Jack Dempsies pairing up?

[danny2875]

getting ready to spawn. nice pair. good luck

 

[trashcan]

I have wigglers! I tried to take pics of them, but they are too small.

 

[trashcan]

The female is still guarding the nest. Check out how dark she is.

 

[Japtastic]

They will probably continue to spawn together mine spawn every 3-6 weeks now and the female always goes as dark!

 

[trashcan]

Japtastic do you take the spawn out at a certain age to keep them from being eaten by the parents?

 

[trashcan]

Fry are finally swimming!!

 

[trashcan]

Help!!! My JD male has stopped eating and his belly is sunken in. Any ideas? Should I take out the babies?

 

[fishnoob]

bump for help

 

[mssassysan2000]

Good luck with the fry.

 

[Toby_H]

If you leave the fry in the tank with the parents, will they eventually eat them all?

In my experience... the parents will guard the healthy fry until they are ready to spawn again... then they will either eat the older fry to protect the younger fry or at least kick them out of the nest. In smaller tanks they usually get eaten in larger tanks they get chased off... By this point the larger fry are starting to show aggression to their smaller litter mates.

In the end usually only a small handful of a brood survives... unless the keeper steps in to change conditions...

Help!!! My JD male has stopped eating and his belly is sunken in. Any ideas? Should I take out the babies?

My females rarely eat while caring for eggs/wigglers... and often skip meals when caring for fry... Fish can easily go a week without eating... As long as you are making food available and he is choosing to skip meals, I don't think you have anything to worry about...