now what?

[GlamCrab]

My apistogramma macmasteri pair spawned (again) this time i knew what to do and the fry are almost all alive! I lost a few but i guess thats how things go sometimes.
The mother is great and is watching her fry carefully.
The fry are getting a variety of food-
Now im simply wondering. What is the next step? The mother will have to be removed eventually but when do i know its the time ? (She will just go back to the main tank)
The female started exploring a cave but she ls still very interested in her current fry and they still follow her around.

 

[Mike Wise]

It's basically up to you if it's only the female and her fry. I have a female A. wolli still with 8 month old offspring that are sexing out, and a female A. sp. (cf. luelingi) Cristal with 3 month old juveniles. As long as she is not driving them away, then they can stay together until someone wants to start breeding.

 

[GlamCrab]

It's basically up to you if it's only the female and her fry. I have a female A. wolli still with 8 month old offspring that are sexing out, and a female A. sp. (cf. luelingi) Cristal with 3 month old juveniles. As long as she is not driving them away, then they can stay together until someone wants to start breeding.

Thank you!
Its only the female and fry since she would not let the male anywhere near her fry. She charged him.

 

[central tanks]

With my pair of agassizzii after about 3-4 months they went from staying around her to hiding and her darting at them in attack. At this point i removed her as she was attempting to get late night snacks.