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african_man Enthusiast Posts: 167 Kudos: 139 Votes: 2 Registered: 27-Jul-2005	i made a bit of a mistake! i accidently striped the wrong fish and now i have some seriously small african cichlids. i mixed her up with my other girl as this one has only been holding 9 days! is there any hope for the fry? the egg sac is quite large and 16 survived they do move around but very little.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	oh wow, im not an expert, but can a mother gather them back up, or is it too late for that? and maybe a few will be ok, becasue there arnt any preditors, but im not sure what role the mother plays other than protector
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
MR_CICHLID Fish Addict Posts: 770 Kudos: 582 Votes: 124 Registered: 12-Aug-2003	Put them in a small tank with an airstone, and hope for the best.... Remove any eggs that develope any fungas Or you could go out and buy an "Egg Tumbler" which will get you a higher survival rate
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
african_man Enthusiast Posts: 167 Kudos: 139 Votes: 2 Registered: 27-Jul-2005	bad news guys i put them in a fry net in the communiy tank and the bigger fish sucked em out and killed em (dont know how the holes are tiny) any hows shouldnt be a problem any more as i will take more care to see that i dont mix any fish up and now i have my fry tank up and running! was wondering though is it better to strip a mother or put her in a fry net and wait for her to release them?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21


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