benjack4120 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 i got given two albino convicts which i didnt realise were male and female and they have been hiding away in a fake log for the whole two weeks ive had them, yesterday discovered about 100 babies about 3mm, they are in a 4 foot tank with some big oscars, should i separate the babies from the parents and put them in a little tank or do i keep the parents with them im not too sure, please help me cheers ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daharkazangel Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 How big is your tank?? Even 4x2x2 is too small for two oscars.... The fry will be eaten as soon as they stray from mum and dad. Id move them but its up to you. How big are the oscars in question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjack4120 Posted February 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Mate the tank isn't too small put it that way, what I was wanting to know is can the babies survive without the parents at this size? Or should I move them all together, oscars are both 10cm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melburn Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 I'd move the babies to a separate tank, grow them up as feeders for ya oscars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__CAV__ Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Mate the tank isn't too small put it that way, what I was wanting to know is can the babies survive without the parents at this size? Or should I move them all together, oscars are both 10cm yeh the babies will survive without the parents, convicts breed like rabbits (hence why they dont sell for much more than 50c here) you can feed them BBS, or powdered foods to help with the growth, once they are big enough feed em to the oscars. personally i'd start saving for a larger tank, cause in the future, the Oscars are gonna need a bigger tank, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
