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Brichardi - Daffodil

male is on the right, note the yellow on his fins his forehead is also steeper then the females
For another picture of this fish click >>HERE<<

The fish on the left is the female and the male is on the right.  You can see one of the almost 100 fry in the 30 gallon tank they where in.  I did have these fish in a 15 gallon high and they produced a batch of fry every 4 to 5 weeks.  They are still on that pace but when I move them to this tank I removed there cave to stop them for a while.  They are now back on there breeding  schedule of every 4 to 5 weeks.  With this fish you can leave fry with the parent fish until they are about 1" long.  At that time you will need to remove the fry as the parent fish will start to be aggressive towards them.  This will happen after the 4th spawn that's when the oldest fry are about 1" long.  I am not sure if its because the older fry are coming into breeding age and the parent fish see them as a rival in there territory or what, but they need to be removed at that time.  The fish in the picture above I no longer have but I am raising some fry to make another breeding pair.  I did get some fry from a friend so I don't inbreed.  I am raising 6 juveniles so it will not be long until they start to breed.

Tank size: 80 gallon long community tank
Tank Temp: 78 to 82
Tank pH: 8.0
Adult size:  9.0 cm

Breeding Information:
If there is a fish that should not be in a community tank when breeding its this one.  Brichardi get very aggressive when breeding and the territory they have grows with each spawn and as the fry get bigger.  Older fry will help to protect younger fry so all other fish in the tank get pushed to one end.  I have tried two different times to let them breed in a community tank and both time I had to remove them because of aggression.  It does not seem to matter what size fish are in the tank with them they will and do fight them and win. It is very hard to tell Males from Females until they are grown.  The male will get a yellowish color on his dorsal fin and is larger than the female.  Another way to tell the sex is my Venting, see the link below for information on Venting.  I have had Brichardi breed in shells, under logs and in caves they are not picky about where they spawn.

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