After I Get The Fry What Do I Do?

[Imcanadieneh]

I'm going to introduce my female to the male next weekend in the chimney and if all goes well sometime next week I may get some eggs. What I'm wondering is after the eggs hatch what do I do. I will have the food ready and I will preform th necessary water changes but do I keep the dad in there with them the whole time or can I remove him like a day of two later to make sure he doesn't eat them?

 

[wilsonnw8]

most people say remove otherwise he will keep trying to put them back in the nest and like you said become frustrated and eat them! I would say give him a couple of days and remove

 

[dusky]

remove him when the babies are free swimming, usualy 2-3 days or so. If it looks like he's starting to eat them then take him out and the babies will have to take their chance

 

[ezrock]

Hi. I suggest you consider reading the page that's linked from my signature. It has the low-down. Also, in case you don't have any BBS eggs or microworms, I would suggest getting those ready before you spawn. If you don't have live foods to feed your babies then the chance of them surviving is rather dismal unfortunately