Borellii Fry

[Andrew C]

I got a pair of young Yellowhead Borellii a few weeks ago and within two weeks 6 Fry appeared from one of the pots.

I left the parents in the tank, the female chased the male if he came near her and the fry, but he was fine if he stayed his distance.

The tank has a sponge filter, they were getting a 10% daily water change and baby brine shrinp (twice) daily.
The fry were tiny, but after 4 days of following the female, they have gone.
Now a day later, the female has eggs again, as she is in the pot all the time again and only comes out for food, then its straight back in the pot.

I think it was the female that ate the fry, as the male never got near them, why would she do this and lay eggs again, so soon ?

 

[scott]

i have had the same thing happen a number of times. for this very reason, if my goal is to raise up a good number of fry, i remove the male soon after the spawn and allow the female to care for the fry. indoing this i am not able to watch the "family" but you don't have to worry about the parents eating them to make room for the next spawn.

 

[Andrew C]

Thanks Scott.
The Borellii i have are not as aggressive as a lot of Apistos i have kept, and thought the pair would be good parents.

I am going to try one more time leaving the two parents with the fry, as she has some eggs just now, and i am currently limited for tank space.