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Jack Dempsey
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I recently mentioned my male and female sajica where showing signs of pairing up, I have since moved them to their own tank that has a couple of assasin snails and some river shrimp (inevitable food for the sajica).

I have given them their favorite log of which the male only ever leaves after dark and over the last few days the female never leaves. I can see in to the log and he seems very protective over her. I can also see that she looks rather swolen around the stomach area as well as having a protruding breeding tube so I am guessing there will be eggs soon to come.

My question is this - what next? What should / shouldnt I be doing?

I am keeping to my normal feeding schedule of once a day and water changes once a week. When should remove parents? What should I feed the fry etc etc


I am new to breeding fish so any help is appreciated!




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Seriously, only one response offering some advice?

I am really starting to lose faith in some of the MFK forums

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Hey, don't get frustrated too quick...it's only been a day. Everyone may not be familiar with T-bars...They are pretty similar to other cave or pit spawning Central American Cichlids. I would suggest you cover your filter's intake with mesh or a sponge if you are using a power filter or canister to prevent losses once they become swimmers. Check your temp...mid to high 70's is fine. If you are keeping them with the parents, you may find that the adults will help feed them by grinding what you feed and spitting it for the fry to eat. Get some prepared food, or BBS but like the precious poster said...No need to feed until they are free swimming. Sounds like you already had a pretty good handle on it though.
 
Oh, and as far as removing the parents...Young breeding pairs may be prone to egg/fry eating (like many other cichlids), but there are some that just get it right early on... If you have a large enough tank, you don't have to remove them (parents or fry) until you want to, they usually make good parents.
 
Great advice above!
I have two breeding pairs and they are both great parents. I wouldn't remove the parents or the eggs from the tank. If they've paired up they will spawn on a regular basis. I don't do anything special as far as feeding goes with them. As Mr. Manaconda said, the parents will usually take care of that when you feed them. After about a week or so that they are free swimming I just crush some flakes and feed the fry. Leave the fry with the parents for a few weeks until you see the female plumping up again. I would remove them then and she will usually lay eggs again then.
Continue with the water changes, trying not to interfere with the pair.
Good luck with them they are amazing to watch. My male bounces off the glass trying to protect the fry from fish in an adjacent tank!
Don't forget the sponge for the filter intake if you have a power filter in their aquarium!
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8dDkIgROxwM
 
GMFISHNUT said:
Great advice above!
I have two breeding pairs and they are both great parents. I wouldn't remove the parents or the eggs from the tank. If they've paired up they will spawn on a regular basis. I don't do anything special as far as feeding goes with them. As Mr. Manaconda said, the parents will usually take care of that when you feed them. After about a week or so that they are free swimming I just crush some flakes and feed the fry. Leave the fry with the parents for a few weeks until you see the female plumping up again. I would remove them then and she will usually lay eggs again then.
Continue with the water changes, trying not to interfere with the pair.
Good luck with them they are amazing to watch. My male bounces off the glass trying to protect the fry from fish in an adjacent tank!
Don't forget the sponge for the filter intake if you have a power filter in their aquarium!
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8dDkIgROxwM
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Thanks for the info. I watched your youtube vid. I noticed how the parents are very dark in color. Mine have done this, is there any particular reason why they go so dark?
 
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