I have 2 electric blue acaras in my 40 gallon community tank, today the female has laid eggs and both of them are taking turns watching over the eggs, I haven’t had any experience with fish breeding so I’m needing advice, I’ve read that the fry will take between 4-7 days to hatch and I am wondering what is the best size tank to move the fry into when they are big enough and when I should do this, also what is the best food to feed them, any other advice is helpful, thanks.
Blue acara eggs
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Congrats! The eggs will probably hatch in 48 hrs. I personally would move them when they become free swimming but others will chime in with their thoughts. The eggs will hatch and the wigglers will have egg sacs which will be food and absorbed until the fry become free swimming.
The best live first food imo would be newly hatched Brine Shrimp which are very nutritional at that first day of hatching. The best processed foods will be crushed up fine pellet food you feed the parents.
Thanks for the information I’ll go and pick up some food soon, I’ll take the advice and probably move them into a different tank a bit after they become free swimming, thanks
A Turkey Baster will work. Just thaw Daphnia in a cup of aquarium water and squeeze baster near the fry. Tbh the Tubifex Worms may be too large for the fry but you can mush it up in small particles. Don't overfeed all at once try to feed the fry a few times throughout the day.
I've heard it's sometimes best to leave the fry with the parents for the first few spawns so they get used to being parents even though it's doubtful any of them will survive.
I had EBAs breed too and once they start it becomes a regular thing, mine bred every 2 months or so for a year then stopped for some mysterious reason and have never bred since.
I had EBAs breed too and once they start it becomes a regular thing, mine bred every 2 months or so for a year then stopped for some mysterious reason and have never bred since.
I have noticed today that the acaras have moved the eggs into a new pit that it behind a rock at the back of the tank, I can’t see the eggs but the male and female are still taking it in turns guarding the area, due to the fact I can’t see them, how would I go about knowing when to feed them as I can’t see if they’ve hatched without moving the rock?
They were wiggler's when the female moved them. If the fry are alive they will be free swimming soon so look for a mass of fry guarded by the parents.