Success, dovii with fry.

[sandyv]

Didn't expect it, I thought she ate her eggs again after the second laying. But I notice hundreds of fry swimming around her. It's been around three days and I scooped out about 100 fry and put them in a 20 gallon tank. I left about 300-400 fry with her. I noticed that the frys had a black horizontal line on them. So what do I do now? lol Here are some pics. I also noticed that she is chasing the male away from them. The male is still about 1/2" smaller than her, but he is catching up. When do I try to get the rest of the frys out before she eats them? Thanks.

 

[all_or_nothin]

Awsome wheres the male

 

[uncwnells]

she wll never eat them, they will do an amazing job of raising the fry, not anymore though

 

[sandyv]

The male is in the other side of the tank, its a 6' tank. She won't let him go near her and the frys. Is that unusual? She's not attacking him, just won't let him get close to them.

 

[sandyv]

Here's an old pic of the male about a month ago.

 

[danny2875]

Nice male. She is just protective of the fry. The male usually guards the perimeter. lol