I was thinking that as well but there so spread out right now, guess I’ll atleast try and get the ones in this corner.
Mom is not even trying to protect the fry, she’s in the back left corner. Dad has pretty much been by there side. ??
Help with Carpintis Rio Hondo
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Mom is not even trying to protect the fry, she’s in the back left corner. Dad has pretty much been by there side. ??
I was thinking that as well but there so spread out right now, guess I’ll atleast try and get the ones in this corner.
Mom is not even trying to protect the fry, she’s in the back left corner. Dad has pretty much been by there side. ??
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Beautiful male.
Did you actually see them eating fry? or just notice some are gone?
There is often a natural attrition percentage of fry that just drop dead, can be up to 50%.
Only the strongest survive (which is a good thing).
I have had spawns where only 20 out of hundreds make it.
And sometimes parents don't eat normally when raising fry.
To feed fry, I mix flake with tank water, and Artemis nauplii and shoot it into the schools, with a pipette or turkey baster..
As fry age, the larger will often eat their smaller brothers and sisters, so its a good idea to have a couple rearing tanks, to separate larger from smaller.
There is often a natural attrition percentage of fry that just drop dead, can be up to 50%.
Only the strongest survive (which is a good thing).
I have had spawns where only 20 out of hundreds make it.
And sometimes parents don't eat normally when raising fry.
To feed fry, I mix flake with tank water, and Artemis nauplii and shoot it into the schools, with a pipette or turkey baster..
As fry age, the larger will often eat their smaller brothers and sisters, so its a good idea to have a couple rearing tanks, to separate larger from smaller.
Quite normal for parents not to eat when with fry. Some do some don't ime.
I normally use a gravel cleaner and syphon half the fry if I want to raise some. I leave the other half with the parents and let them go through the motions.
I normally use a gravel cleaner and syphon half the fry if I want to raise some. I leave the other half with the parents and let them go through the motions.
