fishytime Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 (edited) Noticed a week ago that my cylindricus female was guarding a clutch of eggs. Looked the next day and the eggs were gone. I thought that she either aborted and ate them or the plecos got to them.Well I poked my head in there today to find a couple dozen free swimming fry. The problem is I need to move the tank(75g) in a couple days. I will probably have to strip the tank right down to bare bottom to move it, and I think once I start pulling the aquascaping out the fry will disappear into the gravel. I would like to raise them If at all possible...Any suggestions? Edited May 25, 2007 by fishytime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shayesmommy Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 When the parents move the fry somewhere. You could try catching the,. Or suck them out with the gravel vac into a bucket. I also like to use a ear cleaner. to suck the fry up but in a tank that big it might be a bit harder. or if its a cave or flowerpot(sorry dont know how they breed) you can move wherever they hide the fry. Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
African_Fever Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Best bet is to try to remove the fry into something else that you can transport easily. I've always found that siphoning them works best for me as well, though I'd probably try a net first. They've bred once, so as long as you keep things stable and the move isn't too bad, they should breed again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishytime Posted June 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 (edited) Well I managed to save a few of the babies. I probably could have saved more but I didnt want to keep my help standing there to long. Funny thing was as I started trying to catch the little ones I found three larger fry from a previous spawn that I compleatly missed. So anyway I now have around twelve or so cylindricus fry growing out in a 10g. :smokey: Edited June 13, 2007 by fishytime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoban Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Umm obvious question now is .... WHERE ARE THE PICS? hehe Gratz on the job well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishytime Posted June 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Well everyone on the site knows I dont like to take pics. :smokey: I will see what I can do and how good my cam is. They are pretty wee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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