Re: Mutant Aggie Spawn

[Ken Laidlaw <K.Laidlaw@roe.ac.uk>]

> 1) Move the male now so he doesn't eat the fry?

Moving the male might incrase your chances of the females 
looking after the eggs.
> 2) Move some cories and/or tetras with him?

Definately move the corys, probably best to move the Tetras 
as well.
> 
> 3) Wait until I can actually catch the fry and move just them?

In my experience fry kept with there mother grow much 
faster. 
> 4) Try and move just one female w/fry?

This will almost certainly lead to the eggs/fry  being 
eaten, leave them in peace.

> 5) Try and move all females w/fry?

As above.

One thing I am absolutely against except as a last resort
is to hatch the eggs artificially as I believe that in the 
long term this would lead us all to having to hatch 
artificially as the fish would forget how to rear the fry 
themselves.  This has already happened with angels as a 
proper pair are more the exception than the rule after 
generations of breeders pulling eggs to try and maximise 
their financial return.  For me one of the main pleasures 
in keeping dwarfs is watchingthe females herd and protect 
their fry.

You could move any females that lose/eat their eggs to 
stop them competing with the other females.

Good luck, you may not get fry this time as it can take a 
few attempts.

regards,
Ken.
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