Love in the air for Pterophyllum scalare

[quix]

2 pairs of my scalares laid eggs! Now they are showing aggression to anyone who comes close. In the tank are 5 wild discus, other 6 scalares, cardinal tetras, rummy-nosed tetras, and 3 L90 panaques. Just wondering if there is a need to remove the rest of the fishes. Will the breeding pairs get so aggressive that they pose a threat to the lives of the other fishes? The tank is a 4x2x2. Here's some pics anyway

One of the breeding pair tending to their eggs on the branch..the other pair laid their eggs on eheim pipe at dark corner..difficult to take pics of that..


Rest of the tank mates


Scalares from Ben's, supposed to be wild


The tank itself


Pardon the poor pics, lighting really low.

[illumnae]

that's a lovely biotope style setup! Wish I could have one like that for my altums + wild discus! pity my fiancee insists on no biotope style in my living room

[Interestor]

do you want the fries ?
remove the pair if didnt hatch this round if you want to raise some fries.

mostly the eggs will be eaten by parents itself in a comm tank.


CHeers..

[CK Yeo]

Congrats! Very natural looking setup.

ck

[doppelbanddwarf]

Wow looks like a piece of the Amazon right in your house. Love the look of your tank.

[iwishweallcouldwin]

Boy oh boy, that's my dream setup! Nice!

[fishking]

Nice setup..!!!..

If you want to keep the fries, then it is best to separate out the eggs.
last time I used a normal air tube to suck out the eggs while they were on leaves or on pipes in community tanks. Or you wait till the eggs hatch out and then use the tube to suck them out.

[Toshika]

nice setup indeed....

[quix]

Thanks guys for the comments and advice. Think I may leave it for now. My spare tank is now full of wild hero cichlid fries. Already have my hands full taking care of the babies.

[ccs]

Very cool tank

[yorky]

I thought it was a Rio Negro underwater picture.. hehe

Quix, solid scape.
By the way, what brand of sand you using?

[quix]

Yorky...the sand is no-brand fine sand available in C328 and also Y618.

[trident]

Jay,
very cool. Love your setup
Maybe can post some photos of the Hero's fries

[SCOPE]

nice scalares! where did you get those guys?

[quix]

I got mine from Tiong Bahru, swept away the last remaining 5.

[baby_lucky]

nice set-up and angels.

[Jungle-mania]

Normally I would say something about a tank with no plants, but this time I am out. Great setup.

[YiDaLi]

Wow~ Nicely done biotope style set up!

[luenny]

Is this that tank in your room? What happen to the big monsters (aka. plecos)?

[quix]

Thanks all again for the nice comments. Luenny, this is my 4ft in the living room. The big plecos are still inside the 6ft in my room.