my red head severums just laid eggs

[svtim]

i dont even try to breed my fish so what should i do next just leave em alone should i do a water change or remove tankmates help im a new granpa of a bunch of eggs.

 

[TheNewSeverum]

Do you know if you have a male and female? I had two female greens that laid eggs. They for whatever reason paired up with each other. Never fertilized the eggs and always ended up eating them.

 

[svtim]

i dont know ive had them for like 5 years and i just recently moved them to a different tank. i just read to check the color of the eggs so ill do that later today to see if they are fertile

 

[petspoiler]

they laid after being moved, so they like the conditions, I wouldn't interfere. Fish usually have to learn how to raise broods.
If eggs aren't fertile they will take care of it themselves. Keep up on water changes & see what happens. It's fun.

 

[svtim]

update the eggs are hatching i see lil bity tail like things wiggling on the eggs only a few turned white. should i remove tankmates or the small catfish or pleco the parents are by fare the largest fish in there.

 

[TheNewSeverum]

Yay!!!! Congrats!

I would say remove the pleco and catfish if you could. Dont want to stress the babies to much. Only thing to remember is theres a chance the severums could eat the offspring. From what I have read, they are stupid and it takes a bit to learn how to raise young.

 

[svtim]

Okay now they are moving the wigglers off of the slate and spiting them in the gravel is this a bad sign

 

[petspoiler]

parents relocate fry, often into a pit they made.