Con Crisis

[digital_run]

Ok...

I have a breeding pair of Cons. in a 29 gal tank. They had there first batch of fry about 2 weeks ago. I let them tend to there young for about a week and a half, and then started to remove the fry (feeders for my 65 gal). There are about 7 fry left. Now.....Today i was watching them and they seemed perfectly fine...i left the room for 10 mins. When i came back the male was flarin and the female was in the top corner with a nasty wound to her side...I thought she was done for....but i did a water change and she now seems to be ok...Wounds still there and looks bad...but she is still hovering around the fry....and rushing him when he comes close..

Did i do something wrong...should i have removed all the con fry at once..?

I did a water change because my conditioner has aloe vera...and hoped it would maybe help her a bit....any other ways....I'd hate to loose her... help!

 

[Ben]

i think hes preety annoyed that the fry are gone cuz cons are one of the most protective fish of there fry.

 

[cometcattle]

Treat it with Melafix.

 

[duendecillo]

maybe he just had a bad moment...
my female looked like that when she got home from the lfs, took a beating in the bag on the way...
but since then, they are just sooo sweet to eachother... and the wound has healed pretty fast.
I hope it stays that way, their first batch of fry is just becoming freeswimming as I'm typing this, very neat to see...
I'm gonna leave them in with the parents...

 

[EX-AmP]

when i breed cons, i take the pair to a 10 gallon and i let the father do his job. afterwards, i put him back into the main tank to let the female raise the young. if i find fry in the main tank i just syphon them out when they are free swimmers. you should put ur male in "timeout" which is usually a 5 gallon bucket with an air stone and preferably a heater. if you have livebearers and have a breeders trap, that will work too. gl

 

[digital_run]

Thnx for the replys.....He is still agressive towards her...im working on a breeding net...which ill use in my 65 gal. Should i take all the remaing fry out..?
Again thnx for the help...

p.s. Even though hes bein mean...shes putting up a fight..

 

[EX-AmP]

i wouldnt know about taking the rest out. it could furthermore fuel his anger or just erase it. the female is fighting a losing battle though. try getting a breeders net though as a temporary solution to isolate him when necessary

 

[Fishkiller]

Take them all out the sooner they are gone the sooner he can get over this.