american flagfish parenting

snakeskin · 03-28-2008, 06:49 PM

I have read that american flagfish build a nest that they breed in but I just saw my male chase the female throughout the tank and laying an egg here and there and she does not guard them either. whats up with that?

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**fshfanatic** · 03-28-2008, 06:51 PM

She thinks shes the Easter Bunny?

but seriously, not sure. I have tried to breed flagfish.

snakeskin · 03-29-2008, 07:50 PM

it seems they breed everyday at noon after I feed them flake food. Today the male chased the female for more than an hour and I noticed after each egg they lay the female swims away and the male eats their egg. then either the female returns for more or the male chases her to a spot behind the water heater where they do it. I saved three eggs and put them in a floating nursery.

susankat · 03-29-2008, 10:22 PM

Flagfish will spawn on substrate, plants whatever is nearby for them to lay eggs.
And will do so everyday. They will eat the eggs until they learn a little parenting skills, but are not very good at keeping care of them. To get eggs and to get them to hatch it is best to put the adults in a 10 gal tank, with temps around 80 to 82 degrees. As soon as the eggs are laid, take the adults out. Use a sponge filter and lower the water about 1/2 way down. The fry are very small and almost clear for awhile. After the egg sacs are used up start feeding with green water every couple of hours. I bred mine in tanks with green water that way they always had something to eat.

snakeskin · 03-31-2008, 10:56 PM

I don't think they are even fertilizing the eggs because although they are not fuzzy yet, all the eggs I was able to save have turned white.

susankat · 04-01-2008, 02:39 AM

I would say they aren't fertile, if they were they would start hatching in about 48 hours.

03-28-2008, 06:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
snakeskin Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Gurnee,IL Posts: 242	american flagfish parenting I have read that american flagfish build a nest that they breed in but I just saw my male chase the female throughout the tank and laying an egg here and there and she does not guard them either. whats up with that?

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03-29-2008, 07:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
snakeskin Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Gurnee,IL Posts: 242	it seems they breed everyday at noon after I feed them flake food. Today the male chased the female for more than an hour and I noticed after each egg they lay the female swims away and the male eats their egg. then either the female returns for more or the male chases her to a spot behind the water heater where they do it. I saved three eggs and put them in a floating nursery.

03-29-2008, 10:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
susankat Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tulsa, Ok Posts: 333	Flagfish will spawn on substrate, plants whatever is nearby for them to lay eggs. And will do so everyday. They will eat the eggs until they learn a little parenting skills, but are not very good at keeping care of them. To get eggs and to get them to hatch it is best to put the adults in a 10 gal tank, with temps around 80 to 82 degrees. As soon as the eggs are laid, take the adults out. Use a sponge filter and lower the water about 1/2 way down. The fry are very small and almost clear for awhile. After the egg sacs are used up start feeding with green water every couple of hours. I bred mine in tanks with green water that way they always had something to eat.

03-31-2008, 10:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
snakeskin Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Gurnee,IL Posts: 242	I don't think they are even fertilizing the eggs because although they are not fuzzy yet, all the eggs I was able to save have turned white.

04-01-2008, 02:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
susankat Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tulsa, Ok Posts: 333	I would say they aren't fertile, if they were they would start hatching in about 48 hours.