the only thing I am thnking about with the 55 is when it comes time to get the feeders out i think it will be harder to catch all of them in the 55 gallaon tank and not disturb the egg that they parents have layed. And if you have 2-3 sets of parents in that 55 you may potenionally up set the spawnig of a fewe more sets when you go to catch them. My plan is to keep the parents in 10g tanks so that when i go to get the fry out there is not much room to run. I have a net that is 10'' wide and 6'' tall so it should be fairly easy with that.ANIMALHOUSE;2153956; said:
Help me set up a breeding system for convicts
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Don't use a net to net the fry out!!! Just use your gravel vac to siphon them into another tank there is no need to remove the parents.
Well it is just that a plan for now. lol ----------i am currently try to design a rack to place all these tanks in so i can have a assembly line going. I have a pair of adults in a 10g tank that i got from a lfs member for free, tank and all. And they are digging around the plant pot quite often so i am currently cycling the 20g atnk just to get ready. But I am going to hopefully have the rack built and every tank cycling before i need them. Hopefully.
Well i was not going to remove the parents cause i had planned to leave the fry in the tank with them until they laid the next set of eggs. And at that point i was going to remove them to the next tank. i will try the syphon method, but i think I will probably have removed all the water before ican catch 100+ fry with it.I<3fish;2158617; said:
Just a small update ---I got a pair from a freind that was tired of dealing with the fry and stuck them in one of the 10's. I was not ready for any action just yet so i did not run a heater or give them any place to lay eggs. And that was 6 days ago. I came home today and as I was feeding them i noticed a patch of what looked like moss on the gravel, so i got down on the floor where the tank is and well i have wigglers now. i would guess around 100-125. i never even seen the eggs. they did not clear a spot out or anything. I guess this is why they call them the rats of the fish world.-------------So i will be completing the rack to hold all these tanks this weekend and gert them up and cycling for when the get frisky again.--------i will post some pics of the ghetto rack soon.
kydsexy;2154158; said:
just wanted to make sure u guys know that too much algae isn't good for fish as it cuts off their oxygen supply...
Well i have the rack for the tanks mostly done i just have to wire a plug up where i want the rack at and move the other 2 tanks over. I am also going to build a small rack between the 29 and 55 for all the chemicals and food and air pump etc. There is also i few pics of my little diy intank sump filter.lol Let me know what you think.
I would suggest using screws in lieu of nails. You will get a better hold. I would watch those nail in case they start to pull out.
If those are screws and I couldn't see, just ignore me.
If those are screws and I couldn't see, just ignore me.
