Should I force?

[squidyboy0]

Ok, guys, this is the third time my African cichlid has been holding babies in her mouth. Should I force them do she doesn't swallow them again! If so, how should I do it.


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[runko]

force? you mean strip her?

2nd choices

number 1

put her in a 10 gallon with sponge filter and let her release them on her own around the third week

number 2

catch her and strip her... get a cotton qtip or the end of a pen lid and carefully hold her mouth open and dip her in and out of water until all eggs are stripped

 

[runko]

also on the number two kensfish makes a badass egg tumbler and its professional i highly rec it

 

[C L O W N K N I F E]

If you decide you're going to strip the fry from her, I would do so in a small container with a little water...all you need to do is hold onto the female with her head facing down into the water and use your finger or a Q-tip to open her mouth to release the fry

Or...you could put her into another tank thats already cycled and setup with just her in it and wait for her to spit them out and then put her back into your main tank

 

[cant009]

I would wait like 14 days from the day uou saw her holding eggs then strip the babies who should be either babies with egg sacks, or really small babies. After you strip I would recommend tumbling the eggs for a few days until they look big enough to hold there own then put them into a small tank and use crushed flake to feed them. Good luck!! Post pics please

 

[squidyboy0]

If you decide you're going to strip the fry from her, I would do so in a small container with a little water...all you need to do is hold onto the female with her head facing down into the water and use your finger or a Q-tip to open her mouth to release the fry

Or...you could put her into another tank thats already cycled and setup with just her in it and wait for her to spit them out and then put her back into your main tank

Thanks for all


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[squidyboy0]

(continued) the advice guys. Number two isn't an opinion since I am going somewhere for spring break. Once I strip her tomorrow I will post some pics.


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[Stratoquarius]

I recently stripped my first african cichlid and got about 50 auratus fry, they are all swimming around happily and growing fast. You just hold her face down like Clownknife said and either use your finger or a cue tip to open the mouth,

I used a straightened out paperclip, hold onto the straight end and jam the C shaped part into the mouth to keep it open, and then just either let the babies swim out, or stroke her throat and she will release them. It took me a while to do it though and the babies were very large when they came out.

can I add, after the ordeal i floated her back in the main tank for a few minutes, released her back and not a single problem since.