sha Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 (edited) I came home this afternoon after being away for a few days only to discover that my 3 x bolivian butterfly rams in my community tank had been ripped to shreds. Went looking for the culprit only to discover that my two firemouths had bred. And here I was thinking my firemouths were both male and so had given up on them ever breeding. Now I need to find a new tank for the rams to move in. Sorry about the poor image of the fry. The parents are very protective and have of course nested towards the back of the tank. Edited December 18, 2011 by Sha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumofthehoarde Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 congrats on the fry!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 Congrats on the firemouths.... I'm on the look out for a couple of top line firemouths.... with a nice red line on the dorsal fin..... hard to find them locally..... Hope the rams aren't too badly beaten - firemouths can be viscous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sha Posted December 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Unfortunately the new parents decided to have a midnight snack one night. Now that I know that they are a breeding pair I will be better set up for next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Shame to hear that..... Keep an eye on them .... and when you get them to free swimming you can take the fry away.... keep an eye on the adults too - sometimes they will get a bit aggressive and the female usually loses.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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