I lost the jewel fry I had. When they became free swimming after 4 days of hatching i moved them into a growout tank that used the same water they were hatched in.
Yeah never had luck separating fry from the parents either. They'd always died the day after being separated for some reason.
It may be due to in some species of fish the parents actually alter the chemistry of their slime coat to be a feeding source for the fry.
Would angelfish be one of them? Because they were the only ones I ever tried it with. I always figured it was because they are such delicate fish.
I've never heard of that. Makes sense. Gonna do some research on that.
My FH's did that allot, same with the convicts. Angels never seemed too keen on sharing food.
So far so good. The fry a huge. They just had a serving a first bites. Looks like a few hundred hatched out.
I would just make sure to remove them after a few weeks of free swimming. Atleast then it should limit the parents turning on their fry to make room for more.
