Re: spawning?

[Michael Brock <michael@fun-da-mentals.com>]

This has been quite the inciteful discussion. Incredibly informative.

Another question to keep things going:  We've (notice that i add myself
here without ever having made a comment<g>) talked about the egg eating
behaviour, the group as whole apparently leaning towards this having an
environmental cause (maybe).  How about fry eating?  Same cause/same
effect?  I would think this is a more understandable from an
evolutionary point of view (fry that survive the parents are better
equipped (?)).  I've had more trouble with parents canibalizing the fry
than eating eggs.  Any thoughts?

Michael

David Sanchez wrote:
> 
> I beleive Ed has summed things up very nicely. In my
> opinion, the environmental factor ( ie: water quality,
> hiding places security) is the limiting factor for
> success. The fact is many of us do not experience the
> "egg eating" stigma. I beleive finding research such
> as this will go along way to advancing our
> understanding of what is realy going on. I can say
> this I have female T.candidi, Dicrosus filamentosus
> and other notoriously so called "bad parents" raise
> their young all the time and some of you out there
> that have been to my fish room have seen swarms of fry
> being led by their momma. In my experience I simply
> don't see egg eating as a problem. I have come to an
> understanding of the dynamics of their environment and
> the crucial factors to keep in mind. There are many of
> us out there as well. Many of which are quite
> passionate about our opinion. In our search for
> knowledge and the truth we need to keep this in mind.
> Why do some people have success over and over again? I
> beleive that though we do not have any scientific
> facts to back it up, logic dictates that we come to a
> conclusion based on available evidence. Personaly I
> chuckle because we often want to blame the fish for
> our lack of success and not point the finger at
> ourselves. NO FLAMES JUST MY SUPPORT OF ED'S POINT.
> can't we all just get along :)
> 
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> David Sanchez
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