Had my first female lay eggs in a rock cave . Ive had mixed advice for looking after the fry once they hatch ! Her and the male are on defence control . Some tell me to change their tank but she goes crazy even if i lift the rock . What do i do ? I have another 3 carrying eggs . Want to be prepared .
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Apisto cacatuoides
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Leave her alone, she may eat them if you stress her out. I have one pair that are great parents. One pair I need to take the male out and another pair that would eat the eggs right before hatching. I removed the parents to a separate tank to let the fry hatch. They did great. I rehomed that female to a community tank . I suggest leaving them alone and observe how they do.
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What do you mean by "change their tank"?
Sorry i meant to say put them into a seperate tank .
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It really depends on the size of the tank and how it is decorated. I don't move a male unless he really bothers the female or fry. I always keep the mother with the fry. Females communicate to their fry when it is safe and they can move about looking for food. Without their mother, fry tend to hug the bottom and not move or feed as much.
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Moving the male probably was for the best if no other fish are in the tank. It appears rather open.
There are another 8 fish in there . Its a whole bunch of caves , java moss & amazon sword . Cant see much in the photo . Was hard to get a proper pic cos of the light reflection. I had other fish in there but i moved them to the other side . I have a divider in there which has a fine mesh over the top so the smaller fish dont get eaten on that side .
