Leaving fry with parents

[walt]

Hello all would like alittle advice my panduros just had second spawn first were eaten I think by parents after 2days. Would it be OK to put fry in a fry holder that floats in tank after a couple of days or is that to soon. Thanks walt

 

[Hellfishguy]

Same with my Panduros. The female allows the male into the cave & just looks on while he snacks on the eggs. Should I remove he male after spawning or use a cave with a smaller entrance? They're a young pair & probably inexperienced, but this has happened 2 consecutive times.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Same with my Panduros. The female allows the male into the cave & just looks on while he snacks on the eggs.

You need to make the entrance to the cave much smaller. The male doesn't need to physically enter the cave to fertilise the eggs. Have a look a this thread <"Ideal spawning caves...">.

cheers Darrel

 

[Hellfishguy]

Thanks; since the female is used to spawning in the pot I'll block off most of the entrance with a piece of shale. I was very surprised that the female let the male anywhere near the eggs.