Eunotus fry in community tank

[natczer]

Hello.

My Apisto. Eunotus spawned in my community tank without my even noticing...after coddling other apistos in breeding tanks to no avail! Fry were free swimming about 5 days ago and I don't seem to have lost many. May be a stupid question but is there anything I can do to improve their chances of survival in such an environment. Any ideas on moving them? The female, and the male to a lesser extent is doing a pretty good job of keeping everyone else away (have some nasty barbs and big silver sharks in the tank). Just anyone's thoughts or experiences?
Thanks.

Natalie

 

[cdawson]

Honestly, Silver sharks are BW and will not stay healthy long in your setup. They need marine salt in their water and a very large tank as well.

I would be more worried about them eating the dwarfs and the barbs before raising any fry. They're predatory catfish, and mine LOVE eating feeders about the size of a dwarf cichlid or a barb.

 

[natczer]

re.

Well. My silver sharks and barbs are thriving, I have had them for a few years. The silver sharks are about 15cms and leave everyone else alone. In fact, all my fish are very healthy in my 4 ft setup. I manged to save a few of my babies who are now doing well in a separate tank. Have the parents with a new lot of fry now in their own 2ft tank.

 

[mervin]

My male held back 4 huge Altum angles and 9 Heckle Discus in my 5ft community tank !!!!

:lol:

don't worry....allow nature to take its course.