Todd Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 So i woke up this morning, and after wishing everyone a merry christmas i went to check on my tank. i looked over it, and noticed that my julis had spawned. bit of a coincidence that they became free swimming for me to notice on christmas morning So what should i do with them? this is the julis first spawn (and the tank as a whole's), so i don't know if i should put them into a fry saver or leave them with the parents. i would like to grow them out a bit over the holidays, but don't know if taking them away will break the pair up. the parents are doing a fine job of keeping the tret who is the most interested in them away, so i don't know if its necessary...?i have been feeding them frozen bbs squirted into the crevice that they are in, and will start with crushed pellet once they are a wee bit bigger.so what should i do?Thanks and merry christmas,Todd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanke Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 hiwell that is good for ubut now what is in with themand how big of a tank is ityanke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted December 25, 2011 Author Share Posted December 25, 2011 oh, forgot to add all that.its a 6x2x2 set up with two rockpiles either endin the tank is8 Cyprichromis leptosoma 'Kigoma'2 juv. white calvus2 leleupi1 tret1 juv. Eretmodus cyanosticus 'Kapampa''and the pair of j. marlieri in question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Congratulation on the spawn.The Julies are normally great parents and will guard the fry but once they become free swimming and move away from the spawning site they will be prone to predation from other tank mates, in particular the Tret and Calvus. If this is their first spawn I would let them raise them for a while and then remove some fry once they are larger. Other may have other opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted December 25, 2011 Author Share Posted December 25, 2011 yeah i was thinking it would be better to let this spawn run its course so the parents can figure everything out early.whats the average size of a juli spawn? i wouldn't say i have much over 15-20, but i can't see them all entirely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Once they get into the swing of things you should get between 50-100 per spawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucem Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 If there are plenty of areas for the fry to hide, you'll probably find that a lot survive.Good luck and enjoy watching your christmas present! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 that sure is a merry Xmas for youToddLet them have the spawn to care for and with enough substratesome fry should grow past predation and increase your groupenjoy the spawn care they will show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 I think they might have had another spawn. there seems to be more in the group, and they look smaller than the rest. i am running low on frozen bbs, so i will take some of the larger ones out and put them into a fry saver and feed them crushed pellets so the smaller ones can have the remaining bbs. all my local fish stores are out of frozen bbs, and won't be getting any for two weeks. what should i do until then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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