My Geophagus Sveni group has a pair that finally spawned a couple days ago. Unfortunately, fungus took over within 2 days and took most of the eggs. The odd thing was that some of the good eggs that I could clearly see had been fertilized, the female ended up taking those into her mouth and eventually either ate them or spit them out and lost total interest.
I have watched some videos of egg laying cichlids and got to thinking that maybe the next time they spawn I would take the eggs out and set them up in their own grow out tank with the proper bubbler blowing air just over the surface of the eggs and not directly on them, just to get some flow over the eggs. I did notice that the female, though she was protective over the eggs, wasn't fanning the eggs as much as I think she should. They are probably still learning the ropes since they are new at it.
Anyways, I was hoping for some ideas and suggestions on removing the eggs after being fertilized. For instance, how long should I wait to do it?
Here is the video I took of them the first time. It was cool to watch.
I have watched some videos of egg laying cichlids and got to thinking that maybe the next time they spawn I would take the eggs out and set them up in their own grow out tank with the proper bubbler blowing air just over the surface of the eggs and not directly on them, just to get some flow over the eggs. I did notice that the female, though she was protective over the eggs, wasn't fanning the eggs as much as I think she should. They are probably still learning the ropes since they are new at it.
Anyways, I was hoping for some ideas and suggestions on removing the eggs after being fertilized. For instance, how long should I wait to do it?
Here is the video I took of them the first time. It was cool to watch.