My cichlids

[Gourami Swami]

Good luck!

What about the canister intake right next to them? Will it not suck fry up?

thanks,
Yes, I took the pic right when I saw the eggs there. I've since moved the intake a bit and going to put a pantyhose over it for a little while. Think i'll probably have to separate the fry pretty early on if I want them to survive, lots of stuff to eat them in this tank.

 

[Gourami Swami]

Good luck!

What about the canister intake right next to them? Will it not suck fry up?

thanks,
Yes, I took the pic right when I saw the eggs there. I've since moved the intake a bit and going to put a pantyhose over it for a little while. Thinking i'll have to separate the fry pretty early on if I want them to survive, lots of stuff to eat them in this tank.

 

[Hendre]

thanks,
Yes, I took the pic right when I saw the eggs there. I've since moved the intake a bit and going to put a pantyhose over it for a little while. Thinking i'll have to separate the fry pretty early on if I want them to survive, lots of stuff to eat them in this tank.

Good plan. Does it not reduce the risk of the parents also going ham on other fish in their tank?

 

[dan518]

If its there first spawn I would leave the fry in, I find it helps strengthen the bond

 

[dan518]

If its there first spawn I would leave the fry in, I find it helps strengthen the bond

For the first couple of spawns that is.

 

[jaws7777]

Congrats grandpa

 

[Gourami Swami]

Good plan. Does it not reduce the risk of the parents also going ham on other fish in their tank?

The parents have been "going ham" a bit. The pair are now the only cichlids allowed on the left half of the tank. The tamasopoensis stands up to them if they head to the right side though. She is a little bit bigger and uses the rocks to her advantage, posting up in a hole so she can't get flanked while flaring against the male. The other 2 panamensis basically get chased back and forth left to right.

If its there first spawn I would leave the fry in, I find it helps strengthen the bond

I have always heard that too, I think I'm gonna just see how well the parents do at defending first. I removed my bristlenose pleco because he was going too close to the eggs for my liking. At the very least I will scoop 10-15 out tho, don't want to let this whole batch get eaten.

Congrats grandpa

Thanks! fun times.

 

[Hendre]

The parents have been "going ham" a bit. The pair are now the only cichlids allowed on the left half of the tank. The tamasopoensis stands up to them if they head to the right side though. She is a little bit bigger and uses the rocks to her advantage, posting up in a hole so she can't get flanked while flaring against the male. The other 2 panamensis basically get chased back and forth left to right

Oh dear, that sounds a bit boisterous! I'm sure it's very interesting to watch though! My fish have the parental instinct of a rock

 

[Gourami Swami]

Oh dear, that sounds a bit boisterous! I'm sure it's very interesting to watch though! My fish have the parental instinct of a rock

Yup, has thrown a wrench in the tank's social scene for sure. Everything was pretty peaceful last week. Just goes to show how quickly things can change.

 

[Gourami Swami]

Update: panamensis are doing good, fry are free swimming and getting larger. Probably gonna scoop 5-10 out and leave the rest in there.

This isn't a cichlid, but wanted to upload a short video of my nano planted aquarium. Set video to 1080p if it doesn't do that automatically.