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Dempsey Eggs (Advice wanted)

Discussion in 'Cichlids' started by littledane, May 4, 2009.

  1. littledane

    littledane Thread Starter Member

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    how soon after my dempseys have laid eggs can i move the parents from the tank? my dempseys laid eggs again today but i still have about 15 fry left in the tank from the last time they laid and i dont want them to be eaten. should i move just the parents to the new tank or both the parents and the eggs?
     
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    Re: dempsey eggs

    which are you worried about getting eaten the older fry or the eggs?
     
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  3. littledane

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    Re: dempsey eggs

    The older fry. But ive already moved the parents to the new tank.
     
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    How are the eggs doing? you may notice that your older fry are eating the newly hatched babes.
     
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    Re: dempsey eggs

    Yeah the eggs hatched and the older fry seemed to have eaten them. Oh well my dempseys lay eggs every two weeks so im not too worried about it :)
     
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    yeah their pretty prolific, the easiest thing to go is get like a 30 gallon tank for your fry and just keep moving the fry instad of the parents, add a bunch of hiding places and all and the fry will start surviving the onslaught of the older fish.
     
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  7. littledane

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    Re: dempsey eggs

    Thats what i did. I moved the parents to a 55g and have the fry in a 30g.
     
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    good call! if you dont let some of the fry get eaten, you will soon have sooo many you hate them lol
     
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  9. littledane

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    Re: dempsey eggs

    I already got a deal witg a lfs to take some.
     
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    nice! are you selling them or trading for dry goods?
     
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  11. littledane

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    Re: dempsey eggs

    Store credit
     
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    ahhhh ok, good luck and enjoy!
     
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  13. littledane

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    Yeah its been fun. It was an unlikley pair.
     
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    Re: dempsey eggs

    yea i had a pair no lfs would take them just ended up with some expencive feeders but it was fun XD
     
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    it would be much less stressful on young fish to move them to a new tank than a breeding pair. so i agree with the others on moving your fry and maybe culling out the weaker ones and letting the pair eat em. unless of course you have a tom of room :cool:
     
    kwheeler91, Jun 14, 2009
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