I have a pair of G. abailos, male is 7"+ and female is 5"+ TL. I purchased them from lady who purchased them as wild caught. They have laid eggs twice in the past 2 months. Each time, the female carried the eggs/young for 9 days.
The first time, after the 9 days she spit them out and the male picked them up, carried the fry for 3 days, then I come home from work and they were gone, and neither of the parents were "brooding" with their mouths.
About 10 days later, after a water change, the same process happened again, except:
One of the fry came out and the male ate and swallowed it. Then when I dropped some pellets in for the male, the female came to the pellets and spit out the fry. The male started eating the fry-I could tell he was not brooding them. The female was upset, beat on the male and picked up the remaining fry. Later that night, I put a divider in to split the male and female. In the morning, female was still brooding remaining fry (I am guessing about 40 were left). I come home from work and all the fry were gone and neither parent was "brooding" with their mouth.
That was about 9 days ago and egg tube is dropping again. They are in a 55 gallon with no other fish. Thought about trying a dither or trying the divider again after she picks up the eggs.
Any thoughts from those with mouth brooding geo experience?
The first time, after the 9 days she spit them out and the male picked them up, carried the fry for 3 days, then I come home from work and they were gone, and neither of the parents were "brooding" with their mouths.
About 10 days later, after a water change, the same process happened again, except:
One of the fry came out and the male ate and swallowed it. Then when I dropped some pellets in for the male, the female came to the pellets and spit out the fry. The male started eating the fry-I could tell he was not brooding them. The female was upset, beat on the male and picked up the remaining fry. Later that night, I put a divider in to split the male and female. In the morning, female was still brooding remaining fry (I am guessing about 40 were left). I come home from work and all the fry were gone and neither parent was "brooding" with their mouth.
That was about 9 days ago and egg tube is dropping again. They are in a 55 gallon with no other fish. Thought about trying a dither or trying the divider again after she picks up the eggs.
Any thoughts from those with mouth brooding geo experience?
