raven Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 I'm just after some advise from those who are in the know, as i haven't read about this anywhere else. Is there anything i should/could/can do to make life easier for the parents? They have been spawning for 4 of the last 6 weeks and currently have 11 babies at nearly 2 weeks old. Then tonight i get home and find mum sitting over another 2-300 eggs? up untill about 4 days ago they shared the tank with 50 albino kirb babies and 7 other discus. Now the have the 250l planted tank to themselves and 2BN and 11 babies. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Hmm that's pretty weird. The only thing I can think of is that when they have a big batch of babies they should dedicate themselves to that bunch. E.g my alphamale pair (avatar) recently had about 30 fry eating off their sides but they decided it wasn't enough, ate them, then laid again. Are yours feeding off the sides of the parents? A 29gal breeding tank where they have no distrations is the best. The best idea is to cover the sides with white paper e.g computer paper. This helps the wrigglers find the parents easier when they go free-swimming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raven Posted July 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Are yours feeding off the sides of the parents? Yes the have for about a week now. Thats why i thought it was strange that they laid again while still having fry. Mum is very protective of the eggs and fry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_elmo Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 it has happened to me before, the parents give up on the batch they have now and eat them cause the batch was too small only option i can see is to take the babies out and try to feed them yourself OR let the parents eat them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raven Posted July 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Got home from work tonight to find the current fry eaten. So ill see how long they keep these ones for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 They see the first batch as a threat to the eggs and therefore eat them, if it happens again you will need to remove the first batch and raise artificially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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