Oh Snap!!! How am I going to support these guys!?!

[Eleven Bravo]

Several of the pics show three fish. So yeah, it's a legitimate question even though it has already been answered indirectly.

thank you.

 

[silverdragon]

congrats man!!
I'm trying to get a breeding pair out of my pack too!
Just do some searches on monoculus spawning I know tongue has a thread on his spawning pair with like a billion pages LOL, he should see this thread soon and give u good advice

 

[eternity302]

It's easy... u send them all to me when they're grown =) i'll trade it in for store credits and buy myself a new 500gallon =)

congratz!!!

 

[CHOMPERS]

By the way, the parents can be seen in the fourth picture. The one with bright yellow and black in front is the male, and the one at his tail is the female.

In the fifth picture the female is laying more eggs. Note the tube coming out her vent used to place the eggs.

 

[CHOMPERS]

Edit: double post.

 

[cichlid savage]

It depends on what resources you have how to go about keeping any fry if this is a successful spawn (I hope it is). If you have the tank space you can remove tankmates and give them the tank to themselves. You can divide the tank and keep the parents on one side with the eggs (which should probably be done anyway) and tankmates on the other (understand that some of the fry will swim through the eggcrate or other divider and probably be eaten). If you have a smaller tank after you begin to see wigglers in the eggs you can pull the driftwood prior to them hatching and put it in another tank as a hatchery. Be sure to keep the eggs under water at all times.

You could always just wait til the fry become free swimming and syphon as many as you can into a smaller tank.

I would also put foam prefilters on all of my intakes to keep the fry from being sucked into the filter.

Be careful though the parents will try to guard their eggs. I have had my bass attack my hand when preparing to spawn and after their spawn.

One more thing. if you move the fry to another tank for hatching or raising a sponge filter will suffice initially. it will keep the current down, and fry won't be sucked into the filter. Also providing some areation.

Hikari makes a first bites food for newly hatched fry, or you can try frozen brine shrimp or other very finely chopped fresh or frozen foods.

We can talk about setting up the fry tank later on.

 

[mjuniorc]

whats so funny?

first off no need for the angry face bro.... im just laughing @ you because you asked who the parents are!!!! and if you notice obviously you see two females and one male..... hmmmm so let your imagination work!!! also the male is always in the back watching and protecting.... but obviously you seem to know more and are expecting for your peeps to back u up....
anyways,
peacock keeper.... congrats again and keep us updated within 3days

Several of the pics show three fish. So yeah, it's a legitimate question even though it has already been answered indirectly.

and for you ........

 

[Eleven Bravo]

first off no need for the angry face bro.... im just laughing @ you because you asked who the parents are!!!! and if you notice obviously you see two females and one male..... hmmmm so let your imagination work!!! also the male is always in the back watching and protecting.... but obviously you seem to know more and are expecting for your peeps to back u up....
anyways,
peacock keeper.... congrats again and keep us updated within 3days



and for you ........

thanks for clearing things up. it's not a angry face its a wtf face. it was a legitimate question. sorry im not a expert, thats why i asked.

 

[cl0wn knife]

gratz man gl with raising them all =p hope all goes well

 

[Tom500]

Thats amazing i hope you get the advice you need and all goes well.