Re: I bred a. cacatuoides II

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

Alfredo Figueiredo wrote:

> I didn't put the fry in a breeding net, instead of that I let them with the
> mother in the tank.

Good. It is very hard to raise cichlids in breeding nets.

> But even giving fresh brine shrimp to the fry in a net, you don't advise to
> do that?

No. Most of the shrimp will fall through the net before the fry eat them. If the
fry live in the tank, they can look for shrimp for a longer time.

> And in the main tank do the fry resist till the adult stage?

The female will keep them until they are large enough to eat normal food (3 - 4
weeks old). After this she will want to breed again and might try to push the
fry from her territory. You must remove the fry at this time. If you do not have
another aquarium, you can put the fry in some other large container and grow
them out. Your other option is to remove the male. Then the female will stay
with the fry until they are young adult fish (3 - 6 months).

Mike Wise

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