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Advice please
I have a pair, just youngsters, they've managed to get a dozen babies swimming, they've also spawned twice since, this last spawn they've not bothered about too much (lost of fungus) and have been quite happy with the fry having a nibble, I'm in a dilemma.
I'm DESPERATE to give them a water change......
I've been attacked every time I've gone to feed the babies
Should I just bite the bullet and remove the fry and let them raise the next spawn in fresh water (this is what I'm thinking I should do!)
Interesting (to me anyway), they fry with mum and dad are swimming much better than the ones I pinched from a pair of serial munchers!
I'm still lost as to why I had 100s of fry last year and this year I'm struggling!!
I'm DESPERATE to give them a water change......
I've been attacked every time I've gone to feed the babies
Should I just bite the bullet and remove the fry and let them raise the next spawn in fresh water (this is what I'm thinking I should do!)
Interesting (to me anyway), they fry with mum and dad are swimming much better than the ones I pinched from a pair of serial munchers!
I'm still lost as to why I had 100s of fry last year and this year I'm struggling!!
bridgegirl99- Posts : 316
Join date : 2012-09-10
Location : Kent
Re: Advice please
1st question.
Have you been doing daily partial water changes of about 25% even before the eggs were laid. If not that could be the reason the parents are attacking you and why your getting fungi.
Have you been doing daily partial water changes of about 25% even before the eggs were laid. If not that could be the reason the parents are attacking you and why your getting fungi.
wildreddeer- Posts : 217
Join date : 2012-02-15
Age : 73
Location : Nairn, Scotland
Re: Advice please
I read somewhere parents spawn when with fry to feed the fry? I think ! lol
bridgegirl99- Posts : 316
Join date : 2012-09-10
Location : Kent
Re: Advice please
seem to have lost a reply, I was changing water regularly until they spawned, then I've left alone while they were wrigglers and now free swimmers, they fry are coming up 3 weeks and I'm desperate to do a water change, this is their first spawn that haven't been eaten, and they've spawned twice more since.
bridgegirl99- Posts : 316
Join date : 2012-09-10
Location : Kent
Re: Advice please
Generally I remove the parents when the fry are 2-3 weeks free swimming.
that's generally my experience too.they fry with mum and dad are swimming much better than the ones I pinched from a pair of serial munchers!
Pterophyllum- Posts : 1554
Join date : 2012-02-08
Location : Gloucestershire
Re: Advice please
OK I'll brave it tomorrow thanks
bridgegirl99- Posts : 316
Join date : 2012-09-10
Location : Kent
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