Re: Maybe not so strange

["Darren J. Hanson" <djhanson@calweb.com>]

Your female borellii is acting quite normal. I have found that it is much
easier to remove the female and let the males grow up where they are. As for
her actions - she is ready to spawn again and should be placed with the male
again. She is chasing her young because she sees them as a threat to her new
offspring. (Even though she doesn't have a male to spawn with.) The female
will quit caring for the fry at about the time you're talking about.

I spawn my pairs in 10 gallon tanks with just a sponge filter and a fine
layer of fine sand with some bulb plants and a small flower pot. The plants
then are easily removed. Still, the best bet is to remove your female to
another tank.

Kaycy