Subj : Flower Horn fry with no m
To   : All
From : Mjm0107
Date : Wed Jun 09 2004 11:37 pm

Please help! I have a flower horn cichlid that seems fully grown.
> > (Approx. 8 inches)
> > I'm pretty sure she's a royal tiger.
> >
> > Right now I have fry from her. This is the third time her eggs have
> > produced fry, from about five or six times of laying eggs.
> >
> > She has NEVER had a tank mate and has been alone for over two years.
> > (Actually the first week I bought her, I tried to see if she would
> > coexist with a large geophagus. bad idea though, she killed the
> > geophagus that night).
> > I can't get an answer anywhere. How can she produce fry with no male?
> > It's been well over two years of solitude for her and I've had three
> > batches of fry.
> >
> > This is a 29 gal tank. With an aqua clear 300 filter, and no tank
> > mates, in a tank with one large plant (she wrecks decorations like an
> > oscar, so just that is there). i feed her spirulina sticks and feeder
> > goldfish. And while they could be the culprit, even if i feed her a 1
> > to 2 inch plump goldfish, it barely hits the water before she sucks
> > them up.
> > i guess all i have is my word to say this is true, and i also have a 
girlfriend and a neighbor who have watched this fish over the years almost as 
much as i have. 

> > i'd really appreciate any info, especially please some help with the
> > fry that I've moved to a ten gal tank.
> > thanks.
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