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    Re: Breeding O. Mossambica

    I still don't know if I've got any females yet .... at least I don't think any of them are bred .... so I caught them all today and put them into the swimming pool - (6'round, 14" deep - about 250 gallons). They are enjoying their freedom from confined quarters . I've got to clean some plastic flower pots and put some hidey-holes for them to see if I can get something to breed now that they've got a bigger space. I'll be glad when/if it warms up so I can do some aquaponics ..... that room is so warm, I may just start without worrying about the weather .
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    Re: Breeding O. Mossambica

    Good News! When I gave all of my feeder Guppies to the guys that bought my Mossies, we discovered that there were 6 Mossie Juvies in with the Guppies. I had just fished out all of the Mossies and left a few of what I thought were escaped Guppies in the tank, and then emptied the Guppy tank into the larger Mossie tank. I was wondering why the Guppies weren't producing much in the past couple of weeks . Well, now at least I know that there was A female left in the bunch, there may be more ! Those guys are putting them in stock tanks to run aquaponics, I've invited them to join us here so we can help them in their quest!
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    Re: Breeding O. Mossambica

    I hate lipping fish. It is effective for saving females, but I've found that in my fish, they don't breed nearly as much.

    A stategy that works for me is having lots of females with a single male. This keeps the male busy with receptive females. When they don't want to breed is when they get beat up.
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