Breeding trouble

[cichlidmac]

I'm starting to get a little frustrated with my agassizii. They have spawned 5 or 6 times and still no fry.

My water parameters are ph 6.2 dgh 2 dkh 2 temp 79°f

Any ideas why I'm not seeing fry?

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[regani]

they may not feel secure enough to start raising the fry, maybe? the water should be ok, mine breed in similar water.
is there anything else in the tank that could eat the eggs?

 

[cichlidmac]

This is the tank.

I added 2 praecox rainbows so the female would stop attacking the male and it worked. They haven't been allowed anywhere near the eggs.
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[regani]

Those flowerpots are huge and the back one points into the open so everyone can see in - they are cave spawners, not exhibitionists Try to find some caves with an opening just big enough to let the female in, examples in the picture below are a small (ca. 2 inch diameter) flowerpot with the large opening sealed and a small hole in the top, a small terracotta pot often used for aquatic plants, and a piece of driftwood with some hollows. The DW can be placed on the sand and the female will excavate a cave large enough for her own needs. Coconut shells with a hole cut out will also work.

 

[cichlidmac]

They spawn in them constantly. Just can't figure out why I don't get fry.

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[regani]

if there are no problems with the water, my guess would still be that they don't feel secure enough to raise fry and eat the eggs.
some pairs also seem to need a few attempts before they get to the part of raising the fry, so it may still work out...

 

[Rod]

Mmm...
No photos of fish.....
Do you have one of each sex?

 

[Mike Wise]

I have to agree with the others. The pots are too open. Just tip them bottom side up and prop them so there is a small opening at the bottom. The opening only needs to be large enough for the female to enter.

 

[cichlidmac]

Mmm...
No photos of fish.....
Do you have one of each sex?

Unless males can lay eggs, yes.

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[cichlidmac]

I have to agree with the others. The pots are too open. Just tip them bottom side up and prop them so there is a small opening at the bottom. The opening only needs to be large enough for the female to enter.

Will do

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