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[coralbandit]

So I spoke with Ryan Smith as he raises a lot of cichlids And he suggested turning off the tank light which I did. Seems like there’s less fry at the surface of the water now. I’ll keep everybody posted.
Pat

Nice !

[Second Hand Pat]

So I checked a couple times last night and I thought originally there were less fry on the water surface but instead they had spread themselves out on the surface of the water.

Tom, how do you light your tanks during the day and night?

Pat

[coralbandit]

I have a night light in the fish room and my LED lights that are on every tank turn on at 4am and off at 10 pm.
It is never completely dark in my fish room and others have been shocked by my lighting cycle ..

[Second Hand Pat]

I have a night light in the fish room and my LED lights that are on every tank turn on at 4am and off at 10 pm.
It is never completely dark in my fish room and others have been shocked by my lighting cycle ..

Well, you are an early riser. I have been leaving the moon lights on over the parents tank and if I feed late I will on the other tanks. Also where do you get your fry tanks from when you separate the eggs from the parents? I might try to so I can learn from the fry.
Pat

[coralbandit]

I artificially hatch in Dip and pours [specimen containers ]. The large are just under 1 g and float in tanks saving the need for another heater .
You need to do daily water changes and with fry it can be very time consuming .
Once free swimming I try to get fry into 2-5 g tanks within first or second week .

[Second Hand Pat]

I artificially hatch in Dip and pours [specimen containers ]. The large are just under 1 g and float in tanks saving the need for another heater .
You need to do daily water changes and with fry it can be very time consuming .
Once free swimming I try to get fry into 2-5 g tanks within first or second week .

Thank Tom

Just checked the ram tank. I see no fry Parents are fine. Maybe too much food in the tank?
Pat

[coralbandit]

Here's how I hatched those parents would not or I did not want to risk with parents .

[LizStreithorst]

I'm disappointed too, Pat. Fish breeding always involves some disappointment. The only good thing about it is that we learn more from disappointment than we do from success due to $hit luck.

[Second Hand Pat]

I'm disappointed too, Pat. Fish breeding always involves some disappointment. The only good thing about it is that we learn more from disappointment than we do from success due to $hit luck.

Absolutely Liz and the good news is the parents are fine so time to setup to try again.
Pat

[Second Hand Pat]

I was away most of the day yesterday so got caught on my fishy chores and noted the male of the black pair was hiding in the large pot. When I went to do a water change on their tank the female was very defensive. I grabbed a flashlight and yup, he is on eggs. So laid in the last 24 hours or so. Here we go again lol.
Pat

[Second Hand Pat]

Alright Tom, what sizes of Golden Pearls should I use. Ordered a 2oz bag of each size from Ken's Fish.
Pat

[LizStreithorst]

I'm not Tom, but I start with the 50-100 and go up as they grow. My batch is on the next size up now.

I'm waiting to get an RO unit before I attempt to breed anything I'm working on except the BN and silly red platy's. They don't care about hardish water.

[Second Hand Pat]

I'm not Tom, but I start with the 50-100 and go up as they grow. My batch is on the next size up now.

I'm waiting to get an RO unit before I attempt to breed anything I'm working on except the BN and silly red platy's. They don't care about hardish water.

Thanks Liz, sounds like I made the right choice. Your little ones are doing well?
Pat

[LizStreithorst]

Yes. I got lucky that that one batch hatched.

How often do you change water on your's and how often do you feed them?

[Second Hand Pat]

Yes. I got lucky that that one batch hatched.

How often do you change water on your's and how often do you feed them?

I try to do daily WCs (between 30 to 50% aged water). After a spawn they get almost a 100% WC and feed multiple times a day...BBS, small pelleted food, live BWs and a little flake sometimes. Temp is about 80F.
Pat