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	ahh!!! my convict are eating their fry!
Trojan_man Enthusiast Posts: 204 Kudos: 191 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Aug-2004	my pair 2" convicts just lay some eggs, about 90 of them. They hatch in about 4 days. The parents took care of them real well until the next day they began to gobble their fry up like popcorn! The ate a total of 89 fry, I manage to save just one (nemo anyone?)amazingly he hid under the flower pot. I put him in a jar right now, hes about 5 days old.About to achieve lift off But does anyone knows why? I feed my convict really well, Brine shrimp and blood worm, they haven't touch the cheap flakes for a while. Last edited by trojan_man at 30-Dec-2004 00:57
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
betahex Fish Addict Posts: 864 Kudos: 352 Votes: 0 Registered: 11-Jul-2001	could it be that they're young parents and have not learned not to eat their fry yet?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
freejoe Enthusiast Posts: 211 Kudos: 227 Votes: 756 Registered: 20-Aug-2003	is there any other fish in the tank The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an bacon and egg breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Trojan_man Enthusiast Posts: 204 Kudos: 191 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Aug-2004	nope, its just them two and me. Just sometime spy on them.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
freejoe Enthusiast Posts: 211 Kudos: 227 Votes: 756 Registered: 20-Aug-2003	next time leave the light on for the first couple of weeks or a night light for them I had the same problem before with convicts as well as angels and jagaurs they seem to spook even though they are the only fish in the tank The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an bacon and egg breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Trojan_man Enthusiast Posts: 204 Kudos: 191 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Aug-2004	lol, that must be why. They only do it overnight, I wake up the next morning and keep seeing my fry gone!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02


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