Need Advice Fish Laid Eggs!

[Kev2830]

Good Afternoon,

I have two parrot Cichlids that I've had for over 6 years now and they started laying eggs probably a few times over the last 8 months. I've read a few different things but I was reaching out to ask anyone for help. I have a hospital tank that I can put the eggs in so they can be alone and not tampered with. Let me know if you have any suggestions, thank you.

 

[ColR1948]

Not sure about Parrot Cichlids as I've never had them but I did read eggs need to be kept wet, try not to expose them to the air, I'm sure someone else will advise better.

 

[star4]

If you want to transfer eggs from one tank to another you need a container that will fit in the hospital tank. Sink the container in the tank the eggs are in and remove the rock to the container, lift out and transfer to the other tank. Use some water from your main tank and some clean water. You will need an airstone running near the eggs to recreate the parents fanning motion. You will also need an eye dropper or tweezers to remove any white eggs asap else they infect the eggs around them. Babies should hatch around 3 days into wrigglers and should become free swimming around 5 days old. Dont start trying to feed them until all the egg sack has gone, feed crushed flake or I used tetra prima crushed to a poweder in a pill crusher or you can use frozen cyclops. Daily wc for the fry too. Not that I have bred parrots but I have raised other cichlids. Hope this helps

 

[GShorty1981]

I have had Blood Parrots lay eggs a few times they always die.

 

[Kev2830]

Thanks a lot Star4, i will deff take you advice! Do you have any suggestions on any Cichlids to breed? I want to get into breeding some kind of Cichlid and I just so happened to see these Parrot fish have been laying eggs a lot and even after all the research that I've done knowing there a Hybrid fish I still will try.

 

[star4]

Easiest to breed are convicts, but getting rid of the fry is a hassle, Hondoran red points, sajica are also pretty easy. Next up would be the Thorichthys species, meeki (firemouth) Elliotti these are brilliant to breed, fantastic parents so you wouldnt have to remove the eggs as most raise their own to free swimming without much hassle. Blue acara are also pretty easy to breed.

 

[akelland]

Are there other fish in the tank? Cichlids will defend their egg n fry only fish that do, but if there is a threat from other fish that could eat the eggs or fry the parents will eat them themselfs to stop other fish from eating them I have breed convicts and blue acaras both are fairly easy to breed hope this helps