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cichlidsguy
07-02-2008, 10:12 PM
:welcome:My Red Zebra and I dont know whter or not its a Melanochromis johannii or a Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos....anyway these two are holding.I dont know how long exactly,my guess is maybe 8 days.:cheers:
how long do i have to wait till i can strip the eggs out their mouth?what do i have to do exactly?Any advice would help.:help2:
:popcorn:This is my first time having african cichlids and have no knowledge of them breed.:feedback:
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tydus
07-02-2008, 10:22 PM
I usually wait 3 weeks till I strip them, by then the babies should already have their yolk sacs. How big are your females and do you have an egg tumbler. When I strip my females, I tumble the fry to make sure they get enough oxygen. Here are a couple of great articles. Should help a lot. Good read. :)
http://cichlidforum.com/articles/stripping.php
http://cichlidforum.com/articles/tumbling_eggs.php
http://cichlidforum.com/articles/stripping_fry.php
http://cichlidforum.com/articles/raising_fry.php
cichlidsguy
07-02-2008, 10:26 PM
I do not have an egg tumbler,my cichlids are probably about 3-3.5,Just a guess
cichlidsguy
07-02-2008, 10:56 PM
CHOP?Chop what?
mike dunagan
07-02-2008, 11:09 PM
why stripe?
cichlidsguy
07-02-2008, 11:25 PM
well theres a lot of other cichlids in my 55g i was thinking i could put the babies in my 20g....whats your advice
gomezladdams
07-02-2008, 11:44 PM
If you dont have a tumbler strip them in week 3.Or you could put one of the females in the 20l and let her spit when she is ready.Its cool to watch her care for them,when she has a tank to herself,she will let them out and take them back in.
tydus
07-02-2008, 11:52 PM
:iagree:
cichlidsguy
07-03-2008, 12:17 AM
well that seems cool,you think i can put both the females in the 20 gallon??
tydus
07-03-2008, 12:32 AM
Probably, what are the dimensions? They can get aggressive towrds eachother though. I say give it a try.
cichlidsguy
07-03-2008, 12:41 AM
its a 20g long so yea thats all i can say,.WOuld i need any substrate?last time i used sand and it messed up my tafilter only because the height of it all.so i was thinking of just keeping it empty with nothing but decorations like caves....
Absolutely, that should be fine. Go ahead and do it then. All should be good for you. Good luck.
mike dunagan
07-03-2008, 10:23 PM
Great advice so far! Also remember if one female becomes too aggressive stripe her and move her out.
tydus
07-03-2008, 10:27 PM
Yep totally agree with Mike. You wouldn't want a female swallowing her babies due to aggression and get hurt.