ForteanFish Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 (edited) So I've had these Electric Blue Acaras for a few months and then this happened today 👀. Its in a 60 gallon Rainbowfish Tank. I thought both were males. They have dug holes in the past, and to be honest have sparred with each other at times, so I assumed they were just going through the motions of finding a female. But there are fry in that hole. My question is what happens now? Are they going to rip the entire tank apart? My rainbows are giving them a wide berth, but when the fry start swimming and inevitably get eaten, are the EBAs going to fight the Rainbows to the death? Also I have no room to raise fry right now. This sounds awful, but should I siphon them up to prevent violence? 🤦♀️ *Edit* I will most likely give one away as I don't want this to happen again. Edited December 18, 2023 by ForteanFish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 If the rainbows are giving them a wide birth I would let nature take its course. If this is their first batch it’s a good possibility the parents will eat them. Lots of dwarf cichlids eat their first few batches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForteanFish Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 The fry are still there, but so far things are peaceful for the moment. I already put an ad on r/aquaswap for onw of them. I've bred rainbows, and after that I decided breeding and selling was not for me. Plus I'd like some peace in the community tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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