When to take fry away from parents?

[jennd]

One of my pairs spawned last Sunday and I am letting them parent raise.  This is their second time and they are doing a great job.  I have a 10 set up for the fry so it will be easier for them to find food.  They will get moved to a larger tank whent the time comes.  When do I take the fry away from the parents?

[P4Angels]

What works best for me is to wait 5 to 10 days.  anything longer than that and the parents get frustrated with them and start eating the fry.

[jennd]

Thanks!  They are free swimming as of this morning.  The other tank is ready to go.   

[Mugwump]

What works best for me is to wait 5 to 10 days.  anything longer than that and the parents get frustrated with them and start eating the fry.

wow, I've rarely had that happen with parent raisers.....but, I move the fry, or parents(easier) to another tank too, at about 10 days or so...note, if the tank water differs from where the fry are now, I'd do some water changes on the 'go to' tank with some of their present tank water....that way the water parameters are very similar...

[Frank The Plumber]

I have a pair at 2 months now with the kids.

[jennd]

The fry are still with the parents.  I am thinking about taking them away tomorrow.  I haven't noticed the pair eating them.  They are still very protective.  I walk into the room and the pair trys coming after me.  lol  Good parents

[jennd]

It has been awhile since I have been on here so I figured I would start with an update on this post.  I have an awesome pair of angels!  The parents are great parent raisers.  This past weekend I finally moved the parents away from the fry.  The parents and fry were together for 2 months.  The pair did a wonderful job protecting and raising them.  Hopefully the little guys will be just as good.

[PaulineMi]

That's wonderful. You must have had a really enjoyable experience watching your "angel family " during the past two months.

How many babies did you end up with?

[Mugwump]

That's fun to watch. Nice job Jen.....

[BallAquatics]

Great job!  I think that's one of the things that kept me interested in cichlids for over 30 years.  It's just great to watch your fish raise a family right in front of you.

Dennis

[jennd]

There are about 20 that are nickel size and 30-40 that are dime size.  75% of them are marbles and the other 25% are silvers.  Most of them have a home already.  In 2-3 weeks they will be gone and then on to the next batch.