Convict Breeding Questions

[bassguy]

Great Idea!!! great info thanks!




"recycle" an old water bottle. Pour a small amount of whatever flake food you have on hand into it, add some tank water, and shake it up. Pour it through a piece of tubing. (CPVC water pipe works well... 1/2" is dirt cheap and easy to cut) Pour more tank water on top of that into the tube, and you can put a cloud of food right on the fry. (It's worked for 10+ generations of fry at this point. I'm sure they'd love bbs and first bites... But this works, and it's on hand. My fry get beefheart, shrimp, pellet, flake, and feeders by accident.... They don't really seem to care. [/QUOTE]

 

[eball2k]

Lot's of good info, thanks!

They just hatched yesterday, now there are about 100 little eggs with tails. When can I expect them to start swimming.

I think I will put a stocking around the intake so I don't suck up any swimmers.

The mom is not looking good though. She hasn't been moving much, and they are both very skittish. The male is the one guarding the fry.

Thanks again!

I'm pretty excited.

 

[bassguy]

ive already had 3 batches and what i feed mine was first bites for about 3 weeks and then i started to crush pellets soon after i also feed them brine shrimp ass for the parents i had to remove them cuz the male was tormenting the female and she was not allowed to come near the fry so i put both of them in a new tank and it was love at first site all over again cons are ussaly

He said ass!!!