Australoheros oblongum protecting fry

Now the hard part begins. My Australoheros n. sp. red ceibal "Centurion" would spawn all the time, but they'd get bored with the babies, eat them, then spawn again. I lost both my females, so lone male is in a tank by himself. Good luck.

Kensfish.com has golden pearls which is an amazing fry food. You'll need the smallest size and a medium size for Australoheros fry to grow them out.
 
Congrats on the spawn, I just found a small clutch of eggs on top of a powerhead in the growout tank last night. No danger of the fry surviving in that tank long enough for the parents to eat them out of boredom though...
I raised them on microworms and (finely ground) flakes and NLS pellets until they were big enough for NLS Grow pellets.
 
Nice pics...congrats!
 
nice! love those guys and red ceibals

those are the next cichlids I would love to work with whenever I have a tank space open.
 
Congratulations, Pearl. That male is very stunning -- beautiful coloration. I have a question though, am I suppose to be able to see the fry in the pics? Or are the photos of the parent(s) guarding their dug-out cave? :) A lot of people's cichlids are breeding lately; love must be in the air. :)
 
Stargazer53 said:
Congratulations, Pearl. That male is very stunning -- beautiful coloration. I have a question though, am I suppose to be able to see the fry in the pics? Or are the photos of the parent(s) guarding their dug-out cave? :) A lot of people's cichlids are breeding lately; love must be in the air. :)
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Thanks, Stargazer. And no, you can't see the fry in those pictures. They just emerged from under their dug-out cave about fifteen minutes ago. Give me a few minutes and I'll post more pictures!
 
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