Parachromis managuensis

[Branch]

sweet what kind of camera are u using?

It's a Nikon D300s and for the videos that is a Sony Handycam HDR-XR150

 

[Maduro]

Beautiful pictures and video....reminds me of my pair

 

[[enjoyable_attempt]]

I have a few questions for you. Are you doing anything special to keep the fry alive? Are they the only ones in the tank? My jag pair spawn like 3-4 times a month, the fry usually hatch and free swim for about a week before they all disappear. Ive seen the female eating them, and the rest idk. I have a fluval 205, 305, & 405 on a 125 they call home, Do you think the filters are sucking them up and I'm not seeing it?

Their in the tank with one male and female convict, but I really doubt the convicts are doing anything, as the jags barely let them move when they have fry. Ive tried to separate the fry into a fry tank that I've used for multiple spawns of african fish. [leleupi, peacocks, brevis,..ect] Ive also grown bristlenose plecos in it, so I know it isnt the tank.

Any ideas or pointers?

Matter of a fact, she has eggs right now lol

 

[Branch]

My english is bad, but I'll try to answer
On my opinion, the problem are the convicts
When the fry are starting to swim, they are not using all the space in the aquarium. They are usualy all still together, and if they are going on the right side of the aquarium, the parents are follow them and they can protect them. If some fry are going to far from the others, they are going to pick them with theire mouth and release them with the group. But with the time, fry are using more and more space in the aquarium and the parents are then unable to keep them tpgether, and at that time, the convicts have the possibility to eat them when they are going not far from them. When the parents are loosing the control on the fry, they prefer to eat them. The only reason why I am keeping my fry alive is because they are alone in the aquarium with the parents

 

[mike b]

Id wait at least a month before pulling any fry the best way Ive found to keep them alive or to acclimate any fish for that matter is to put them in a bucket with some of the tank water and then use the drip method to let the water from the new tank mix with the old tank water I usually drip for 30-45 minutes if its a larger fish I also put an airstone in the bucket if I lose any fry doing it this way its usually not very many 5 or so although then the problem becomes what to do with a ton of fry unless youre wanting to use them as feeders something I cannot do so I usually take them to an lfs for store credit

 

[[enjoyable_attempt]]

My english is bad, but I'll try to answer
On my opinion, the problem are the convicts
When the fry are starting to swim, they are not using all the space in the aquarium. They are usualy all still together, and if they are going on the right side of the aquarium, the parents are follow them and they can protect them. If some fry are going to far from the others, they are going to pick them with theire mouth and release them with the group. But with the time, fry are using more and more space in the aquarium and the parents are then unable to keep them tpgether, and at that time, the convicts have the possibility to eat them when they are going not far from them. When the parents are loosing the control on the fry, they prefer to eat them. The only reason why I am keeping my fry alive is because they are alone in the aquarium with the parents

thank you.