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Posted by NetMax on December 11, 2005, 9:42 am
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> My convicts eggs have hatched. I'm hatching brine shrimp eggs to feed
> them and have removed all the other cichlids from the tank other than
> the parents. The yolk sacks are still attached to the fry so I haven't
> put any baby brine shimp in the tank yet. I am relatively new with
> cichlids, but have had other tanks before.
So you want more Convicts... be careful of what you ask for ;~).
> Here are a couple of questions I have:
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> Can I raise the fry to adulthood without ever removing the parents?
Depends on the size of the tank and the disposition of the parents. It's
not black & white, and some fish will tolerate their fry until a certain
point in life. Convicts are generally very tolerant, so bringing the fry
to adulthood is *very* likely.
> Will the parents make sure the fry eat before eating everything
> themselves?
They don't eat the same stuff. They will coral the fry around to where
they think there is food.
> Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated
Reduce the aquatic noise and water flow a bit as the fry do better in
lower turbulence, and the parents communicate with the fry more easily if
there is less vibrations (noise) in the water.
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www.NetMax.tk
> Thanks
> Ed K.
>
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> them and have removed all the other cichlids from the tank other than
> the parents. The yolk sacks are still attached to the fry so I haven't
> put any baby brine shimp in the tank yet. I am relatively new with
> cichlids, but have had other tanks before.