MarkLB Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 Hi all. Tragedy. I've got/had a pair of Cockatoo Cichlids in a 100 litre tank. I bought the fish from a LSF about three months ago. All was going well and they were spawning every 9 days but never succeding in bringing up any fry. Last night the female was good and fat and was her normal bright yellow colour with another spawn due for today. This morning I found her dead. I've done a H2O test and every thing is fine water wise. Can anyone think why she died?? I don't think she was old. She didn't eat yesterday but thats not unusual for her just before laying. Her behaviour had changed in the last couple of days in that she seemed to have abandoned her normal cave and was hanging out in the males cave while he took over her cave. Any suggestions or questions would be welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 maybe agression? males can get pretty agro when the female doesnt want to spawn. or maybe she passed from 'spawning stress' or whatever you would call it, producing eggs every 9 days is quite alot of effort and would be a strain on her body id imagine? but in saying that im not sure how often the spawn normally. sorry i couldnt be of more help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimebag Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 hi mark, i had the same thing last weekend with my cockatoos and still dont really know what happened to em. but as sharn said it could be aggresion? if u are going to replace her id get 2 females instead of just havin a pair as the male will probably spawn with both, just have seperate caves at each end of the tank. good luck and i hope u find your problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted April 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 Thanks for the suggestions ppl. I'm putting it down to spawning stress. In the future I'll seperate the pair between spawns so they can rest up for a while. A lesson learned I reckon. :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 Hi Mark, Really sorry bout your Cockatoo, really sad stuff, especially when you have 1 of a Breeding Pair die. Maybe a good idea to get your Boy, 2 Girlies next time as Dimebag suggested. Good Luck Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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