So my fh & Texas eggs have or are about to hatch..i know they were fertilized because lastnight i noticed the black dot on all of them except a few..today she moved them from the slate rock and keeps checking around the edges of it so i know she hid them in the gravel around it(i was told to place the slate so it wont quite touch the glass on the two sides for that purpose) so i made a filter sleeve out of a fishing net and a rubber band so the fry wouldnt get sucked up..Finally my question is lol that when i made the filter sleeve a lot of particles from the filter went in the tank..did i put the fry at risk or is that still considered healthy bacteria? Also im new to the site so dont know if i can or how to post pics & vids yet using my cell phone. Also i have a few more questions cause i really need help. This is my first couple thats had eggs fertilized and i want to get it right..the results I've seen of those two mating make beautiful fish..somebody please help!
Flower horn and Texas breeding
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The filter should grab the rest of the floating particles or you can just vacuum the bottom, I'm guessing it back flowed into the tank when you unplugged it? Keep up on water changes if you are worried. The guard you made is a good idea if you have a strong filter. You should be able to pull the net off and clean it too if big stuff gets stuck and ruins the filter's flow. In the future if you wanted to you could put a prefilter sponge on there or make a small fry tank with only sponge filters. That's what I do on my guppy tank and it has saved a ton of fry. Most of my convict and salvini fry are just fine though even without the guards on the big tanks, they seem to be able to avoid the strongest flows.
As far as the fry go, once they hatch they will be wigglers stuck to a rock or something for about 3-5 days, and will be moved around by the parents (probably the mama). Then they will start swimming. They will eat microorganisms like algae, and the slime coats of the parents at that stage. You can feed them something like daphnia while they are teensy. Then eventually when you think they have gotten big enough you can use powdered normal food to save money. Just put it in a baggie and smack it with a hammer, it works pretty good haha. Hikari has a specific fry food called first bites too, although I haven't tried using it yet. You should aim to feed them a small amount at least 3x a day once they are getting bigger. They will grow pretty quick with plenty of food and water changes.
As far as an overabundance of babies, I would let nature sort it out, that way you have the strongest and healthiest offspring. You should probably also watch out for any defects (curved spines or other problems), in that case you should cull the fish before they can breed or if they are really suffering. Fry make great nutritious snacks for any other tankmates or other fish you keep, I would do it that way.
Hope that helps. Oh and to post videos I think you need a few more posts. There should be a thing where you can upload media at the top of where you make a post.
As far as the fry go, once they hatch they will be wigglers stuck to a rock or something for about 3-5 days, and will be moved around by the parents (probably the mama). Then they will start swimming. They will eat microorganisms like algae, and the slime coats of the parents at that stage. You can feed them something like daphnia while they are teensy. Then eventually when you think they have gotten big enough you can use powdered normal food to save money. Just put it in a baggie and smack it with a hammer, it works pretty good haha. Hikari has a specific fry food called first bites too, although I haven't tried using it yet. You should aim to feed them a small amount at least 3x a day once they are getting bigger. They will grow pretty quick with plenty of food and water changes.
As far as an overabundance of babies, I would let nature sort it out, that way you have the strongest and healthiest offspring. You should probably also watch out for any defects (curved spines or other problems), in that case you should cull the fish before they can breed or if they are really suffering. Fry make great nutritious snacks for any other tankmates or other fish you keep, I would do it that way.
Hope that helps. Oh and to post videos I think you need a few more posts. There should be a thing where you can upload media at the top of where you make a post.
Ok thanks the filter cleared it right back up, i see the eggs are stuck to the side of the slate rock but i cant see anything wiggling even though the parents still peek around it but dont seem to guard as much. I hope they moved them and not ate em, i guess ill just have to be patient. I want to put a tank divider up but im having a hard time finding the right size so ill take your advice and let nature take its course..i set another tank up that i had and moved 5 of my bigger fish that was the most threat(pictus cat, red devil, lab, jd, jewel) its a 45 high and didnt want to crowd it too bad cause i was scared to move the babies and parents..besides them i still have a hujeta gar, a small green terror and auratusThe filter should grab the rest of the floating particles or you can just vacuum the bottom, I'm guessing it back flowed into the tank when you unplugged it? Keep up on water changes if you are worried. The guard you made is a good idea if you have a strong filter. You should be able to pull the net off and clean it too if big stuff gets stuck and ruins the filter's flow. In the future if you wanted to you could put a prefilter sponge on there or make a small fry tank with only sponge filters. That's what I do on my guppy tank and it has saved a ton of fry. Most of my convict and salvini fry are just fine though even without the guards on the big tanks, they seem to be able to avoid the strongest flows.
As far as the fry go, once they hatch they will be wigglers stuck to a rock or something for about 3-5 days, and will be moved around by the parents (probably the mama). Then they will start swimming. They will eat microorganisms like algae, and the slime coats of the parents at that stage. You can feed them something like daphnia while they are teensy. Then eventually when you think they have gotten big enough you can use powdered normal food to save money. Just put it in a baggie and smack it with a hammer, it works pretty good haha. Hikari has a specific fry food called first bites too, although I haven't tried using it yet. You should aim to feed them a small amount at least 3x a day once they are getting bigger. They will grow pretty quick with plenty of food and water changes.
As far as an overabundance of babies, I would let nature sort it out, that way you have the strongest and healthiest offspring. You should probably also watch out for any defects (curved spines or other problems), in that case you should cull the fish before they can breed or if they are really suffering. Fry make great nutritious snacks for any other tankmates or other fish you keep, I would do it that way.
Hope that helps. Oh and to post videos I think you need a few more posts. There should be a thing where you can upload media at the top of where you make a post.
Well its been a few days since i posted last and i dont see any signs of wigglers or anything..i think i might have spooked them when i moved the other fish and the eggs got ate by the parents..hopefully im wrong and they just got moved but i dont see the parent protecting any specific area..disappointed but atleast i know i got a breeding pair..i need more advice on what not to do the next time they show breeding activities
Well ive finally got free swimmers from flowerhorn and texas after the second batch of eggs and im very excited! The only thing in the tank are the parents and fry..both are still taking good care of them so my question is will i need to take the parents out or will they be fine..the father seems to be more over protective than the mother at this point..still trying to post a video if someone can help
