separating blue acara fry from parents.. yay or nay???
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Cichlids are pretty good about defending their fry, but tank mates will not be able to resist the tempting snack.
If you attempt to move the eggs and parents, they will definitely eat them. You can try moving the eggs and raising them on your own. You can look up how to do angelfish eggs and follow the same instructions.
I would let the fry hatch, then siphon them out and put in another tank to raise.
Give the parents their own tank for the next time.
If you attempt to move the eggs and parents, they will definitely eat them. You can try moving the eggs and raising them on your own. You can look up how to do angelfish eggs and follow the same instructions.
I would let the fry hatch, then siphon them out and put in another tank to raise.
Give the parents their own tank for the next time.
I wouldn't move anything. The parents aren't going to let anything happen to their young.
What other fish do you have in there and how big is your tank. You'd get better answers with more info included in your question.
What other fish do you have in there and how big is your tank. You'd get better answers with more info included in your question.
that's a crazy mix you got there. I'd setup a smaller tank (maybe 29 gal) for the acaras, but if you don't have another tank you might as well leave everything in the tank and eventually take out the fry and take them to a LFS for a trade, or give them away to someone.
My acara pair spawned 3 times in a community tank and the first two spawns were eaten during the night when the lights were shut down. The third spawn I left the lights on at night and the fry were not eaten because the parents could see to defend them day and night. Now the fry are 3 weeks old and are about a quarter inch long. The parents have not ever eaten any and are less defensive of them now as they now are very quick to hide if threatened and can escape easily and quickly. Maybe in another week I'll start turning off the lights at night and see how they fare.
I've got a similar situation, community tank where the big acara can definitely impose his will upon the other inhabitants so losses, even at night, have been at a minimum for two weeks now. The brood effectively moves throughout the tank dislocating the others as it sees fit. When will removal become a necessity - i.e., acaras finally stop being so protective?