[Stefanie Rick]

Yes, that’s what I thought, Helene. But I think it’s him who eats the eggs. Remember my posts concerning the first clutch of this pair which suddenly vanished.
The tanks are very densely grown, I always care for a patch of java moss or Lomariopsis covering the cave so that very young fry can immediately hide when they leave the cave. I don’t think that even the hungriest female would be able to catch absolutely all of their fry. She would have to hang around the entrance of the cave to get them all – and she is not allowed to do this, the male won’t let her stay near the cave. Remember my thread about my quindecim female eating her fry ………. their tank is bigger with more open space – and not even then she is able to get all young fish, there are still enough of them growing to adults.
I suppose that the nagyi male eats the eggs (or the freshly hatched young still hanging in the cave) and now and then misses one egg or larva. That was the Yeti’s chance………… 😉