot of swimming above there home they stay on the rocks.  As the fry grow so does the breeding territory so really watch your other fish. Spawning may contain up to 200 eggs.

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