Re: aggressive cackatoo male

[IDMiamiBob@aol.com]

Raf writes:

> I read about females eating there eggs and fry but after some tries 
becoming 
>  good mothers. My question now is if I should remove the male and start 
>  looking for another one or if I should just wait and give him a new 
chance, 
>  hoping that he will learn how to behave? I 'm not interested in breeding 
> them 
>  on large scale so breeding them in a seperate tank, removing 
>  the male from the tank after spawning or removing the eggs is no 
alternative 
> 
>  for me. I only want to see the fish being "happy" in my tank and would 
like 
>  to observe the behavior of a good mom and dad apisto! 

Separating the male may be the only way to save the fry.  He may straighten 
out.  Try more more live and frozen foods in the diet.  If he finds something 
he likes better, the eggs won't be so attractive.

Bob Dixon
Cichlid Trader List Administrator
http://cichlidtrader.listbot.com


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