brett hoolahan 3 Report post Posted January 2 Hi, I have 2 male and 2 females in a 5-2.5-2 ft, the females have had a mouthful but always spit them out is this normal as they are young ,their around 4-5 inch,should I take the less dominant male out?, anyone have any advice it would be appreciated,Brett Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billfish 365 Report post Posted January 2 Strip the female and put the fry in growout tank Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QldMick 251 Report post Posted January 3 I would strip and use an egg tumbler. I'm having my own troubles, I have 4M 1F around 12cm and they haven't breed that I have noticed. I'm wondering if the clown loaches or peacocks are interfering with this peaceful species breeding. 1 johnbetta reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnbetta 404 Report post Posted January 3 stripping the female is the best way to do it but be careful in doing so make sure your hands are wet when handeling the fish and try and be gental as u can be its all ways a risk when doing this i have done it in the past with mouth breeders Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brett hoolahan 3 Report post Posted January 3 If got Clowns in there also but don’t think it’s anything to do with them, one female is still holding and other spat them(eggs) out,I’ve been told to strip and tumble but haven’t really looked into it but think I will, thanks for your help 1 johnbetta reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QldMick 251 Report post Posted January 3 I use these now days, but there are cheaper options. Aquarium Fish & Shrimp Incubators Tumbler ZissAqua | eBay Think I've got the ZET-65 Here's some albino dragon bloods in one. Make sure you have an air control valve to adjust flow, and hence Egg/fry movement , you want to gently tumble. 1 brett hoolahan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aquaholic99 693 Report post Posted January 6 The Ziss incubators are excellent but if you need something with an open top, IKEA sell the "SVALKA" wine glass (6 for $8). Or a sturdy short stem, high side tapered goblet for $2 each. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hareysfish 44 Report post Posted January 7 (edited) Im even cheaper , I use a $1 plastic strainer and a 2L icecream container, cheap and effective Edited January 7 by hareysfish Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
