I've been getting a bit frustrated with the tank and was doing a clean this evening, saw some detritus blowing about, looked closer and it's actually fry!
They are Anomalochromis Thomasi and the parents seem to be doing a good job keeping the rest of the tank inhabitants away. I have 5 adults in the tank and these 2 have been a pair for ages, but til now I've never seen eggs or fry.
There must be 30 to 40 fry, about 3mm long.
I'm assuming that as the tank is over a year old and quite wild that there will be microorganisms for them to feed on, but i guess they'll need more food soon. What's best option for feeding (i don't have time, space etc to start culturing stuff)? And any other tips?
To be honest i surprised they got this far in a tank with 20 voracious tetras!
They are Anomalochromis Thomasi and the parents seem to be doing a good job keeping the rest of the tank inhabitants away. I have 5 adults in the tank and these 2 have been a pair for ages, but til now I've never seen eggs or fry.
There must be 30 to 40 fry, about 3mm long.
I'm assuming that as the tank is over a year old and quite wild that there will be microorganisms for them to feed on, but i guess they'll need more food soon. What's best option for feeding (i don't have time, space etc to start culturing stuff)? And any other tips?
To be honest i surprised they got this far in a tank with 20 voracious tetras!