Maybe all eggs weren't dropped?

Bribri21 · Mar 15, 2017

So my male is super light in color, and it might be just me but his pouch area seems to be getting bigger despite dropping their eggs during mating.

reef lover · Mar 16, 2017

I've read where they can get an Infection in their pouch...but I have no experience with it....

vlangel · Mar 16, 2017

Is he a little more secretive and less active? Most males are when carrying fry. He looks pregnant to me as well.
However if he is still trying to impress his mate he could be inflating his pouch.

Bribri21 · Mar 16, 2017

He still does come out to eat when I throw food in, but yea, he stays low and hides behind rocks Other than feeding time.

Bribri21 · Mar 23, 2017

There we go

vlangel · Mar 23, 2017

Well I guess he was pregnant! It looks like a respectable brood too.

Bribri21 · Mar 23, 2017

Yup at least 70 fry, seems like the brood would've been close to 300 if the eggs weren't dropped

Aquatic Sealife · Apr 19, 2017

How are you doing with the off spring, we have tried a few times but they all died off

vlangel · Apr 19, 2017

Aquatic Sealife said:
How are you doing with the off spring, we have tried a few times but they all died off

That is a very common experience the first few times of trying to raise fry. It can help to select only the largest and most robust of the fry and only attempt to raise them. Also the fry and their food must be kept meticulously clean and everything must be sterilized regularly.

bluerexy · Apr 19, 2017

how awesome! good luck raising the fry!

Bribri21 · Apr 26, 2017

Sorry for the late reply, the fry all died at the 3 and a half week mark. I wasn't ready for the fry, so they didn't receive any food on the first day which might have been fatal. I also couldn't keep up with the feeding which was bad. They eat so much so fast. Probably going to set up more than 3 hatcheries next time.

vlangel · Apr 26, 2017

Bribri21 said:
Sorry for the late reply, the fry all died at the 3 and a half week mark. I wasn't ready for the fry, so they didn't receive any food on the first day which might have been fatal. I also couldn't keep up with the feeding which was bad. They eat so much so fast. Probably going to set up more than 3 hatcheries next time.

Don't let that discourage you. Hopefully with experience you will have better results as you go along. Most folks experience a learning curve. Raising less fry helped me. Choose the biggest most robust babies and work with less. That way you can really focus on keeping them fed and clean. You can give the rest of the fry away.