Dead female...

[Guapoteguy291]

So my red devils just had their second spawn about two weeks ago. Everything going fine both parents taking care of fry no signs of aggression. One morning I wake up to find the female ripped up pretty bad isolated her but she didn't make it long. A week later the male is still taking good care of the fry on his own hasn't eaten a one. Just him (6") and the fry in the tank now. I have the fry from the previous spawn (1/4" now give or take) in a breeding net in tank. Question 1: is this normal for red devils? 2: should I leave the fry with dad and see how it goes or put them with their older siblings?

 

[Frank Castle]

So my red devils just had their second spawn about two weeks ago. Everything going fine both parents taking care of fry no signs of aggression. One morning I wake up to find the female ripped up pretty bad isolated her but she didn't make it long. A week later the male is still taking good care of the fry on his own hasn't eaten a one. Just him (6") and the fry in the tank now. I have the fry from the previous spawn (1/4" now give or take) in a breeding net in tank. Question 1: is this normal for red devils? 2: should I leave the fry with dad and see how it goes or put them with their older siblings?

I bred a Flowerhorn female to a big White Midas male and the female ended up getting a fungal infection that I didn't realize what it was until other medications for Bacterial and Parasitic infections failed, and by then it was too late, but after that the male took AMAZING care of the babies and was super-docile great parent - even to the extent I had to remove him eventually because the fry became so ravenous and constantly hungry they began eating his SLIME COAT!!!

On another note , male Amphilophus are probably the most aggressive and unpredictable fish I have ever kept, more so than Jaguars, Green terrors, JDs, Convicts, etc so yes I would definitely say a male killing his mate from a random mood swing or hormonal imbalance or whatever other unexplainable circumstance is "normal" for Amphilophus. They are friggin crazy and IME, I have found the females can be quite docile