Cyprichromis Leptosoma Utinta fry

[Petah]

So one of the female Utinta is holding eggs in her mouth. I currently have mutlis and leleupis in the same tank with the cyps....
Do i have to worry about the fry becoming food?

[Mferko]

yes, separate them. i wanna buy some of the fry if u make em for sale :P

[Petah]

Thanks Mike. Yeah, on cichlid-forum, some guy said the multi and leleupi will eat the fry.
But yeah, i will let you know how the fry count.
She's been carrying for 2 weeks now, so 2 more weeks and i have to strip her of the fry.

[Petah]

I decided to strip the holding female last night.... and i got 5 fry!!!! still have abit of their yolk sack but all are live and well.

[Petah]

Here is the first batch.

[pisces]

so cute!!!

[Petah]

they are cute. The eyes are so big!

[Petah]

Ummmm, so i checked today and one of my fry is missing..... Do they jump? Or is it possible that another cichlid sucked it through the water vents of the breeder cage?

[Mferko]

Ummmm, so i checked today and one of my fry is missing..... Do they jump? Or is it possible that another cichlid sucked it through the water vents of the breeder cage?

could be either but probably the second my acei used to do that, they got quite a few before i realized what they were doing

[spit.fire]

i found the clip on the side breeding nets work well, they're fine enough that the fish cant get out or get sucked out