Fully_Cichlid Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Hello, My Aulonacara has just spat its first mouthful and I have noticed that there are a few dead ones there, is this common. Also how many babies should I expect from a female that has just held here first brood? Also now what should I do in the way of food and water changes?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamsherman Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 For a first brood/mouthfull, i personally wouldnt have expected any to survive. The natural instincts are strong in this one my son!!! lol Pretty common for there to be minimal survival in first mouthfulls, atleast you know she knows what she is doing and you can expect plenty more from her to come. As for food, you can use many different recommended foods for fry, have a search through the faq forum and im sure you should come up with heaps of great info. Cheers, Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeyBoyR Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 You're lucky to have any fry at all from her first lot. You're a lucky man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fully_Cichlid Posted April 12, 2005 Author Share Posted April 12, 2005 I may have spoke too soon, they are still all still alive but arnt moving around the tank much. Are they normally more active than this and what should I do in the way of water changes for these guys?? Would crushed flake be alright for them?? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaglebarret Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Just crush the flakes really fine and there wont be a prob, as for water changes, continue doing them but a smaller percentage of water should be changed to minimise water chemistry fluctuations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fully_Cichlid Posted April 12, 2005 Author Share Posted April 12, 2005 Should they be active at this stage, as they arnt moving much around the tank at all. They seem very quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTR73 Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Have a read of this article for some help: Raising Cichlid Mouthbrooder Fry It talks about how to keep them and what food to feed, so should answer some of your questions. One of my peacocks also had her first mouthfull last week. I think she ate most of them and I only had one survive. So you're off to a great start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngy_11 Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 For a first fry normally u don't even get dead babies with most of my e.Yellows and Maingano's the mother just spat out the eggs after a few days. . The breeding guide is also great information thanks for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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