Male Cacatuoides eating eggs! - Aquarium Advice

doctorp · 11-29-2006, 04:13 PM

I have a male orange flash cacatuoides that is the pimp of my tank and is always displaying to my two females. Recently the smaller of my two females laid eggs in a rock cave that I was hoping they'd use. There were about 40 eggs to start with. When I looked at them the following day that number had been cut in half. I thought they might have moved them but as I observed later in the day the male came in, booted out the female and starting picking off the eggs and eating them! Any recommendations on what I should do to prevent this? I don't have an extra tank to do all that and was wondering if I should put the eggs in one of those protective net breeders?

Thanx

toddnbecka · 11-30-2006, 04:28 AM

A net breeder or an egg tumbler, like the ones used for African cichlids.

11-29-2006, 04:13 PM	#1
doctorp Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lakewood, Washington U.S.A Posts: 30	Male Cacatuoides eating eggs! I have a male orange flash cacatuoides that is the pimp of my tank and is always displaying to my two females. Recently the smaller of my two females laid eggs in a rock cave that I was hoping they'd use. There were about 40 eggs to start with. When I looked at them the following day that number had been cut in half. I thought they might have moved them but as I observed later in the day the male came in, booted out the female and starting picking off the eggs and eating them! Any recommendations on what I should do to prevent this? I don't have an extra tank to do all that and was wondering if I should put the eggs in one of those protective net breeders? Thanx

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11-30-2006, 04:28 AM	#2
toddnbecka Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cumberland, MD Posts: 750	A net breeder or an egg tumbler, like the ones used for African cichlids.