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plpp
09-29-2005, 1:54 AM
I have a 55gal tank with a mix of cichlids in it and one day when i changed the look of the tank a found a baby. We though that was cool but three months laterwe have 25 babys in the tank all different sizes. How do i stop them from mateing.

DeLgAdO
09-29-2005, 1:55 AM
use a divider to seperate the boys from the girls, or put them in seperate tanks.

managuense-fury
09-29-2005, 3:20 AM
I have a 55gal tank with a mix of cichlids in it and one day when i changed the look of the tank a found a baby. We though that was cool but three months laterwe have 25 babys in the tank all different sizes. How do i stop them from mateing.
give away the pair or one of them

fsc46
09-29-2005, 10:02 AM
eat the female, ask CM about it!

Peanut_Power
09-29-2005, 2:29 PM
Take a few contraceptive pills and dissolve them into the water....works everytime...

CichlidKid
02-01-2006, 11:01 AM
Don't stop the love making, dim the lights put some Marvin *** on and let the magic happen :clap . My advice is abort them just look for eggs and suck them out, or let the other fish in the tank eat the babies. Too many eggs and babies in a tank is no good, babies die and cause allot of problems, and also eggs get fungi and such.

grenade3
02-02-2006, 12:10 AM
if they are a desireable or rare species then take them to a LFS they usualy will take them from you, people come into my work and i take them all the time and have no problem selling them for next to nothing. keep the babys coming if you can do this and someone wants them. but i would say you could also get a clown loach. i keep a discus tank for display with my boss and the loaches always eat the discus eggs. i dont know how big your tank it but if it is big enough throw a loach in there. thats always helps us.

scott g
03-03-2006, 5:39 PM
What's wrong with babies? Some end up getting big and naturally restocking the tank and some end up fish food.

rook45
03-03-2006, 7:56 PM
Take a few contraceptive pills and dissolve them into the water....works everytime...
are u serious?