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#41 Bowdy

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Posted 22 August 2012 - 04:23 PM

Was the sponge filter cycled ? When your doing water changes are you filling up with water from another tank instead of fresh water ?

#42 Peckoltia

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Posted 22 August 2012 - 07:04 PM

If your water quality is good.

Then it will more than likely be that they are not getting enough food. Try feeding more frequently in smaller amounts if time permits.

#43 tranced

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Posted 22 August 2012 - 11:56 PM

if your using water from a bigger tank, then you dont need to keep the water changes small. keep the temperature stable and you can probably change 100% with no dramas, its all the same water... do whatever you need to do to keep the ammonia undetectable. have u tested for ammonia today?

#44 Stacey89

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Posted 23 August 2012 - 03:46 PM

Sponge filter was in the parents tank for two weeks before iy went into the little tank.
Water changes with parents water is the same temp and slowingputting it in the air hose as siphon.
they have micro worms and brineshrimp i am removing them or they stop wriggling
have tested ammonia a few times over past week checked yesterday and still fine.

#45 Bowdy

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Posted 23 August 2012 - 03:48 PM

Do a full water test and post the results. 2 weeks isn't really long enought to cycle a sponge IMO. Hope they come good though.

#46 Stacey89

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Posted 23 August 2012 - 04:02 PM

Just got home from work and 1 left!!! :'( put it in fry saver in parents tank.

#47 Jules

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Posted 23 August 2012 - 04:40 PM

oh well these things happen.....
at least you know you have a fertile pair and hopefully can breed them in the near future.....
unlike my 2, been together 18 months, and........ nothing.

#48 SamJohns

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Posted 23 August 2012 - 04:44 PM

I don't know the first thing about breeding them.

But I'd probably say your tanks a tad to stressful Jules.. haha

No good Stacey. Try, try again.

Edited by SamJohns, 23 August 2012 - 04:44 PM.


#49 Stacey89

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Posted 23 August 2012 - 04:50 PM

I am moving soon anyway wasn't sure they would like a move anyway!

#50 Terry

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Posted 21 September 2012 - 10:24 PM

Hi Stace
I havent been well lately so I missed all of the expert advice above
Forget all the of that crap.
Next time
Collect as soon as you see the eggs.
Keep the fry in a 20ltr tank with a sponge filter aged in the parents tank for 2 weeks.
Feed with bbs and a high protein food that has been developed for the aquaculture industry.
I'm not allowed to mention or sell it here.
There are lots of experts on this forum but very few of them are successfull, give me a call next time you see eggs.
Cheers Terry

Edited by Terry, 21 September 2012 - 10:49 PM.


#51 Peckoltia

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Posted 04 October 2012 - 12:33 PM

How'd the fry go?

#52 Stacey89

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Posted 04 October 2012 - 02:31 PM

Thanks Terry i sent you a PM

All the fry died, the 1 i had left didnt last very long.


#53 chocobikies

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Posted 28 October 2012 - 01:02 PM

my senegals spawned today - i can see the eggs sitting on the fake and real plants i have in my tank.

Only issue is....I have no free tank to put them in T^T so i gathered up a few and put them in my plastic guppy frysaver with an air stone in the parent tank. I already found 3 tadpole-like fry (2 have disappeared since. they're so tiny i think they just swam out through what-ever available hole.) If it weren't for the fact that the only tankmates are goldspot pleco - i would've thought the fry they were something else.
may also put up the large divider once i'm sure the parents have finished their business

and conditions in which they spawned

tank size - 6x2x2
parents - at least 8inches (both the grey ones. my albino did nothing damn him).
female - 4 years old
male - 3 years old
water temp 28C
outside temp - hot -unsure. and now there's a thunderstorm now too so that might have something to do with it.
nitrates etc - unsure
water change - 10%every 1-2 days for the past few weeks (I've been paranoid since my parrot fish died of unknown causes recently)

I cant seem to hatch brine shrimp for the life of me. Forget that - I couldnt even grow sea monkeys <--which everyone tells me is impossible to NOT grow. (even with the pre-salt kits)

think the baby's can just live off just microworms?? The only livefood which i can seem to keep alive.





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