FailureS on Breeding

[Saulo]

Hello All,

I have recently start the husbandry of the Panduro specie and after the second spawning failure I start to think this couple is not a good match!

The first spawning I assumed that the male has not fertilized the eggs as he had spent most of his time hiding inside the cave or inside the dense vegetation that I have on this tank, although the eggs were easily visible after 3 days they were totally gone and the female left the cave.

The second attempt the male seems more into it! The female has guarded the eggs until the point that I could no longer see the eggs. The male has participated on guarding the cave and attacking any cardinal fish getting close to the cave. Although after 10 days I see no fry I can assume that this second attempt is lost.

Now the female has dug from inside the cave a massive tunnel to the point that she disappear into the substrate. I am confident that this is a husbandry behavior more than an abnormal one.

What are your thoughts!

Thanks in advance.

 

[Mike Wise]

Patience is needed at times. Husbandry in apistos is not entirely instinct. It often needs practice. That being said, many things can affect the success of producing fry. Food, water quality and chemistry are important. Also other fish in the aquarium can cause failures. Most breeders here do not recommend keeping Cardinal tetras with breeding apistos. Cardinals have the reputation of being efficient fry predators.

 

[ehsanabria]

I agree with Mike. What are your parameters?