brendon Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 I just milked my maingano thats only about 4 mabye 5 cm and she was holding just over 16 fry , i was amazed becuase it didnt look like her mouth was heaps full but the fry just kept coming and when we put her back into the tank she still had a couple of babies in her mouth. And the best thing is that i gove the babies some crushed flake and they already swim to the top and eat it , i was amazed how quick the babies catch on and the mother will be happy to eat some food after 21 or so days carring babies lol cheers for reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyr Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 good work mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdog013 Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 they are orny lil devils arent they I have 3 females holding who are about 4-5 cm. congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 well done Frenchy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbin4 Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 After 21+ days those fry would be pleased to be out. Got a good female there. Was she in a tank by herself or did you have her by herself before stripping. Did you get the last couple of fry or did she spit them??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendon Posted August 6, 2007 Author Share Posted August 6, 2007 I had put her into a large fry saver afta attemping to strip her and the babies being to small and fragile , i got three little ones out with the egg sack still on them , but after awhile she picked them back up , she was in my main display tank with many other mbuna , and now she is back in with the other fish , but she still has a few babies in her mouth and still wont eat , so hopefully she will spit em out cause she would be starving , i have about 5 maingano and from what i can tell she is the only female , so i need a couple more females to take the stress off her , i got about 10 or more fry of her, and a few didnt make it , but its a start and espicially for her first time the fry are all well and should grow up to be good quality fish cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auratus Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 i just brought some maingano and i think one of the females has fry in it mouth so how did you get her to spit then out she is looking very skinny and her mouth is huge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendon Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 my female just kept holding her young , i ended up milking her , but she got really skinny its like she didnt want to spit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleV Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 well done mate good luck with the bubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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