Severums had babies

[mnccnm]

So, do you think I am out of the woods as far as them eating them? They are taking care of them, would they have eaten them by now?

 

[itiwhetu]

So, do you think I am out of the woods as far as them eating them? They are taking care of them, would they have eaten them by now?

I think they will be fine, just don't do anything that will startle them.

 

[mnccnm]

So the fry are a month old now. The parents have filled that role exceptionally! If I have lost any fry at all it wasn't enough to notice. I do have a question though, as the fry get older, and bigger, will the parents continue to see them as their fry? Or do they start to just becomes other small fish, and potentially food? Should I be considering putting the fry in a tank of their own? If so, when?

 

[Back in the fold]

Severum spawning ? That's cool. You're lucky !

 

[itiwhetu]

If the parents are well fed and don't get stressed, they shouldn't eat them. Remember it is about housing the correct number of fish for your tank size.

 

[C-Monster]

They eat their babies just to bring them back to the group. Omg, I can’t. If you could get a video of that, ohhh it’d make me so happy. lol. That’s so adorable.

 

[mnccnm]

Anyone know how long before they lay the next batch of eggs? They are kind of acting like they might have done that already? How will this effect the fry already in the tank?

 

[itiwhetu]

Every three to four weeks, just let them go for it. Don't give them any big frights.

 

[mnccnm]

So, the orange Severum (adult) died yesterday. It had developed these dark grey "smudges" (for lack of a better term) on it. I can really find any info on that other than a post some guy posted back in 09, and nobody was able to help him with any info. Anyone ever heard of this? So far the adult green Severum seems to be fine, as do the fry.