I have been raising a group of 6 jags together for the first time. I used to have just one before she died, and it took me a year and a half to get a pet shop to order some for me.
So far,,
I have had one pair mate and moved the fry to a new tank and the parents to another while the other for are still in the main one.
Out of the remaining 4 I know I have 2 females and one male. The last one still looks the way it did when i got it and isn't as active as the others. Should i worry about this?
Now for the odd part, from what I know is that when a pair is made they guard the cave and both parents stick around to guard the eggs and so on.
What happened this time was not the same. the female did most of the work in the beginning while the male would hand around sometimes to help prepare the breeding site and guard it, but took some breaks to chase and hang out with the other female. I woke up a few days later to see that the female had laid her eggs and was all alone in her cave!! just fanning away at the eggs and guarding them, only leaving to get food and chase away any other fish.
The male on the other hand has ditched her and not even going into the cave and still messing around with the other female.
It is now days 3 for the eggs, and i see that a few are white and the rest look kinda transparent.
My questions:
-I this normal?
- is there a chance he didnt even fertilize the eggs?
- will he be back to help when they hatch?
- will he pair up with the other?
Also, after i moved the pair that have had babies before to a new tank for themselves, the male is being mean to the female, should I move them back to the main tank?
This is her all alone!
So far,,
I have had one pair mate and moved the fry to a new tank and the parents to another while the other for are still in the main one.
Out of the remaining 4 I know I have 2 females and one male. The last one still looks the way it did when i got it and isn't as active as the others. Should i worry about this?
Now for the odd part, from what I know is that when a pair is made they guard the cave and both parents stick around to guard the eggs and so on.
What happened this time was not the same. the female did most of the work in the beginning while the male would hand around sometimes to help prepare the breeding site and guard it, but took some breaks to chase and hang out with the other female. I woke up a few days later to see that the female had laid her eggs and was all alone in her cave!! just fanning away at the eggs and guarding them, only leaving to get food and chase away any other fish.
The male on the other hand has ditched her and not even going into the cave and still messing around with the other female.
It is now days 3 for the eggs, and i see that a few are white and the rest look kinda transparent.
My questions:
-I this normal?
- is there a chance he didnt even fertilize the eggs?
- will he be back to help when they hatch?
- will he pair up with the other?
Also, after i moved the pair that have had babies before to a new tank for themselves, the male is being mean to the female, should I move them back to the main tank?
This is her all alone!
