A genetic line issue?

[Showtimekev]

So I have 2 separate lines of Honduran red points in a couple of my tanks. I have a “striped” line, and a “patternless” line. Both lines breed like crazy, producing lots of eggs/fry, but the striped line always eat their fry before they’re free swimming, but the patternless line raise their fry up without any problems. Is it a “line” thing?

or does it have to do with the fact that the striped line is a little more skittish and take off when I come up to the tank? Just trying to get answers.

 

[Hybridfish7]

So I have 2 separate lines of Honduran red points in a couple of my tanks. I have a “striped” line, and a “patternless” line. Both lines breed like crazy, producing lots of eggs/fry, but the striped line always eat their fry before they’re free swimming, but the patternless line raise their fry up without any problems. Is it a “line” thing?

or does it have to do with the fact that the striped line is a little more skittish and take off when I come up to the tank? Just trying to get answers.

It's not necessarily a pattern linked thing, more like a coincidence in the fact that the striped line happens to have flightier individuals. Maybe try getting some mollies in there to help bring them out and give them a reason to actually protect and raise their fry.

 

[Showtimekev]

I’ll grab a few dithers today. I hope it works because they’ve eaten 4-5 batches before they’ve even become free swimming. They’re healthy, water is great, feed them good, they’re nice and colorful, but they eat their fry. So I’m hoping this works so I can raise up the next generation of super blue Honduran red points

 

[Hybridfish7]

At that point I personally would start pulling eggs or wrigglers, and either raise them myself or let another competent pair foster them.

 

[Showtimekev]

Plot twist:

2 pair of stripes lines eat their fry before they become free swimming?but I’m that same tank, the patternless pair raise their fry with no issues. I’ll get either fish, and still pull the fry when they hatch.