SHOUD I REMOVE THE MALE ? PLS HELP THANX
A LITTLE PROBLEM
Moderator: Pam Chin
A LITTLE PROBLEM
HI PAM I HAVE A FEW CICHLIDS IN MY 150 TANK AND ONE OF THE CICHLIDS HAVE A BUNCH OF EGGS ON HER MOUTH FOR ABOUT 4 DAYS THAT A KNOW OK I REMOVE HER AND THE MALE THE IS ALWAYS AROUND HER I PUT THEM IN A 20 GALLON BY THEM SELF BUT THE MALE ONE IS NOW CHASESING HER O AROUND WHAT SHOUD I DO ?
SHOUD I REMOVE THE MALE ? PLS HELP THANX
SHOUD I REMOVE THE MALE ? PLS HELP THANX
Hi Cesaer,
Yes you need to remove the male. The males from Lake Malawi do not participate in caring for the fry. They only want to spawn again with the female. If the male continues to harass the female she could swallow her eggs, so get that male out of there!!!
Females hold approximately 21 - 28 days and then will spit the fry. There is not parental care, or very little. In some species even the female will eat her own fry after spitting. So once she does release, you will want to remove her from the fry tank also.
Yes you need to remove the male. The males from Lake Malawi do not participate in caring for the fry. They only want to spawn again with the female. If the male continues to harass the female she could swallow her eggs, so get that male out of there!!!
Females hold approximately 21 - 28 days and then will spit the fry. There is not parental care, or very little. In some species even the female will eat her own fry after spitting. So once she does release, you will want to remove her from the fry tank also.