OscarTerror Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Hey I have a pair of red devils that I assume are coming close to breeding size now I have seen a fair bit of courting activity going on but was wondering what to expect as far as breeding behaviour? Is there anything I can keep an eye out for? Thanks Az Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.d.m Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 theyll start cleaning a rock and then shell start laying rows of eggs ,usually about 500 depending on her size ,hell fertilize them and the two of them will look after the egss which will hatch in 3-4 days ,the fry will still have yolk sacs for another 5 days ,so they wont swim till this has been absorbed.i leave the babies with the parents as long as possible,usually 4-6 weeks and put some liquid fry food in about 3 times aday and frozen brine shrimp once a day ,theyll also share their parents food, this is a enjoyable time ,the parents will cull the fry a bit ,some will die and somewill go up the filter but i usually end up with about 50-100 fry.when the time comes to remove the fry get ready to separate the parents ,this is when the male will turn on his wife,blaming her for the loss of the fry,after about 3 days they can go back together and the whole cycle starts again-enjoy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katanaone Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 if there are any tankmates (besides maybe a large pleco...rdman) in there with them remove them or you will find out why they are called devils! good luck and enjoy the first of many spawns, ryan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarTerror Posted February 7, 2005 Author Share Posted February 7, 2005 thanks for that reddevilman! and don't worry katanaone they're in their own tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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