Question about female yellow lab

Are you sure she's not holding them again? I suppose spitting and abandoning the eggs might be a normal reaction to a stressor (being moved), but I'm not familiar with them eating their own eggs. Not saying it can't happen, but I've not heard of it.

I have several tanks of yellow labs, and I've had pretty good success with raising the fry without pulling the holding females. Just make sure you have LOTS of little crevices and hidey-holes for the fry, and you can have good survival rates without relocating the female.

Good luck,
Jim

I too have had hundreds of fry (in fact they took over my tanks).

Check to make sure she is not holding once again. I have moved several holding females to quarintine tanks with never an issue. As Jim noted, definately have plenty of hiding places where the fry can hide and get to, but other fish can not - this is a must when with other fish.

This is not to say she did not eat the eggs, I have seen that happen to me - usually in first time mothers or this is thier 3rd or 4th time holding within a small amount of time and they are hungry.

I too do not pull eggs from the mothers - too much work for not much gain in success.

I have had females hold again within 2 weeks of releasing - depends on how good the relationship with her male is :dance:

Good luck