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need help breeding RETF

harlanm Mar 28, 2005 06:29 PM

i have seen my 2 retfs in amplexus about 3 times in the last few months and have heard my male call many times. but no eggs yet. thier tank was set up like this: live plants and a waterfall with a small pool.
i made them a rain chamber last week and put them in there. it is a ten gal with a 1/2 inch pvc line at the top back that has small holes in it. i hooked up a small pump and it "rains" every 2 hours for 30 mins. the holes shoot a small stream, not forcefully, but it squirts to cover about 2/3s of the tank. there is a live plant in there for them to climb in, and a floating pierce of cork bark in case they fall in the 1-2" of water in the bottom.
well since i have had them in there , about 4 days, i havent heard anything from the male and have not seen any amplexus.
is the streams of water too unlike rain?
should i make it rain more or less?
the temp is about 75-78*
any suggestions?
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Replies (1)

TheGreenMan Mar 29, 2005 12:26 PM

The setup sounds OK. You might want to cut back on the amount of rain they are getting though. That might be the problem but I doubt it. They probably just don't feel like mating yet or the move to the new cage gave tham preformance anxiety. Are your plants large leafed and hanging over the water? If not you might want to correct that. This goes with out saying but: remembr to make sure you are feeding them enough. In the end patience is the only advice I can give.

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