African Jewels

After introducing 4 x African Jewels to their new home, 2 paired up and started bullying the other fish ( 1 x Pleco and the other Jewels) I removed these:evil:.

Yesterday the pair (now only sharing the tank with a paki loach which they tolerate) laid eggs ontop of a largish flat rock. The courtship involved head to tail shuffles and vigourous rubbing on the rock ( i read that they do this to clean the rock). They take turns to fan the eggs.

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please note Jewels are banned.....

 

Banned? Please explain...

Thanks

 

they are on the black list published by the DEA

 

Oops! I bought them form a LFS at the Randburg waterfront...now known as the brightwater commons...

Ironically I saw them them for the first time at the JHB zoo...it was love at first sight...

Damn...

Thanks for the info though...I guess I will return them and not post anymore about them:blink1:

 

JHB zoo would have a zoo permit..... they can keep what ever they like

They breed at one hell of a rate and will take out any water body they are introduced to.

 

pretty fish btw

 

Jeez have I been stressed about this black list...

I have looking up images and related articles and long story short, I am convinced he jewels i have are Hemichromis letourneuxi which are not on the current list. I have googled images and compared...

I dont know what do you think. I will post some more pic for refence purposes, but if you have anymore info please feel free to share.

Vincent

 

look dude - theres no need to stress - the new black list doesnt have them on at all...

what i have on my copy of the current list is :

 

what you should be worried about is the fact that they are banning almost all SP of plecos

 

now you tell me :bigsmile:

Where can one access the new list I am quite curious to have a peek, it is very interesting?

thanks again

Vince

 

ps the eggs hatched...I feel like a proud parent!:smile1:

 

Your kidding?

I have a pleco in most of my tanks...

They are also quite difficult to breed so far as I understand....

 

go look on the SANBI website - the propased list is on there

 

well done on the hatch.

what size are your jewels? i have 3 of them and wanting them to breed

 

guys a word of advise on breeding fish like jewels and convicts.... theres no offset for the fry... best is not to actively try and breed them

 

just the acomplishment of getting fish to breed and then raise fry is great. if they do survive there is many ways to deal with unwanted fish. my lfs will glady take them

 

getting jewels to spawn is no acomplishment.....

 

small steps bud. im going to enjoy the challenge of breeding discus.

 

you just chuck them into a tub and they breed....