Otto Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 I got a colony of Malawi Gold Peacocks of Butch awhile ago. They have been breeding pretty much non stop but due to RL being crazy, I haven't had a chance to save any. Well I bit the bullet tonight and stripped my first girl. Didn't even rip her head off. Lol. Pretty happy about the number. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch.0 Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Well done there are heaps of them and a good size. It makes you wonder where they fit them all. I still hate doing it, makes me stress every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Posted February 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Thanks. Was pretty stressed. I have done it once before ages ago when I bought the fish from Butch he let me have a go on one of his. This was my first crack on my own with my own fish. Feeling better about it now. Pretty happy with myself. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Tschumy Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 I am still scared to try on my fish. Lucky I have an assistant (wife) who does it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markfnq Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Early diagnosis signs of multiple tank syndrome onset ....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasman Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 well done! i still get a kick out of it waiting to see how many and if.its a record lol. thats a good mouthful from your girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Posted February 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Pretty sure I have around the fifty mark which I think is pretty good for peacocks. Was a little worried about the size but I think they will be ok. As for MTS (multiple tank syndrome), I just stopped breeding Fighters, nothing could be worse than them. Lol. I only have 4 tanks going now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browes_91 Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Hey Otto. Just wondering how long you let her hold? We have 2 Peacocks holding and have never stripped Africans. Want to try get them out as fry. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig1967 Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Well done. I had my first go at stripping last weekend. My experience didn't go so well but i learnt alot. It took me about 2 hours to catch the female due to all the rock work in the tank as I liked the setup and didn't want to disturb it. Ended up i had to remove most of it to catch her so lesson learnt remove the rocks first. I only managed to get 3 fry which I thought was ok for the first brood. Turned out she had more I just wasn't patient enough. I put the fry into a breeding net in the main tank as I had no where else to put them. The fry were doing well and had nearly doubled in size over a few days, then one by one I found them dead over a few hours. I think the adult fish were able to get at them through the net. Next time I will try a hard plastic breeding box. Anyway with all the excitement the male has been busy and there is another one holding so I get to try again in a couple of weeks. Noticed there is a couple of breeding setups for sale and I have just the spot for one, although maybe I should hold off until i know what I'm doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Posted February 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 Mine usually release around the 12-14 day mark I have noticed. I have no idea how long she held this lot for, I stripped her due tiger being black under the chin. Usually they release around this time. I have a3ft tank just for the fry. At the moment the are in a 15 ltr tank until the stronger, then ill move em. :-) Thx peeps for all the positive feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooder Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 The first time and only time ive stripped a fish was a Cyprichromis! lemme tell you, the fish was less stressed than me, to the point of sweating and a guts ache... would not reccomend! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
