fishie4me Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 heyz guysi got a female holding atm, i removed her into her own tank, but the problem is that she got stressed due to big impact on the tank, ( children), she has spit the eges out, there were 40 of then, she then gathers 20 of them back into her mouth an dthe other 20 is left there, what should i do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazimbwe Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 In future you should let her hold a little longer B4 seperating her...this will eliminate the problem you have experienced.Not much to do...she will either pick em up or leave em.That leaves you with a choice, do you wanna try to incubate the dropped eggs or just let it go?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishie4me Posted December 9, 2003 Author Share Posted December 9, 2003 incubate?what you mean by that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazimbwe Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 You can incubate Fish-eggs, just like all eggs, by providing the correct conditions.Have a look at the SCP home page and check the DIY stuff for a egg-tumbler and do a google serch on Fish egg incubation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishie4me Posted December 9, 2003 Author Share Posted December 9, 2003 heyz man can you give me the link to the SCP page plz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazimbwe Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Here is the link to the tumbler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishie4me Posted December 9, 2003 Author Share Posted December 9, 2003 thx man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaZ Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 the scp page iswww.sydneycichlid.comWe should all have this page bookmarked, and not the forums as the forums address can change without warning.On the front page you will find links to the diy section, the galleries, the faq, and lots of other useful information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishie4me Posted December 9, 2003 Author Share Posted December 9, 2003 thx baz, and i'll keep dat in mind, bookmarking all the neccassary sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishie4me Posted December 9, 2003 Author Share Posted December 9, 2003 well shes been a good girl last night and picked up all her eggs, how ever, whatshould i do , like put her back in the main tank or leave he in her own tank as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Leave her where she is if you can. Let her stay there till she releases her fry and then move her back to the main tank once she has had a few feeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishie4me Posted December 9, 2003 Author Share Posted December 9, 2003 well thx ben i'll do as you say leave her until she release the fry and then move her back in the main tank.1 more question, has the egg been fertilized before she carries them? or do i need to put the male in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Normally the eggs would have been fertilized as they were spawning. If you interrupted the spawning process you may loose quite a few but you should get some. Leave her and see how she goes. When did they spawn? Did you see them spawn or did you just find her with a mouthful one day?What Maz has said, IMO, is the right way to do it. Leave her for about 2 weeks and then put her in her own tank. If she spits while you move her at lease you will have eggs with heads and tails. If she doesn't then she should only be in there for a week till she releases. Remember once you see her release or at three weeks it is time to start feeding both her and the fry small amounts or remove the excess food which isn’t eaten. You will be best to feed the fry crushed flake, baby brine shrimp, micro worms etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gutty Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 D'oh........too slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Sorry Gutty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishie4me Posted December 9, 2003 Author Share Posted December 9, 2003 welli derno what happened i checked her this morning and her mouth was like pretty flati think she ate some of the eggs due to inexperience because this is her first time carrying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gutty Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Sorry Gutty. Don't be so silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gutty Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 welli derno what happened i checked her this morning and her mouth was like pretty flati think she ate some of the eggs due to inexperience because this is her first time carrying. Don't worry about it. My Aulonocara stuartgranti - Chiwindis spawned recently, i let the female hold in the main tank for 2.5-3 weeks. I had to move my main tank on monday due to an unlevel floor. I figured i'd wait until i moved my tank to get her out as all rockwork had to be removed for the tank move anyway.Well i get home monday and of course her mouth was empty yet it was full the day before.................craP happens. : It was her first mouthful, i'm sure she'll do better next time.They'll breed again. All in good time.LataMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 This does happen. Most people experience the disappointment on the first few mouthfuls disappearing over night. After a few spawns they normally get the hang of it and away you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishie4me Posted December 9, 2003 Author Share Posted December 9, 2003 yeh thx for the encourangement guys really appreciate it and yeh hope she gets the hang of it and do better next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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