| Cichlid breeding has been increasing in popularity | | | | will do for a good diet. |
| since the 1940s. Cichlids are a breed of fish | | | | Just like humans, the happiness of your cichlids will |
| belonging Cichlidae family with at least 1300 | | | | also depend on the place they stay in. Do a little |
| species. There are various types of cichlids which | | | | research on the type of cichlid that you want to |
| means cichlid breeding can be difficult or easy | | | | breed to ensure that you choose the right |
| depending on the type of cichlid you want to | | | | aquarium for it. Also make sure that the filtration, |
| breed. Since cichlids can be found everywhere in | | | | water temperature and conditions in your |
| the world, they more commonly grouped | | | | aquarium are just right for your cichlids. Such |
| according to the region they are found. So there | | | | conditions include making the temperature |
| are African Cichlids and American Cichlids. One of | | | | constant with the help of a water heater. |
| the famous cichlids is the tilapia which has been | | | | Once you have setup the proper conditions in the |
| used as food fish. | | | | aquarium where you wish to place your cichlids, |
| Cichlid breeding is generally an easy task as most | | | | you can now go ahead and buy the cichlid of your |
| cichlids will breed quite readily. However, in general, | | | | choice to breed. For first timers, Convict Cichlids |
| cichlid breeding will become a more productive and | | | | would be a great choice. Also keep in mind that it |
| enjoyable activity for you if you know how to | | | | is suggested that there is more than one female |
| take care of your cichlids. The better the | | | | cichlid for each male so as not to stress your |
| conditions are in the aquarium where you keep | | | | cichlids when it comes to the male's bullying. This, |
| your cichlids, the better the results of your cichlid | | | | in turn, will generate better results for your cichlid |
| breeding. One way of ensuring that your cichlids | | | | breeding. |
| stay healthy and thus will be willing to mate more | | | | The next factor to consider in cichlid breeding is |
| is to make sure that their aquarium is kept clean | | | | raising the fry. The cichlid fry do not look like the |
| and the conditions match those of their natural | | | | parent fish. A proper fry diet contains very small |
| habitat as much as possible. | | | | foods like Baby Brine Shrimp and Frozen Daphnia. |
| To ensure that your cichlids stay healthy and that | | | | Feeding the fry several times a day will keep |
| cichlid breeding is a success, provide your cichlids | | | | them healthy . Also, keep the water in the |
| with foods that are rich in protein. Some cichlids | | | | aquarium tank as clean as possible. But also |
| are omnivorous in nature and just like humans | | | | ensure that the water that you clean out of the |
| they need a balanced diet to stay healthy. A | | | | tank and the new water that you put in have the |
| suggested diet would contain a mix of flakes, | | | | same or close chemistry as the cichlid fry can be |
| vegetable matter and live foods. For those | | | | sensitive to water changes. Once you have |
| carnivorous cichlids a diet containing worms, | | | | properly taken care of the fry, you can watch |
| insects etc will do. They can also be fed pellets | | | | them grow and enjoy a successful cichlid breeding |
| and flakes. For the herbivores plant-based pellets | | | | process. |