Will this work

[mr limpet]

I have a pair of red turqs in a tank with other turqs. I see their breeding tubes have dropped. It's not the first time they have laid eggs in this tank. Every other time the eggs are eaten. They are only 4 and a half inches big. Should I put them in their own 20 gallon tank using the water and sponge filters from the tank they are in to seed the new tank?They are about 14 months old.

[rdiscus]

Yes that work

[John_Nicholson]

It would but I ask why? Is there a reason that they are only 4 1/2 inches at 14 months? Did something in their raising stunt them or are they genetically small? I know everyone has their own goals and my opinions are not necessarily held by all but I always try to only breed high quality fish. Now obviously I have never seen the fish or know their history so I might be off base but unless you can say that they are quality fish then I would not attempt to breed them.

Good luck however you go.

-john

[mr limpet]

I got them about 7 months ago. They were 3 and a half inches at that time. I did 50 percent water changes at that time every 3 days. Down to 50 percent wc 2 times a week. Feeding 3 times a day. They look healthy to me. Maybe if I had changed the water every day they would be bigger. I don't know.