I have 2 females and one male in my 17 gallon planted tank. The first female bred with the male last wednesday (January 7) and the second, sub-dominant female on friday (January 9). On friday I also changed 2-3 gallons of water and that may have been the reason why the first female lost the eggs, I dont know.
The second female is still taking care on the eggs (well, I have not seen the eggs, but she is still guarding the cave). But because she is sub-dominant, the dominant female takes her away from food. I have to feed them in two different corners of the tank, but I am not sure if she gets enough food.
My questions are:
Are there any eggs, or even fry, when I havent seen any yet? Now its the fifth day after laying eggs.
Should I remove the male and dominant female? I dont find it necessary when there is a perspective that there wont be any fry for now.
I have found out a lot of very interesting ways how these fish communicate with each other. Although I am not sure about the female's behaviour yet, so Im asking for a help.
And some photos, to make this post a little more interesting... (although they are not photos of the female, but the male)
The second female is still taking care on the eggs (well, I have not seen the eggs, but she is still guarding the cave). But because she is sub-dominant, the dominant female takes her away from food. I have to feed them in two different corners of the tank, but I am not sure if she gets enough food.
My questions are:
Are there any eggs, or even fry, when I havent seen any yet? Now its the fifth day after laying eggs.
Should I remove the male and dominant female? I dont find it necessary when there is a perspective that there wont be any fry for now.
I have found out a lot of very interesting ways how these fish communicate with each other. Although I am not sure about the female's behaviour yet, so Im asking for a help.
And some photos, to make this post a little more interesting... (although they are not photos of the female, but the male)