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Although this was directed initially to the entomological communiyt it is also very appropriate for all of us involved in the natural sciences as the cuts are not just directed towards entomology.
Hello fellow ant scientists,
I am not sure if you have all heard, but we are in the process of...
The male is currently the sole care giver for the fry. I was finally able to get the female separated before he killed her. As mentioned earlier up to free swimming mom was the care taker, but once the young ventured from the cave it was all on the male. I am seeing far less effort on the part...
Thanks for the comments. This has been a very interesting fish to work with, well when he is not trying to kill something he shouldn't. The effort you see is nothing compared to what was going on, this is just the best picture I could as he and the fry were hanging out at the rear of the tank...
After several failed spawns, I finally have gotten a good clutch. The earlier batches were all eaten prior to free swimming but these ones made. Interestingly the female did all the care of the the clutch up until free swimming, now it is the males turn. If the female ventures far from the cave...
Looks nice but I too worry about that style system. A friend of mine lost his entire stock when someone dumped an unknown toxic substance into the sump at his store.