OP
OP
I'm glad I moved this back into Tropical discussion. This is more about a new event than African cichlids. As you all know, most of the info we read about when looking at a new species is "breeding", "sexing", etc. So, an old mod has to learn new tricks.
It's quite possible that I missed a few days of the fry but certainly not too much. My daughter and I have 'rediscovered' fishkeeping. That is, at the ripe old age of 8, she is now taking an interest in the tank that has been in her house for all this time. She picks the fish. Dad checks the compatibility. I DO admit that I tend to lean towards overstocking.
I read up and all the above is correct re: foods. I have been also adding frozen daphnia and the fry seem to love it. I have to pick up bbs today. I also crush up flake into a powder. Fry seem to love the java moss which is trying to take over my tank.
So far, "Marlee and Foodling" (my daughter's names), are diligently guarding the fry. Great action to watch. They hover over them as they move like a carpet from place to place. As discussed elsewhere, my fish, indeed, are mostly located on the left side of the tank. Kribs on the right. They are aggressively protecting but not attacking from what I can see. I have a piece of overturned bogwood on that side and I think that is now staked out as home and breeding. Overall, you'd laugh, but this is exciting and I find myself, like in the beginning, checking the tank out all the time.
Supposedly, once bred, the kribs will repeat in 2-3 months. YIKES. SH
It's quite possible that I missed a few days of the fry but certainly not too much. My daughter and I have 'rediscovered' fishkeeping. That is, at the ripe old age of 8, she is now taking an interest in the tank that has been in her house for all this time. She picks the fish. Dad checks the compatibility. I DO admit that I tend to lean towards overstocking.
I read up and all the above is correct re: foods. I have been also adding frozen daphnia and the fry seem to love it. I have to pick up bbs today. I also crush up flake into a powder. Fry seem to love the java moss which is trying to take over my tank.
So far, "Marlee and Foodling" (my daughter's names), are diligently guarding the fry. Great action to watch. They hover over them as they move like a carpet from place to place. As discussed elsewhere, my fish, indeed, are mostly located on the left side of the tank. Kribs on the right. They are aggressively protecting but not attacking from what I can see. I have a piece of overturned bogwood on that side and I think that is now staked out as home and breeding. Overall, you'd laugh, but this is exciting and I find myself, like in the beginning, checking the tank out all the time.
Supposedly, once bred, the kribs will repeat in 2-3 months. YIKES. SH
Sometimes it just takes a special event to be reinvigorated with the hobby. For me, it was the purchase of a RO/DI unit which finally allowed me to realize my long term dream to keep SW. Well, you remember! I've been lurking in Marine section, admiring the tanks, for years, I just didn't want to with with just tap. I'd spend hours just staring at the SW part of the LFS and I loved it, but I wasn't going to buy water from them. I wanted to make my own water. Planted tanks were a struggle to do in Miami and ultimately frustrating because of a lack of supplies and quality stock, Marine tanks are a piece of cake. 
And yes, expect a second batch of fry soon. 
I'm so jealous, makes me miss my kribs terribly. You can either go live or frozen for the bbs, Petsmart sells them frozen. I'd get lazy and one can't hatch all the time, especially with a busy work schedule. Though it'd be an awesome project for your daughter. More than likely there are critters living in the java moss for them to eat, so don't remove it. 
I love that film! 
