Convict and Firemouth just spawned (pictures)

[Dekk]

They've been successful bringing up live young 4 out of the 6 times that they've spawned. The other failed attempts nothing ever hatched. Every time that they're successful I usually just vacuum them up, but im going to try to keep some of them this time and put them in a spare tank I have. The female always lays eggs on the same piece of driftwood every time.

The Parents : Female Convict & Male Firemouth.


Mother guarding her eggs.


Father doing his part guarding the eggs.


Both wondering why im taking picture of their eggs.

 

[livebearerfreak]

nice! my to fav CA species!

 

[Lab_Rat]

What do you do with the fry?

 

[Dekk]

So far ive just been vacuuming them up whent he fry were floating around in the past. I didnt have a spare tank at the time, so I couldn't deal with more fish. If these actually survive, im going to try to keep a few in a separate tank that I have laying around. Just curious to see what will happen with them.

 

[Lab_Rat]

Cool, should be interesting to see what they look like. Glad you're not planning on dispersing the offspring.

 

[Dekk]

Cool, should be interesting to see what they look like. Glad you're not planning on dispersing the offspring.

Well I had to get rid of the offspring in the past, I just didn't have the room for it and the aggression in my tank was just crazy when the fry started to float around. But now that I do have a spare tank, I hope to get something interesting out of it. The last time they had fry, only about 10 of them survived before I had to disperse of them, a lot get picked off by the other fish in the tank also I think. But im just looking to save a few at the very least.

 

[Jumko]

Oh wow. Keep us updated when the fry get older. I'd love to see how they turn out.

 

[Rbishop]

Congrats!

 

[GuppyMan]

Definately keep us updated with the fry! Can't wait to see them as they progress.

Trevor

 

[Jiyafuku]

Won't these basically parrot cichlids?