baby cacs

[farm41]

The last time she had eggs, I moved her and the eggs to their own tank. This time I decided to just let things happen on their own. It worked, we have baby fry. The mom is chasing everyone else away, I hope some survive.

I started a batch of bbs tonight. Now how am I going to get some bbs down to the bottom of the 60g past all the rest of the fish?

How soon do the fry need food?

 

[Z Man]

They won't be able to eat until she brings them out and herds them around. The easiest way to get the BBS to the bottom is with a turkey baster. But you better buy your own and not use the one from the kitchen. You will save yourself a lot of grief from the cook.

 

[farm41]

She's got them out, and the school of otto's keeps coming over and she nails them and they keep coming. She's having quite a time between the otto's, 2 other female cac's, the ancistrus, and a betta(had to move my sons betta from it's 10g to the 60g to make a QT for a new pair of trifasciata).

Thanks Z man

 

[Neil]

farm41,
It has been about a week. How are the fry from the cacatuoides doing? By the way, I forgot to congratulate you on your first spawn. I am about to do the same for Matthew Clark. His cacatuoides just layed also. Maybe you can give him a few pointers on being a new parent. Neil

 

[farm41]

It's only been 1 week, seems like forever. No really, watching mom guard the fry is nerve racking, one of the other female cacs has just been a terror. Next time there is a spawning I'm going to get them their own tank. I'm giving them bbs 3 times a day, and that is just way too cool, watching them eat and seeing their littlle tummies get big and pink. They are big enough now that we can see them from a few feet away.

Mom has been going back into the pot alot, I wonder if she is ready again?

 

[Neil]

Wouldn't suprise me a bit. Never underestimate the reproductive processes of cichlids 8O .

 

[farm41]

How quickly have you seen apisto's spawn again?