Hey all,
Just had a question about Convicts. I have my second breeding pair and recently they bred. The fry are a week or so old and a day or 2 ago it seems the female quit caring for them. Yesterday there were only 5-10 left and the male was "sort of" hanging out with them and this morning there are a few swimming around on their own (it appears). This is the first batch for this pair but the male had several batches with a female he ultimately killed and it happened a time or 2 with the first female as well. I was wondering what would cause this behavior and if it was normal or anything about the tank or its conditions that might cause this.
I have given several young convicts that made it to the LFS but this is the 2nd or 3rd time this similar behavior has occurred.
Any thoughts?
Just had a question about Convicts. I have my second breeding pair and recently they bred. The fry are a week or so old and a day or 2 ago it seems the female quit caring for them. Yesterday there were only 5-10 left and the male was "sort of" hanging out with them and this morning there are a few swimming around on their own (it appears). This is the first batch for this pair but the male had several batches with a female he ultimately killed and it happened a time or 2 with the first female as well. I was wondering what would cause this behavior and if it was normal or anything about the tank or its conditions that might cause this.
I have given several young convicts that made it to the LFS but this is the 2nd or 3rd time this similar behavior has occurred.
Any thoughts?
