Petricola and Ocellatus??

Southcoaster · Post by **Southcoaster** » 10 Mar 2004, 09:48

My female Ocellatus has completely vanished, she was protecting fry and now only a few fry and the male Ocellatus remain.There is absolutely no sign of her and she would never abandon her brood.

My 5 Petricola are only 1.5" so are obviously not big enough to cause any real damage but could they have anything to do with it?

Chrysichthys · Post by **Chrysichthys** » 10 Mar 2004, 12:07

I think it's highly unlikely.

Southcoaster · Post by **Southcoaster** » 10 Mar 2004, 12:49

I thought so as well, I haven't kept Synos for long so just wondered, I fully expected them to take some fry I just wondered if they had any defence mechanisms except for speed to keep angry cichlids at bay.

Maybe she has just passed away in the rocks.

thanks for the reply

Post by **Birger** » 11 Mar 2004, 01:15

I let my Mouthbrooders drop their babies in the same tank with adult Petricola's, I never worry about them, If you are using shells that are not sized right sometimes the cichlids go to far in and get stuck.