When a male has a female trapped, is it advisible to do a water change as today is the time i normally do it?
Will it desterb them or not?
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- jerms55555
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You might want to wait what others say but when i did a large change (10-15gals) in a 60gal tank that is 75% filled, the male ate the eggs!! i dont know why??? maybe the temp dropped too low and he felt like they might not survive! So now i only add a very few gals of water with the same temp while he is in there with the female or guarding eggs!
I continue with water changes even when my males have eggs or fry and to date they have been alright with that. However I would personally avoid large water changes as this could disturb them too much. I reduce water changes to 5% daily when a male is sitting on eggs and gently trickle replacement water into the tank.
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