why do my cichlid newborns continue to dying despite they live in the same aquarium like their parents?

Answer 1

you have to seperate them at birth otherwise the parents will kill them

Answer 2

Are they disappearing or are you finding bodies? Which cichlids are you talking about? Some cichlids lay eggs on a rock or substrate and parent the fry. However these fry are very sensitive and can die easily or be picked off by other fish (including the parents sometimes). Some cichlids are mouth brooders and release large well developed fry that are often a meal for other fish (including the parents). These are a little less sensitive but can still die due to water conditions.

If you have a substrate brooder that isn't parenting well, you can remove the egg covered substrate (keeping it submerged at all times) and use and air stone to pass air over the eggs. Or use a siphon and suck out the fry to another container when they are still wigglers.

If you have mouth brooders, separate the mom after 1-2 weeks holding and let her spit into a smaller tank (like a 10 gallon). As soon as she spits, remove her as soon as possible (to either another tank to be fed up or back to the main tank if you think she is strong enough).

You will have to feed the fry after the egg sack is gone. And what you feed depends on size and type of cichlid.

Answer 3

Cichlids are very aggressive fish toward any other fish that are not their breed and around the same size. With most newborn fish, you must separate them from the adults or the adults will kill them. Some parents provide that parental care, however. I would recommend that you provide plastic plants (cichlids will eat live plants), caves, rocks, flower pots or something that the fry can hide in.

Answer 4

It would have helped us answer you better if you had mentioned what species of cichlid you are referring to. Only some cichlids practice parental care. They also only practice it for a certain time length. After that they want to spawn again and see the previous spawn as a danger to the new babies.

So, it could be:
1 - the water conditions
2 - lack of proper food for the fry
3 - lack of parental care
4 - lack of moving the fry into a tank of their own

Answer 5

Most cichlid will take care and guard the young, but the problem is that they also much more sensitive to water condition problems (ammonia, etc.) and that is probably why they are dying.

Answer 6

Babies have to be separated from the main tank. There are inexpensive books at your local aquarium dealer which can help you care for the young. You have to get a separate small tank for them first.