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05-26-2006, 06:01 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
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 |  Cryptoheros sajica fry!!!!
Some photos: 
Dad watching over the fry. He captures strays and keeps the tetras away. 
Some of the fry out to play/eat? The hole in the gravel is one of several the parents dug to pen them in. 
Mom in her pot, with some fry. She brings them into the pot every night, one by one or in twos, in her mouth!
Question: the fry seem to be eating from the gravel. I have seen no evidence of them feeding from secretions produced by the parents. Is this normal?
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SW:Equipment:10 gal 65w Satellite, mod Skilter250 + nano filter/surface skim rotating p.h. R/O unit
Occupants: yellowtailed damsel curlycue anemonae 11 nassarius 2 astreas red/green zoos green/orange/yellow zoos 3 mushroom coral candycane green acropora green star 2 colt anthelia ricordia feather duster
Hitchikers: stomatella snails burrowing clams brittle star asterina stars peanut worms bristleworms "pods"
Plants: caleurpa
FW:30 gal Amer.Cichlid
Last edited by ragc : 06-15-2006 at 04:28 AM.
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05-26-2006, 07:09 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
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Another fry pix. There are at least 100! These are a few in one of the depressions in the gravel excavated by the parents. | |
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05-29-2006, 02:56 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
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Her fins full! 
Good Parents  | |
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05-31-2006, 12:07 PM
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| | Pajama Cardinal
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Wow i never realized cichlids were that protective over there fry most other fish the babies get eatin right away _________ karla  75 gall, 80 lbs sand, 110 lb lr, 10k pcs, atinics, emperor 400, prizm skimmer, hagen and maxi jet powerheads | |
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05-31-2006, 07:03 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
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Originally Posted by karlas Wow i never realized cichlids were that protective over there fry most other fish the babies get eatin right away | Hehe...just finished moving my 9 tetras to a different tank for their own safety! One of them is missing half a tail (got too close to the fry!)
Yes, cichlids are excellent parents, extremely protective. | |
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06-01-2006, 07:35 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
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06-01-2006, 07:41 PM
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| | Scooter Blennie
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What is the common name on these? Are they Uaru? | |
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06-01-2006, 07:50 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
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Originally Posted by Covey What is the common name on these? Are they Uaru? |
These are T-Bar cichlids. They are from the pacific slope of Costa Rica. Peaceful (except when spawning), cave and substrate spawners, diggers, omnivorous (but do not eat your plants). Tolerant of a range of pH around neutral and medium water hardness. Both parents care for the fry, with the male standing guard duty most of the time. They grow to 4 to 5" | |
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06-05-2006, 07:18 PM
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| | Torch Coral
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Very cool! _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
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06-06-2006, 05:32 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
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