Flanagan001 Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 HELP - My GT's have just had their 2nd batch of fry. Today is their 2nd day swimming. A bigger fish in the tank swam through the middle of the batch(eating a few on the way) and they scattered. Mum and dad going crazy trying to gather them back together and beating the other fish, so I removed the dollar and 2 Bristlenose. All that's left in the tank now is the mum & dad and their fry but, the parents are stil acting erratic and biting each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch86 Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 I'd suck them out with a hose into a little grow out tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flanagan001 Posted September 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Not a bad idea, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquaholic99 Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 If you wait till the lights re out, the parents will have collected and hidden them in a dug out depression in the gravel. Easy to siphon when they are all in a pile. Make sure you leave a couple behind or the parents will blame each other. Fish can't count so you can safely take 98% of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 this is very true. nothing causes more domestics among pair substrate spawning cichlids..... than a suspicion their mates eaten all the kids. I usually only take half the wrigglers as thats a lot anyway and besides the parents might do a good job unless they all get sucked into filter intakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flanagan001 Posted October 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 The parents are doing a great job now and the babies are growing nicely. How often should I do a water change and how much, 10%, 25%, 30%? Should I do a gravel clean too as there is a lot of uneaten food, or will this be to much for parents and babies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tejay Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 I am new to this but; - I breed my green terrors without gravel etc (to make it easier for cleaning) - Syphon the bottom of the tank every day using air hose tubing I also wrap Aluminium foil around the air hosing to scare the fry away as they seem to die of shock if they are sucked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorbadundee Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 I woldnt recommend taking out the substrate its a lot better than bare bottom for several reasons, I woiuld just leave fry eith parents, inless you have sale commitments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tejay Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 Out of interest zorbadundee, what are the reasons for leaving the substrate in place? For me, I can't leave them in the tank as I want to sell them and it is a community tank and it causes to many dramas. I found I killed a lot when having substrate in there and struggling to clean the rubbish from the substrate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
