Subj : Mama Mbuna Spawns For 12th Time
To   : All
From : Jeff Snyder
Date : Sun Aug 01 2010 01:35 pm

Yesterday, Mama Mbuna spawned for the twelfth time. I am a bit surprised,
because it has only been thirty days since her last spawn, and she released
her eleventh spawn only eight days ago.

Sadly, this spawn was a very disastrous event. The tank was in quite a
frenetic state as a number of the males were chasing around Mama Mbuna, in
the hope of being the one to fertilize her eggs. During the course of all of
this activity, I saw her drop one or two eggs, which I've never seen her do
before. The eggs were immediately eaten by other fish. I think the stress of
having so many males chasing her was just too much for her.

I haven't caught a glimpse of her yet today, but from looking at her throat
pouch yesterday evening, I suspect that she lost all of the eggs due to the
feverish activity in the tank. As I've said before, I think that the days
when the majority of the fry had a fair chance of survival is just about
gone. Survivors will now be the exception, rather than the rule.



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