Blue Acara eggs

[rocky41102]

I have a 125 gallon tank. My blue acaras are breeding and just laid eggs. I was hoping to move them to a different tank before they laid their eggs, but I was too late. They are in a tank with a large Oscar and five severums.

Is it okay to move the acaras and the rock with all the eggs on it to a new tank? Or should I just leave them in the big tank? I have a 29 gallon tank that is already set up and ready to go. My problem is the eggs are in the middle of the tank and the acaras aren't letting the others pass through.

 

[ceatwood]

I would just move what ever the eggs are attached to, the parents are not critical as far as I have ever heard, but you will need to keep some current over the eggs, and watch out for fungus on teh ones that didn't get fertilized. If you do move it with the parents maybe only transfer the female so she can fan over them. Have fun with the fry!

 

[Tightdog1]

I used to have a breeding pair of blue acaras in 1 of my 55g, but the female died, RIP, but anways when mine laid eggs, i wouls just leave the eggs in there until they hatched and were free swimming, then i would siphon out about half the fry and place them into a 10g barebottom tank and would raise them from there feeding crushed flake food, and lots of beef heart once they are big enough. with this method i would manage to save almost 100% from almost certain death by being eaten by larger inhabitants, the pair would then continue to raise the remaining fry until they all got eaten by other fish in the tank.

 

[mooman]

I would wait until the eggs hatch as well. watch how quick the babies are disappearing and pull them out after a few days/week. Then however things work out, you can move the parents and have them in thier new tank for their next spawn (always right around the corner with cichlids)

feeding crushed flake food, and lots of beef heart once they are big enough

I would avoid beefheart as there have been studies that show that feeding coldblooded fish protein derived from warm blooded animals can cause liver damage in the long term. I would think bbs, cyclops-eeze, and chopped mosquito larva would more closely approximate their natural diet. Agree with getting them on a quality dry food as soon as possible though.

 

[Tightdog1]

i have been feeding beefheart for about 5 years now and have never had a problem with it, the fish grow fast and they seem to be healthy, i only feed the beefheart maybe 1-2x a week as a treat

 

[CiklidCrazi]

i had blue acaras for 2 years and probably raised 1000+ fry. i think you should just wait till they hatch and then syphon them out. if ur worried because they wont let any other fish pass, just move whatever their spawning on 2 one side of the tank and dont worry, theyll get started again.