These Parrot Cichlids live in a 1m long comminity tank with fish such as angel fish, clown loach, gouramis silver sharks. will the eggs hatch or survive ?
2007-02-07 06:44:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
They might. As you may or may not know, Parrot Cichlids are hybrids; they are cross between Midas and Red Devil cichlids. When you cross two different but similar fish and manage to produce offspring, those offspring may or may not be able to, themselves, produce viable offspring (think: sterile mules = donkey x horse).
So, they might hatch. The parents should do a decent job of protecting the eggs and will continue to do so until they develop fungus OR hatch. Once they hatch, it would be wise to move them to a rearing tank where they will be safe from hungry other fish.
In the meantime, to save them from the other fish, leave a light on at night, like a lamp in the room. This will help keep the parents alert and able to keep other fish away.
Your comment makes me concerned, however, because your tank is overstocked. A 3 foot long tank is either 40 or 50 gallons; so your parrot cichlids are fine in such a tank, but not with the other fish in there. Clown loaches can grow to 11" and really ought to be in tanks no smaller than 150 gallons. Same goes for the silver sharks. The angels and gouramis are fine in that size tank, just not in conjunction with parrot cichlids.
If you want success in raising your parrot cichlids, you will definitely need to upgrade your tank to something bigger in the future.
2007-02-07 06:54:24 · answer #1 · answered by Zoe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a breeder of cichlids we can tell you something about your question. 1st parrots rarely if ever breed. We have never had them breed nor know of any other breeders that have. They are a hybrid. But it still could be possible but highly unlikely.
In you question you mentioned having other egg laying fish in your tank. I would look closely to see if your parrots really did breed or if by chance it was another species that did.
If they did breed I would bet no eggs hatch. Also your tank really is not set up to breed any one species you mentioned. Most likely all the eggs will be eaten by anyone of the fish you have in the tank.
2007-02-07 16:31:53 · answer #2 · answered by rsspecialtyfish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming that your parrot cichlids are good natured..they may become aggresive especially when they are nursing the eggs. It's the female duty to aeriate those eggs by fanning them with her fins. But she may be hampered by doing this because the other fish will try to impose. She will try to scare of the others as much as she can. CAUTION while you have a lot of fish..one or two of them will try to sneak past and eat the eggs. On the other hand if the eggs are not nursed..they may became addled and the female will eat them herself. This is what i would do. Try to get all other fish at one end of tank then put in a partition in leaving only the right female.
2007-02-07 15:34:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Angel fish will be sure to eat them! From most pet shops or fish shops you can buy a special screne that you can put inbetween the fish and the eggs, so the eggs can grow in piece, when they are ready to hatch, transfer them to another tank on their own, and put them back in when they are big enough, but that won't be for a while. I once put in a baby fish about 2 inches long and it got gullped down immediately :( good luck!
2007-02-07 14:51:45 · answer #4 · answered by monssterr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wonderful, but fish eat their own offspring, and often eggs, so you need to get them out of contact asap. I've had a huge no of fry (babies) eaten over the years, cos I didn't act quickly enough.
The little plastic breed tanks, used for this purpose, will easily submerge in your 1m tank and cost a couple of quid. Pet shops sell them.
Good luck! Rob
2007-02-07 15:12:37 · answer #5 · answered by Rob E 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will probably be eaten unless you put them into a nursery tank, which fits inside your main tank.
We used to have a pair of cichlids[not sure what kind though] in a tank on their own and they ate all the babies
2007-02-07 14:50:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi probably they well hatch but when i had eggs they need to place in a seperate conetainer go to the petstore and ask for a breed sprerator for fish that way you well be able to have babbies heathy ones!!!
one woemns option
2007-02-07 15:49:10 · answer #7 · answered by karin b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋