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	free swimming convicts
cichlid_maniac Small Fry Posts: 4 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Jul-2004	gday i no this may sound silly to some, but what is free swimming fry, and how long does convict fry take to reach this stage roughly. my fry swim around the joint all the time but only in the first 4 inches of the ground and in little schools. and when should i remove my parents of my convicts' thanks
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	it is when.. their well, free swimming.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	As in, when the fry start to actually swim around the tank. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
Mike R Fish Addict Posts: 593 Kudos: 830 Votes: 322 Registered: 27-Jul-2004	When they hatch they are just eggs with tails. Gradually they absorb their yolk sak and develope all the pieces and parts they need. About 5-7 days after they hatch they start swimming. Before they're free swimming the parents usually have them piled somewhere, in a pit in the gravel, on a leaf. At that stage they are wigglers. Not sure why they put the free part in there. It's not as if they were swimming tethered before that. They just couldn't swim yet. Mike
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21


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