Interestingly I have a predicament at the moment …
I had a tank full of young , mixed Barbs ( about 20) then I added a pair of dwarf Platinum Parrot fish ( hybrid cichlids) - they are 3” long , extremely intelligent and inquisitive max have tiny mouths like Rams .
I read up on the Parrot fish and 99% of males are infertile …of course this one FERTILE …
Within a few weeks they had spawned and then eggs hatched and there were about 20 tiny , tiny little fry on the cleared out glass bottom of the tank in the corner .
The problem was then that the parents were ultra protective and spent the day chasing away the Tiger barbs who don’t appear to be very bright at all as they just swam back into the danger area seconds later .
I decided to remove the Tigers and put them in my little spare quarantine tank ..
A month later and there seems to be about 6 or 7 ( maybe more as the tank is jam packed with rocks and hiding places .)the little ones are just less than 1cm long and are all very territorial.. chasing each other out of their little patch .
The problem is that mum and dad are getting jiggy again and now mum darts and chases the babies every time she sees one ..
I have decided to put the Tiger Barbs back in this afternoon just to give the mum and dad something else to think about ..
I only have one decent sized tank and the little quarantine one
Thoughts ?
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