scott_to4 Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Ok so ive had a trio of BN for about 6-8 weeks. Just have them in a 2fter with a small HOB filter. No driftwood in the tank just 2 pieces of PVC, and a basic ornament. I decided to make my self one of those terracotta pot cut in half breeding caves... 2 days later i have my male in there fanning away a nice size clutch of eggs. I was so excited when i found them, these are the first fish ive ever had breed for me, my GF thinks ive gone nuts, LOL. So what do i do from here, how long till they are fry and how long till i need to feed them, do they have any special requirements? thanks in advance. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdog013 Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Hi Mate, just do a search on this forum, there are heaps of strings based around BN fry rearing. Its awesome having breeders GLHF. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricyellowz Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Good job!! YOu really only need to feed them when their egg sacks disapear. Feed them cucumber/zucinini and be sure to take out the scraps. As said before search the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshes Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Good job!! YOu really only need to feed them when their egg sacks disapear. Feed them cucumber/zucinini and be sure to take out the scraps. As said before search the forum. I would imagine fry would be too small to eat zucinni ? Normally i wait until the egg sacks are gone and then You can feed them liquid fry food or crushed fry food, if the tank is a planted tank you dont need to feed them anything for a few days or just sparingly as they live off the micro organisms in the tank. In saying the above, i have never raised BN but thousands and thousands of african and american cichlids so maybe they will eat zucinni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_to4 Posted July 25, 2007 Author Share Posted July 25, 2007 LOL hey all i went into the garage to check on my male and his eggs this morning....NOW THERE ARE TWO CLUTCHES OF EGGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The other female must have got in there with him. What a great little trio!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0oks Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Congratulations Feels good once your fish start breeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattnshez Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 congrats mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_to4 Posted July 27, 2007 Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 i think i tryed to look in there too much cos the little bugger kicked em all out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleV Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 well in mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdog013 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 hi five me, I have some BN breeding at the moment too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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