intern1 Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Just wanted to know some people experience on what cichlid's they have had that haven't eaten there fry. Even some that are claimed to but still don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannon07 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 as far as i know most shellies (if not all) dont eat their fry. i have multis and they look after them. Did u want to know which african cichlids dont eat their own fry or which americans dont?? coz i thnk most americans raise their own fry (like angels and dicsuss). im not an expert so im not 100% sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern1 Posted November 2, 2009 Author Share Posted November 2, 2009 as far as i know most shellies (if not all) dont eat their fry. i have multis and they look after them. Did u want to know which african cichlids dont eat their own fry or which americans dont?? coz i thnk most americans raise their own fry (like angels and dicsuss). im not an expert so im not 100% sure. was just asking a general question/discussion i got brevis and the parents dont eat there own fry but they dont shepard the fry when danger comes its more like your on your own type of approach. Is it true all malawi eat there own fry or are there exceptions ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiguy Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Most cichlids are good parents when given the correct conditions.In some species if the fish has had many generations where they are artificially raised(eg Angels)they can be a problem.Alot of cichlids need time to get it right(esp mouthbrooders and esp Tanganykan ones)so may eat the first few batches.I have an interest in mouthbrooding Betta species and these guys are terrible parents(maybe because the male does it?? ). Conditions are important as if a cichlid thinks that they are likely to loose their brood because of tank position (to much disturbance) or overcrowding,incorrect pH etc. they will eat their fry to conserve to conciderable energy it takes to produce them. I must say Ive found Shellies to be the most dedicated parents,ocellatus females would attack my arm when I was cleaning the tank to protect their fry(but I think they are really a red devil reincarnated as a little fish) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Hey, Sandsifters are generally pretty good with raising their fry. I breed X. falvipinnis and X. spilopterus. I have had a few breeds go wrong from time to time. I had a X. flavipinnis pair breed that was going well after about a month. Fry were free swimming and parents would let them retreat often but one day i checked on the tank and all fry were gone. Was very cool to watch while it lasted though. I would usually strip the pair after a week or so these days. I have L. signatus fry at about 1.5cm freely swimming amongst their mother who doesnt seem to mind them. The male died a month or so ago, so havent had issues with the parents protecting what could have been another batch of fry from the juveniles. Cheers Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Eartheaters won't eat their own fry (or anyone elses for that matter). That's a general rule, and there are always exceptions. I've got 2-3cm fry in with 15cm altifrons and they don't even look sideways at them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abalone Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Julidochromis transcriptus "Kolombo". I have a pair that just keep breeding and have got the fry from about the last 6 lots of eggs all living in the same rock pile in a 50L tank. The largest are now 3cm and the smallest are pinheads. The parents treat them all the same and the big fry don't attack the newly hatched ones. When they get to 3cm the male does begin to encourage them to move on. I made a trap out of a 2L plastic juice bottle and just catch them as they get bigger. Cheers Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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