I have a male and female Midas in a 125, with a big cloud of fresh hatched fry. 3rd or 4th batch, and I've got enough Midas fry now.
The last batch, they ate all the fry, and started laying eggs a few days after.
This batch, I'd like to keep the fry, AND separate the pair so I don't get more fry. If I remove just the male from the 125, will the mother still eat the fry after a couple weeks? Or does she only do that because the male's in the tank and wanting her to lay eggs?
Would I have a better chance of keeping the fry if I left the male in the tank with the fry and move the female?
Or do fish just eat the fry after a week or two no matter what?
I don't have enough tanks to separate the Midas pair, AND keep the fry in the 125.
The last batch, they ate all the fry, and started laying eggs a few days after.
This batch, I'd like to keep the fry, AND separate the pair so I don't get more fry. If I remove just the male from the 125, will the mother still eat the fry after a couple weeks? Or does she only do that because the male's in the tank and wanting her to lay eggs?
Would I have a better chance of keeping the fry if I left the male in the tank with the fry and move the female?
Or do fish just eat the fry after a week or two no matter what?
I don't have enough tanks to separate the Midas pair, AND keep the fry in the 125.