Need Help With My Polleni's

[skittz]

hey all im seeking some help with my breeding pair of polleni's she is 25cm he is 34cm in size ive had 2 succsessful breeds out of them but lately they have been acting very strange they still get along well dont fight or anything like that the ph has always been spot on for how they like it when breeding but lately all they have been doin is dystroying the eggs.
ive always been able to leave the eggs with them to hatch and they are great perants
ive tried leaving the light off and not going near the tank cuz i thought i might of been annoying them or making them uncomfertable ive even tried putting a sheet ova the front of the tank so they cant see us yet they still do it.
they are in a big 6ft corner tank with plenty of places to hide they have plants and there log i even put that fake grass in there wich she likes
i know alot about these fish and researched them well i just wanna know if anyone has been through this before and is they had any tips or ideas to share
thanks

 

[simonas]

hey all im seeking some help with my breeding pair of polleni's she is 25cm he is 34cm in size ive had 2 succsessful breeds out of them but lately they have been acting very strange they still get along well dont fight or anything like that the ph has always been spot on for how they like it when breeding but lately all they have been doin is dystroying the eggs.
ive always been able to leave the eggs with them to hatch and they are great perants
ive tried leaving the light off and not going near the tank cuz i thought i might of been annoying them or making them uncomfertable ive even tried putting a sheet ova the front of the tank so they cant see us yet they still do it.
they are in a big 6ft corner tank with plenty of places to hide they have plants and there log i even put that fake grass in there wich she likes
i know alot about these fish and researched them well i just wanna know if anyone has been through this before and is they had any tips or ideas to share
thanks

it may be worth Angelmouse as shes the only member of this forum I know who breeds them, pm her just in case she misses the thread. If you search Polleni you'll see a thread by her

hope that helps

also any chance of pics of your fish, I really want some Polleni and at the size of yours they sound great

 

[skittz]

hey thanks for that i will pm her asap........i dont have any pics of them at the moment cuz they are hard to get a pic of them lol they dont stay still long enough but i do have video footage of them attacking me throu the glass lol and i have footage of the last lot of fry at 5cm in size if u want me to send u the footage of them pm me and can take it from there

 

[skittz]

here is the only video footage i have of them i hope the link works

http/s735.photobucket.com/albums/ww355/s...t=Video0010.flv

 

[simonas]

lovely fish from what I could see lol! cheers for the pm

 

[skittz]

lol yeah i know ithey aint the best video's but omg u should try getting them to stay still lol plus as u can see also she is quite a b#!*th hahaha u can hear her hit the glass every time my girl is pms'in 24/7

 

[angelmouse]

Hi skittz, my male from my pair of polleni also eats the eggs so i remove them and hatch in a egg hatcher very successfully. But plenty of plant cover is needed (above and at front of tank so they can't see you.)and not to disturb them as noise and movement round the tank doesn't help.
As you've tryed that, it could also be that the latest spawns haven't produced enough eggs or viable eggs as they sometimes don't bother to try to raise them if its not worthwhile. Have you changed their diet at all?
good luck with them
regards Angel

 

[skittz]

the only type of pelets they will eat are the wardly community ten floating sticks ive tried feeding them on different pellets yet they turn their nose up at them lol but they also get bloodworms feeder fish and they love frozen spinach mixed with crude and protien powders they are the most healthiest fish ive seen around hahaha they have plenty of plant life in the tank except for the day i took the video footage as i had been cleaning the tank and they uprooted the plants they also have their log and a rock cave and also a pot wich they hide in......
but the funny thing is he isnt eating the eggs nor is she they are just dystroying them and its mostly her that is doin it he is very placid yet she is the skittzo one lol