It's their first time, so I'd suggest just letting them spit, or they might just eat the eggs. They'll get the hang of it. I'd suggest getting a dark colored (purple works) plastic tub with a lid, and make a medium size hole at the top so that they females or the male cannot enter. Place rocks around, and on top of the tub, but not over the hole. The females will hopefully spit in that, and when you see some little fry in there, just pull it out and put them in a nursery. 10-20 gallons should do it! Good luck!!!! If the male is really pestering the females, you can always put him in a separate tank for a few days.censeoflife said:Three females are holding eggs/ fry right now. Anyone know how long about before I see some fry? Any suggestions to help the females out? They are losing weight... and still getting pestered by the male.
Nice!censeoflife said:That's awesome! I love these fish and spend lots of time watching them. I got about 12 or so a few months back and already have a few fry swimming around, and some more female about ready to spit.
duh why didn't I think of that!!!great tip!!censeoflife said:cool I will add some more pots.
FYI... I bought the pots at home depot, looked through the stock and grabbed all the cracked and broken ones, asked for a discount for the damaged goods and got 50% my purchase.
Spent less than 20$ so far for this switch.
About how many fish well I be able to keep? I want to start with fry.....
I still have these pots and recycle them into new tanks as we go. They are starting to turn the prettiest green.Wolf-Keeper1 said:duh why didn't I think of that!!!great tip!!censeoflife said:cool I will add some more pots.
FYI... I bought the pots at home depot, looked through the stock and grabbed all the cracked and broken ones, asked for a discount for the damaged goods and got 50% my purchase.
Spent less than 20$ so far for this switch.
About how many fish well I be able to keep? I want to start with fry.....