Firemouths moving or eating wigglers?? - Aquarium Advice

MSMenagerie · 03-31-2004, 01:27 PM

I read about Firemouths moving their fry to gravel pockets.
Last night our little eggs were hatching when we went to bed. This morning their was one wiggler on the bottom of the pot. I chalked the loss up to the parents maybe ate the wigglers since they are used to some of the live foods I give them, but then I saw the mother spit one out onto the pot floor. She went out and about the tank and came back with another. The daddy is trying to show me away from looking in then went back to the pot where he proceeded to pick up one of the retrieved fry and I never saw him put it down anywhere. Could she be hiding them and him seeking?? Should I consider moving him out, which would be difficult at this time considering my other tanks are full and the fry tanks are all I have? This is only their second brood. I have gravel in their right now, but I think I am going to take it out before the next batch and either put coarse sand or go bare because I am worried about the wigglers getting lost in the crevices. Any recommendations??

grimlock3000 · 03-31-2004, 01:32 PM

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=21236

Menagerie · 03-31-2004, 01:33 PM

This is a second post with the same question.
Original thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=21236

03-31-2004, 01:27 PM	#1
MSMenagerie Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: South Posts: 5	Firemouths moving or eating wigglers?? I read about Firemouths moving their fry to gravel pockets. Last night our little eggs were hatching when we went to bed. This morning their was one wiggler on the bottom of the pot. I chalked the loss up to the parents maybe ate the wigglers since they are used to some of the live foods I give them, but then I saw the mother spit one out onto the pot floor. She went out and about the tank and came back with another. The daddy is trying to show me away from looking in then went back to the pot where he proceeded to pick up one of the retrieved fry and I never saw him put it down anywhere. Could she be hiding them and him seeking?? Should I consider moving him out, which would be difficult at this time considering my other tanks are full and the fry tanks are all I have? This is only their second brood. I have gravel in their right now, but I think I am going to take it out before the next batch and either put coarse sand or go bare because I am worried about the wigglers getting lost in the crevices. Any recommendations??

03-31-2004, 01:32 PM	#2
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03-31-2004, 01:33 PM	#3
Menagerie Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 11,266 Images: 77	This is a second post with the same question. Original thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=21236