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	Female laying. Male eating!! HELP
jacquie loves discus Enthusiast Posts: 207 Kudos: 306 Votes: 0 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	For the last hour we have watched my female laying about 8 eggs. Everytime she does this the male follows her and eats them. Both have extended tubes. Do you know whats going on?? He bullys her to the filter away from the cone that I have put in place, which looks like the place she wants to lay. Then he eats her eggs?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
doghouse02 Fingerling Posts: 37 Kudos: 29 Votes: 0 Registered: 14-Apr-2004	sure you don't have 2 females there? i had what i thought was a pair of angels one time that kept doing that ............ i gave them to my sister and told her to give them a try i wasn't having any luck she called me a little later and told me i might have better luck if one was a male lmao
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
JT_in_Japan Fingerling Posts: 21 Kudos: 14 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-May-2004	can you seperate them? Well at least if the eggs mean a lot to you can you?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
nano reefer Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	They rea definatly male and female as they have been cleening the filter for about 1-2weeks now and they both have diferant fins so they are definatly a pair (male&female)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
Clown_Loach_Kid Fish Addict Posts: 682 Kudos: 1043 Votes: 34 Registered: 23-Jan-2004	can you seperate them? Well at least if the eggs mean a lot to you can you? well firstly jaqcuie has said ...... he is eating them as she is laying them ..... instead of fertilizing them he is eating them .... so if she took out the male ..... the female most likely would not lay ................. aslo even if she did spawn then ........ the eggs would be infertile anyways 6x2x2 - Firemouth and Oscar Tank 30+ royal pythons. Back in the game after 4 years out ..
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
nano reefer Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	So you need : A female to lay the eggs and the male to fertalize the egg ok then the eggs hatch. But if you: Take the male out and the female layed the eggs then they would just sit there untill they get wipped off by the fish in the tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
trace-russ Big Fish Posts: 479 Kudos: 991 Votes: 10 Registered: 25-Sep-2003	Hi Jacquie, Unfortunatly this does happen, I have a pair that does the exact thing. My pair are a new pair and I think he doesnt get the idea of what he needs to do. Leave them and see if they get it right, they have laid once and they will again. Trace
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
jacquie loves discus Enthusiast Posts: 207 Kudos: 306 Votes: 0 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	Hi everyone They are new to the tank maybe he will get the jist of things next time LOL Her tube has gone back in but he was the instigator, he was pushing her to the filter that they had been cleaning. I think I'll move them to a tank by themselfs and see what happens. Derek said Oh No not another one when I told him then the protest stopped!!!:%)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18


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