Christmas Babies

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This is my first time ever having offspring in my tank! I came home this evening from a 2 day trip, went upstairs to feed my fish and I noticed babies at the base of my driftwood. My wife and I counted 6 total we believe?

I have included a link of my last post to give you an idea of the fish I have. I have some questions if anyone could help me?

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=103379

1. My albino peacock is the only fish I have that I have noticed quit eating recently. On Christmas day the fish began eating again. That is why I believe that the albino is the mother. Is that more than likely correct?

2. We have counted 6 total? I'm curious to know if that is a normal number of frey?

3. Now what do I do? I want them to survive and I've heard that some of them will reach maturity? By looking at the tank and the tenants, I can't image any of them will survive. Please advise on how to help them survive?

I will post pictures up this week, they are still too small to photo.

Thanks,
 
So if you leave them in the tank yes the likely will be eaten. (Sorry hit submit too soon.)

Now if she wasn't eating for a while, often it can be up to a month. Then that is likely the mother.

Also with all the fish in there you have no clue who the father was so you couldn't sell them as anything other then hybrids.

But it is fun.

If you keep the female in there as the months go one some will keep on living... Trust me I have way too many yellow labs now because for some reason they keep on living.

Also for first batches I have seen anywhere from ~5-~45. It will eventually get to be ~30 fry when she is full grown, and doesn't eat them by accident.
 
I really need more than that for an Idea of parents... If you had more rock I would think so will survive... In my 135 I found two baby salousi. I have a crap ton of larger predatory fish and they do fine...just give places to hid. I am sure there was once more, but you get the idea...

what do the babies look like...
 
Thanks for the information...

I think the babies looks white (they are also fairly transparent at this stage too,) my wife thinks that they look orange. I'm so new to this that I'm not sure who can even breed with who in there? I'm researching the process now to better understand who is most likely the father.

My Residents,

1 yellow lab
2 red peacock
2 red zebra (i bought (2) one is very large and the other never grew?)
1 albino peacock
1 purple (some hybrid but looks like an acei cichlid without the colorful fins)
1 Placo
2 Silver Skats
3 Clown loaches

I would believe that is the larger red zebra but who knows?

Thanks,
 
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