Candy Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 I have a mamma with eggs and I am not sure what I should do. I have set up another tank for her but how do I move her without stressing her out? Will it harm the babies?? I am such a newbie any and all help is appreciated. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FISHLIPS Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 I have a mamma with eggs and I am not sure what I should do. I have set up another tank for her but how do I move her without stressing her out? Will it harm the babies?? I am such a newbie any and all help is appreciated. Thanks some times i've heard you can syphon the eggs out and put into another container (with same water) with a sponge filter.....depends on species i suppose.Many times, depending on species,the parents will guard them well.Also have read you are suppose to leave a night light near the tank so the parents can ward off any intruders 24hrs.Remove any plecos or very fast fish that will come in for the kill if you decide to let the parents raise them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 If you want to keep the babies there are a couple ways to do it but the easiest is just removing the female to another tank. She should be ok with the stress of being netted. In 3-4 weeks she should spit out the babies and then when you notice she isn't taking them into her mouth anymore remove her back to the regular tank. She will start to eat them if you don't remove her. Or you can keep her in the main tank for a few weeks and then "strip" the babies from her. This involves netting her, opening her mouth(or dunking her head in and out of the water) and the babies come out. You can also do this process for just the eggs but then you have to be really careful about caring for the eggs in an egg tumbler. "Stripping" can be a bit scary the first few times you do it :P . If this is your first time with babies I'd suggest just netting the mom out and putting her in a Q tank until she spits them out. When she spits them out the babies are big enough to eat regular foods. NLS grow or crushed up flakes work great, no need for any special fry foods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoucetteJ Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Dito on the above reply. I used to have gravel, that is driveway gravel or some sort of largish gravel in the tank.. the babies after getting away from the mother would hide in there... just have to be carefull not to move it around also you could just place something else in there that would do for hiding places for the babies once the mom releases them. If you strip the female wait a week or 2 before doing it, then the babies should be large enough to be on their own and also make sure you cover up the filter's intake with a piece of foam or something to they don;t get sucked up Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candy Posted April 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 Thank you everyone for your help. After what seemed forever trying to catch her I have her moved to her new tank. (I hope I got the right one anyway) Would a coffee filter work to cover the intake?? Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoucetteJ Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 Possibly but it might be too restrictive for the water to flow through, I;d suggest a sponge as in from a filter Cheers, Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candy Posted April 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 Thank you so much. She seems to be doing great so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelnstuff Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 good luck with that! I think im going to start having some issues soon with my yellows as they come into sexual maturity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewel Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 I used panty hose over my intake when we had babies. I have some "baby food" I will gladly give you on the weekends when you stop by, just don't let me forget to give it to you! Dani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonCichlid Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 One of my female Yellow Labs has been carrying for almost a week now. I'm a little nervous to move her around as she might get picked on when I bring her back in the tank but am getting quite excited to see the little fry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreature Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 It's tricky to know how long to let her go before trying to strip her. I had a female spat out fry when I was moving her. Still ended up with 30 fry, though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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