Ok well it all started in a land far far away... ok no serioulsy, the fish laid eggs for the first time as a couple. Just like everyone said 3 days later the eggs hatched. About 30% of the eggs died and turned white, but I think the surviving 70% ate all the dead eggs. Again just like everyone said about a week after that I had free swimming fry. Must have been serioulsy 300+. (by the say it's a 10" female and 5 or 6" male alone in a 150 gallon) They became free swimmers on a saturday, and then the following friday monring I went away for the weekend(last weekend). I came home on Sunday and I noticed there were only like 20 or 30 fry left.
I was a little frustrated but whatever. Today I notice maybe 5 if that. What could have caused them all to die??? I was feeding crushed flakes and cichlid pellets which I ground very finely, like sand. I never really saw them come to the top to eat though. I also tried glass worms and blood worms a few times and nothing. The parents were not snacking on them either so I don't know what could have happend. Water Parems are perfect like usual, ammo 0 trite 0 and trate between 10 and 15. temp is 80. One thing I did notice is that when they just became free swimmers, the sworm of fry were eating the algae off the glass of the tank. You can actually see spots that they cleaned. Anyone have any ideas????? please some help for next time because I realy wanna grow out a batch.
I was a little frustrated but whatever. Today I notice maybe 5 if that. What could have caused them all to die??? I was feeding crushed flakes and cichlid pellets which I ground very finely, like sand. I never really saw them come to the top to eat though. I also tried glass worms and blood worms a few times and nothing. The parents were not snacking on them either so I don't know what could have happend. Water Parems are perfect like usual, ammo 0 trite 0 and trate between 10 and 15. temp is 80. One thing I did notice is that when they just became free swimmers, the sworm of fry were eating the algae off the glass of the tank. You can actually see spots that they cleaned. Anyone have any ideas????? please some help for next time because I realy wanna grow out a batch.
