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Joined: 30 Nov 2007 Posts: 53 Location: W. Bridgewater MASS
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:50 am Post subject: removing fry
Hey guys, wondering if any one has any trick on removing 1/2" fry from there parents tank. Ive tried to siphon them but they swam right out. I tried to net them for about 1 hour but I only got about 5 fry with that method. The only thing that I found to work is leaveing a few nets in the tank, they seemed to like to hide in the nets so I got about half of them out.
The reason Im removing them is that the female layed a bunch more eggs and the male seems quite mad, never seen him so aggressive or so colorful. He was a bright gold/yellow with blueish fins. The most beautiful cichlid Ive ever had, just hoping the pics come out good.
Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 344 Location: Columbus, Ohio
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:49 pm Post subject:
your trick seems good. the babies don't really know what a net is yet. the siphon works best for me just after they start to swarm. gl with then new batch :D
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Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:21 am Post subject: Re: removing fry
crypto wrote:
Hey guys, wondering if any one has any trick on removing 1/2" fry from there parents tank. Ive tried to siphon them but they swam right out. I tried to net them for about 1 hour but I only got about 5 fry with that method. The only thing that I found to work is leaveing a few nets in the tank, they seemed to like to hide in the nets so I got about half of them out.
The reason Im removing them is that the female layed a bunch more eggs and the male seems quite mad, never seen him so aggressive or so colorful. He was a bright gold/yellow with blueish fins. The most beautiful cichlid Ive ever had, just hoping the pics come out good.
thanks guys
Try using a larger diameter siphon hose.
Can't wait to see the pics ,he sounds awsome!
GL wit the next batch
Joined: 30 Nov 2007 Posts: 53 Location: W. Bridgewater MASS
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:33 am Post subject:
xblade wrote:
How things goin crypto?
Things are going quite well with the fry. Ive got about 90-110 in a 20g for now, the largest of the fry are close to 3/4".
I feed them about 8 times a day and do a 10-15% water change every morning.
Thanks for asking.
i just removed all my fry from there parents 30 gallon. that was fun................ NOT good luck rasing them.
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