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Every pair of Apistos I ever had breed the female has always raised the babies, while the male is banished to the other side of the tank hiding.
Until now...
I have a wild pair of Inkas and they have spawned. My tank is battling some algae so I couldnt see too well into the back where the mother laid the eggs. She laid them on underside of some driftwood rather than in any of the pots. Because the male was allowed to swim freely I assumed there were no babies, and was ready to wait for the next spawn.
Then yesterday to my surprise I see the mother with a bunch of babies underneath her, and while she is a very protective mother, the father is just as protective. He looks like a cannon being shot anytime another fish even gets close. He is allowed to swim wherever he wants, and the mother does not chase him away. I just watched him stand watch right over the cloud of babies while the mother was eating.
I love watching these little fish breed and raise their young.
Until now...
I have a wild pair of Inkas and they have spawned. My tank is battling some algae so I couldnt see too well into the back where the mother laid the eggs. She laid them on underside of some driftwood rather than in any of the pots. Because the male was allowed to swim freely I assumed there were no babies, and was ready to wait for the next spawn.
Then yesterday to my surprise I see the mother with a bunch of babies underneath her, and while she is a very protective mother, the father is just as protective. He looks like a cannon being shot anytime another fish even gets close. He is allowed to swim wherever he wants, and the mother does not chase him away. I just watched him stand watch right over the cloud of babies while the mother was eating.
I love watching these little fish breed and raise their young.