foai Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 I have some Cyprochromis leptosoma Malasa which have just started breeding. I have a couple of questions: what is the usual period the female holds them in her mouth before the fry can be safely removed; and how many fry are there usually in a "mouthful". It appears to me from my limited observation that the answer to the latter question is about 4 fry which seems quite low to me. Cheers David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkesg Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Hey David, The normal holding period is around 21 days and will vary slightly depending on water temperature. I find the cyp's usually have around 8-12 fry per mouthful when more mature. The younger females will have 4-6 as you stated. I have had the odd occassion where a female has had up to 20 fry. HTH Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannat Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 in addition to the information grant has given you; i have mine in a species only tank and theyve populated the tank 8fold. i just leave them to release naturally and i dont suffer any losses.i got a school of them going. 1cm fry grow beside their 6 cm siblings and adults no injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foai Posted May 26, 2005 Author Share Posted May 26, 2005 Thanks guys. I have them in with some juvenile cyathopharynx foai. Do you think they would be safe? I am inclined to let this one just spit out the fry and see how they go. My bigger concern is that they would get sucke into the powerhead or my eheim. DMJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannat Posted May 26, 2005 Share Posted May 26, 2005 havent had foai of any good size but id guess they might eat them. maybe be safer to wait almost 3 weeks and strip then.mine spit fry pretty easy when netted so if i touch them early they might spit eggs. had a femele or 2 in frysavers they jumped out without a lid.but then i put the lid on the ice cream frysaver and fry success survival. as i said i dont need to bother with strip or fry saving now.free swimming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trofius Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 Agree wait about 16days then strip her or catch her and move her to another tank, (what i do) or a BIG fry saver, if you catch her after 3 weeks or 20 day mark there is tendancy for them to spit the fry. Also the foai will eat anything that looks like it could be food, strange fish they can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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