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Hi!
I am a bit new to the Apisto world but started a new 260L tank a few months ago with a Cacatuoides pair. They have been thriving and spawned for the first time a few weeks back. The fry are growing nicely and seem to be doing fine. However the male suddenly went all sad just resting by the bottom until he finally lost his balance and died. Super sad.
I cant figure out why and the water parameters are great as far as I can tell. He was the first fish to enter the tank though so Im thinking maybe he was damaged in some way by the slight imbalance in the beginning. Or he hurt himself fighting off tank mates to protect his fry. If anyone have had a similar experience im very interested to know what could have been the cause to learn from the fail.
But looking forward. How would you handle adding a new male? Should I wait with adding a new one until the fry is all grown up? Will the female accept a new male if she has fry? Or should I let one of the fry become the new male in my tank? Is that ok or can it result in inbreeding if they in turn spawn later?
I am a bit new to the Apisto world but started a new 260L tank a few months ago with a Cacatuoides pair. They have been thriving and spawned for the first time a few weeks back. The fry are growing nicely and seem to be doing fine. However the male suddenly went all sad just resting by the bottom until he finally lost his balance and died. Super sad.
I cant figure out why and the water parameters are great as far as I can tell. He was the first fish to enter the tank though so Im thinking maybe he was damaged in some way by the slight imbalance in the beginning. Or he hurt himself fighting off tank mates to protect his fry. If anyone have had a similar experience im very interested to know what could have been the cause to learn from the fail.
But looking forward. How would you handle adding a new male? Should I wait with adding a new one until the fry is all grown up? Will the female accept a new male if she has fry? Or should I let one of the fry become the new male in my tank? Is that ok or can it result in inbreeding if they in turn spawn later?