Re: frequent spawning

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@fgn.net>]

Teresa,

Species behave differently. Many will drive their fry from their breeding
territory once the male & female decide to breed again. If the tank is too
small, like all of my tanks, they will hunt down & kill their offspring. They
consider them threats to the new brood. If there are no mature males to breed
with, the female usually accepts the fry for several months.

Mike Wise

TD7894@aol.com wrote:

> This may be a stupid question, but what about leaving the fry in the tank
> like a colony type situation?  Does that shorten the life the same way?  I
> have a colony of cacs and borellis and when the babies are little the mom
> doesn't spawn again.  My rams where I steal the fry spawn every three weeks
> like clock work.  Would these fish spawn repeatedly in the wild? Thanks,
> Teresa
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