Oh Snap!!! How am I going to support these guys!?!
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Tongue33;2472054; said:
I have yet to try them with cichla fry. However it worked fine with 2 spawnings of Jag fry.
cichlid savage;2472856; said:
In my opinion this is completely different.... I would love to see someone succeed at this though!! That would be an awesome deal!! I believe farm bred or captive bred from captive bred will likely be the first to do so... I could be wrong.....
Mainly Cichla fry really don't like to live for more than a couple days in the beginning without LIVE food
And many don't even take that...Though Juan Tamad implements krill powder a week or two after they start eating live food to start training off.... Never really says if it works... But for the first couple weeks it has proven fatal; for every public internet Cichla breeding I have read, to feed non live from the gate.
When I posted this topic, I was doing things in between taking pictures. I had to help my wifey get things ready for Thanksgiving at the in-laws's house and getting ready for my trip down to Santa Ana (Socal). I was up late and distracted and went to sleep. Next morning I woke up to feed them and noticed that some of the eggs had been missing...FORGOT TO REMOVE THE D**M PLECO!!!!
So being rushed I just swooped the pleco out and moved it to the other side of the eggcrate and hoped for the best until I return. Got home today and noticed that some of the eggs had fallen onto the gravel and had white fuss over them. 
I don't know fellas, I don't think this batch is gonna make it. 
It sucked that this had to happen the day before Thanksgiving. I would have taken real good care of them too (would of sold my kidneys 
). Well at least I know that I have a female in the batch. I'll be more prepare when next Thanksgiving comes around (its a yearly thing for them right?).
So being rushed I just swooped the pleco out and moved it to the other side of the eggcrate and hoped for the best until I return. Got home today and noticed that some of the eggs had fallen onto the gravel and had white fuss over them. I don't know fellas, I don't think this batch is gonna make it. It sucked that this had to happen the day before Thanksgiving. I would have taken real good care of them too (would of sold my kidneys ). Well at least I know that I have a female in the batch. I'll be more prepare when next Thanksgiving comes around (its a yearly thing for them right?).If all of the eggs aren't covered in fuz (fungus) then you may be able to save them. Here is a copy/paste that may be helpful:
Egg fungus is very common. As a preventative, keeping developing eggs in a dilute (medium blue) methylene blue solution with aeration for a few days (remove before hatching is expected as methylene blue may harm fry) seems to work. Most often, unfertilized or injured eggs are attacked by fungus. If the parent cares for the eggs like many cichlids and the fathead minnow, then the parent in charge will remove these eggs. Otherwise, you must do it. Methylene blue can aid in the process. Those eggs taking on the blue dye are compromised (infertile or have holes in them) and need to be removed. Without the dye, remove any eggs that are clouded (white) or obviously fungused. Tweezers work well for attached eggs while glass or plastic pipets work well for free (scattered) eggs. If the fungus gets out of control (when methylene blue is not used), all viable (usually clear with small eyes forming; some species like some cories may have colored eggs) eggs should be removed to a fresh setup with water of similar temperature, pH, etc. Fry should be removed to separate quarters as well because young fry can die from the egg fungus.
Egg fungus is very common. As a preventative, keeping developing eggs in a dilute (medium blue) methylene blue solution with aeration for a few days (remove before hatching is expected as methylene blue may harm fry) seems to work. Most often, unfertilized or injured eggs are attacked by fungus. If the parent cares for the eggs like many cichlids and the fathead minnow, then the parent in charge will remove these eggs. Otherwise, you must do it. Methylene blue can aid in the process. Those eggs taking on the blue dye are compromised (infertile or have holes in them) and need to be removed. Without the dye, remove any eggs that are clouded (white) or obviously fungused. Tweezers work well for attached eggs while glass or plastic pipets work well for free (scattered) eggs. If the fungus gets out of control (when methylene blue is not used), all viable (usually clear with small eyes forming; some species like some cories may have colored eggs) eggs should be removed to a fresh setup with water of similar temperature, pH, etc. Fry should be removed to separate quarters as well because young fry can die from the egg fungus.
PeacockKeeper;2481924; said:When I posted this topic, I was doing things in between taking pictures. I had to help my wifey get things ready for Thanksgiving at the in-laws's house and getting ready for my trip down to Santa Ana (Socal). I was up late and distracted and went to sleep. Next morning I woke up to feed them and noticed that some of the eggs had been missing...FORGOT TO REMOVE THE D**M PLECO!!!!
i think they breed all year round.
