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	Acaras eating their eggs!
ghostfish Hobbyist Posts: 101 Kudos: 79 Votes: 4 Registered: 23-Nov-2004	I have a breeding pair of blue acaras in a 3' By 1.5d' by 1.5 high and they breed regularly, but everytime just after they spawn the parrents fight and the male eats the eggs! What could I do to stop this behaviour?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
ACIDRAIN Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002	Remove the male, or partition him off with a tank divider. _____________________________________________________________ There is always a bigger fish...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
ghostfish Hobbyist Posts: 101 Kudos: 79 Votes: 4 Registered: 23-Nov-2004	I've tried dividing him off, but he jumps over the divider. I have also placed him into another tank but he refuses to feed without the female. Last edited by ghostfish at 24-Nov-2004 00:43
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Dakafall Banned Posts: 218 Kudos: 224 Votes: 7 Registered: 14-Nov-2004	how does he jump over the divider???? put a lid on the tank
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
ghostfish Hobbyist Posts: 101 Kudos: 79 Votes: 4 Registered: 23-Nov-2004	theres an 6cm gap between the top of the divder and the top off the tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Ooooh, acara spawning. . Lucky dawg. Why not separate the eggs from the parents? I thought this was a common practice amongst cichlids. Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 24-Nov-2004 00:53
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
ghostfish Hobbyist Posts: 101 Kudos: 79 Votes: 4 Registered: 23-Nov-2004	I've tried that but everytime they seem to all die in about a week! The tank is 25 litres and contains the same water as the parents tank, the temperature is 27 degrees calcius and i feed them on newely hatched brine shrimp.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
ACIDRAIN Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002	Get a better, higher divider, or yes, take the eggs out and put them into a tumbler. With some people yes, they like to take all the cichlid eggs out. But personally, I like to give the fish a chance to care for them themselves. As it is much easier and less hasslesome if they do it. _____________________________________________________________ There is always a bigger fish...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Well yeah, but I mean, should the parents be problematic the eggs have to get outta there ASAP. In any case, if the eggs are even LASTING a week, there's something wrong here--wigglers should be popping out within 2-4 days.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
ghostfish Hobbyist Posts: 101 Kudos: 79 Votes: 4 Registered: 23-Nov-2004	Thanks evry1 I'll try a higher divider and see how that goes! ghostfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
ghostfish Hobbyist Posts: 101 Kudos: 79 Votes: 4 Registered: 23-Nov-2004	they do become wrigglers.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02


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