Re: Nannacara taenia

[Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com>]

Helen,

I had these guys and they did a good job parenting.  I did not remove the
fry or even the other pair in the tank.  I had two pair in the twenty
gallon with lots of jave fern and bog wood.
I did lose some fry to the other pair, but still raised plenty of fry.  

I would watch them and see how your pair does, or remove the male but
leave the female.  I usually give them a chance to raise fry first, then
if they fail and I really want fry ASAP then I siphon the fry out, or pull
the parents.

Good luck, they are cool fish.  I love the spawning colors.

Kathy


On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Helen Burns wrote:

> I purchased six wild caught N. Taenia (10th Apr) all approximately 1"SL.
> Since Saturday (15th) a female has been caring for a spawning inside an
> inverted small clay pot.  As this is day five from spawning she will be
> appearing soon (I hope) with fry.  I have read the few postings on
> www.thekrib.com and it has been mentioned that the female seems incompetent
> at guarding wrigglers.  This has somewhat worried me when the female
> hopefully appears with fry.  I have had experience with N. Anomola and found
> that females of this species will protect her fry against all oncomers.
> 
> I bought this species on impulse therefore when I returned home (from
> England) I didn't have a spare tank available to quarantine them. "Oh!
> dearie me I can hear you say."  I housed all six in 39"x24"x16" tall tank
> beside the following tankmates.  Young pair of Uaru, six young F1
> Pterophyllum leopodi, five Dicrosuss maculatus, three Caridals and two
> Glolight Tetras.  There are no plants in this tank due to the fact the Uaru
> would eat them!
> 
> My question to any list members who have experience of breeding this species
> and parental care, considering my tank above, what should I do?  Perhaps I
> should place a divider in the tank to isolate the female and her fry.  I can
> and probably will remove the tetras today into another tank.
> I would appreciate your advice.
> Helen.
> Scotland.
> 
> 
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