Baby Cons

[paradigmcubed]

My Cons had babies! They are moving them all around the tank, storing them in their mouths... I'm so excited, should i let them raise the babies themselves or put them in another tank?

[optix]

Let them raise them themselves provided its at least a 20 long

[paradigmcubed]

It's a 45 gallon.

Thanks

[Tightdog1]

yea let them raise them in the same tank that way you will get to see them raise them by themselves.

[ewok]

is this the first batch and are there other fish in with them?

if they are the only fish, you might want to invest in some giant danios. cons do better with a percieved threat when they are breeding. at the least it is much better to have something else in with them that they can take out their aggression on.

a fairly common occurance between a new couple is they lose the first batch or two of eggs or fry. when this happens mommy and daddy start fighting and this generally ends with the female being badly beaten. it is also fairly common for the female to die from this if it happens when no one is watching to break up the fight.

the easiest way to avoid this is to have other fish around to keep them preoccupied.

i would leave the parents with the fry for now, you really can't move them until they are free swimming now anyway. i would recommend leaving them with the parents for at least a couple weeks too. they seem to grow quicker and the parents take good care of them generally. after about 2 or 3 weeks it would probably be good to move them as eventually the parents will spawn again. it's a hard balancing act choosing the right time to seperate them, the best bet is just to watch them closely.