Finally got wigglers

[Tigerfish908]

My convicts finally bred, and I have wigglers now. There's only about 15-20. The cons are still small tho and this is the first batch, so i figured that was ok?
Is there anyhting I should do in particular? Should I put a stocking over the filter intake? Or will the female keep them away from it? Right now she keeps putting them in her mouth and spitting them back into a pile.
Is it still ok to do a wc? I will keep the vac away from the fry..
I think the last time she laid eggs, after i did a wc the eggs were gone, and I didnt suck any of them up..They were gone the next day.
I dnt want to lose this batch.

Any suggestions?

 

[nerksa7]

For the filter, I used one of the sponge filter things for a power filter, and I just cut a hole in it and put it over my filter intake that hangs down into the aquarium. I don't think I've lost any fry to that. Hope that helps!

 

[woofy]

If she was a first time mom last time she might have fraked out and not known what to do but eat the babies. They take practice The mom wont let thm go away from her, how big are the parents? 15-20 sounds about right there might be more than u think but they are hidden in the gravel.

 

[hairdog]

how big your tank i had mine breed in a 44 with filter pick up pretty high up in the tank. also had other fish in the tank so the parent kept them at the bottom so no need for a sponge. now i cant get them not to breed. my last batch got close to ahundred so if anybody wants some. heres mom dad and few babies

 

[zebraplec]

nice job, can't wait till mine breed