Apisto Borellii Wigglers

So I bought a pair of Apisto BorelliI for my 23G tank. The ONLY other inhabitants are 2 broze cories, 6 red cherry shrimp and 3 Amano Shrimp. Upon receiving the Apisto's They got ich so I jacked up the heat to 32C/89F. They started getting better and nothing in the tank died. Not only did the Apisto's get better but the female laid eggs in the cave. 2 Days later the eggs hatched and I had around 20 Wigglers. The following two days I noticed that the wigglers started shrinking in numbers and today all of them were gone. Eaten by their mother I suppose. Now its her first batch of eggs and I was just wondering if its common for the mother to eat her first batch of wigglers? or did they die of the hot temperature? I never reduced the heat cuz I thought, if they were going to spawn and hatch at that heat, why change anything? I'm pretty bummed about them all dying any clues as to why they did? BTW I didnt use chemicals to destroy the ich once I saw that there were eggs.

 

yes it is very common for a mother to eat the first batch or two give her a couple of trys

 

yes it is very common for a mother to eat the first batch or two give her a couple of trys

Agreed - they will "learn" to be better parents. At least you know they're now a mated pair!

 

god ****. I really wanted fry. I never made it to wiggler stages before. My German Blues only ever laid eggs but always ended up eating it up. I don't know what's worse. I hope she keeps spawning. How often do they spawn?

 

god ****. I really wanted fry. I never made it to wiggler stages before. My German Blues only ever laid eggs but always ended up eating it up. I don't know what's worse. I hope she keeps spawning. How often do they spawn?

hey you gotta realize it takes a couple tries all of the fish from my first batch died

 

A few questions for you or anyone else
1) I have a pair of Apisto in a 23G. WOuld it be a good or bad idea to add another pair if they were the only fish in the tank? or is this not enough space?

2) If she keeps eating her young would it be a good idea to draw her out of the cave where she lays her eggs and then put a mesh over the enterance to prevent her from gaining access so they can have a chance to survive? I don't have another tank to artificially hatch the eggs

Thanks

 

1) it should be a good size but the males would fight so you would have to have 4 females and 2 males and your tank is not big for so many apistos
2) I recommend a net breader because if you mesh the cave how would they eat and they might not be fertlized and they might need to be fanned so you might have to use a differnt tank but you could probly use a five gallon pale