I have a trio a A. Hongsloi in a pretty heavily planted 75g community tank. They're with 2 BN plecos, 4 zebra loaches, 4 GBRs and 7 rainbows. I've had them at least nine months, but my water is hard out of the tap, so I got an RO system in hopes of getting the parameters more favorable to them. I think that and a recent warm water change yesterday finally put them in the mood.
It looks like one of the females has been confined to her cave, bright yellow, with the male close by and relatively muted colors.
With all that said, I want to know what's the best way to ensure that at least some fry survive -- I know the parents will protect the fry, but the rainbows are just way bigger and faster than they are.
I saw a post on aquarium co-op where some pulled the cave with the female and put that in a breeder box and had a good yield. Is that something I should consider? Why or why not?
It looks like one of the females has been confined to her cave, bright yellow, with the male close by and relatively muted colors.
With all that said, I want to know what's the best way to ensure that at least some fry survive -- I know the parents will protect the fry, but the rainbows are just way bigger and faster than they are.
I saw a post on aquarium co-op where some pulled the cave with the female and put that in a breeder box and had a good yield. Is that something I should consider? Why or why not?