do malwi cichlids protct there fry

[fishy frenzy]

do malwi cichlids protct there fry so that they do not get eaten or are they eaten by there parents like livebearers?

any other infomation would be helpfull

 

[thecichlidaddict]

A mother won't eat their own young the way livebearers do, but they don't protect them either. Any other fish in the tank, including the father, would gladly eat them.

 

[fishy frenzy]

ok so if my malawis gave birth do you put them in trap like guppys ECT

 

[thecichlidaddict]

You can use a breeding trap temporarily, but you will need something much bigger if you actually want to raise the fry. Set up a fry tank and you can place the mother into that as well. Since the mother herself won't eat her fry, you don't need a 'trap', you just need her secluded from the other fish. Once she spits (releases the fry) you can put her back into the main tank at any time.

 

[fishy frenzy]

thanka alot very use full