[myufish]

i accidentally stripped my yellow lab cichlid mom of her babies a bit early ( i confused her with another holding momma yellow lab) . i know they are more than two weeks old now though they still have their egg sac...
they are currently in a breeder net in my main tank and i've also put an aerator in the net hoping for a little water movement. i dont have an egg tumbler or the materials to build one at the moment. so im hoping that they are strong enough to survive without one.
I've notice they are moving about more when the lights are off and im checking them more than twice every hour ( im feeling like a paranoid parent atm )
here's a pic i took earlier , i'll take a better pic tomorrow.

i do hope they'll make it ...

 

[HypnoticAquatic]

they should make it just fine as long as they are givin proper care. just make sure they have enought waterflow and or air and throw some cover over the top to help keep the stress down makes them feel more secure. looks like a small batch if u only got what is in the picture, i know sometimes even after she has cared for them you might have to strip her of them due to certain curcumstances, i think we pulled out 20+ but it was several years ago. dont look like they are older than 2 weeks still showing the egg sack, but some water movement from a bubbler would be good for them as long as your not churning up the water. they look fine just give it time an they will do what come natural. a side note make sure the female gets some good meals as sometimes they can go right back into holding a new clutch and start to starve themselfs protecting the new batch.

 

[myufish]

Thank you so much for the tips, i'll keep them in mind

I woke up early and found the little wrigglers doing fine, and probably more active today than yesterday. yes there are only 11 of them. She's a first time momma cichlid so im guessing that's why she have a small batch . i 've put some hornworth floating in the breeder net for some cover for them since yesterday.


crossing my fingers still

they should make it just fine as long as they are givin proper care. just make sure they have enought waterflow and or air and throw some cover over the top to help keep the stress down makes them feel more secure. looks like a small batch if u only got what is in the picture, i know sometimes even after she has cared for them you might have to strip her of them due to certain curcumstances, i think we pulled out 20+ but it was several years ago. dont look like they are older than 2 weeks still showing the egg sack, but some water movement from a bubbler would be good for them as long as your not churning up the water. they look fine just give it time an they will do what come natural. a side note make sure the female gets some good meals as sometimes they can go right back into holding a new clutch and start to starve themselfs protecting the new batch.

 

[myufish]

here's a pic of them today ( hard to take pics with all of them together since they are moving about more than yesterday ) i suppose that's a good sign?

 

[LB79]

They'll be fine, given the right care (lots of water movement, some cover, etc.). Mbuna are extremely hard to kill. Keep us updated as to their progress!

 

[myufish]

They'll be fine, given the right care (lots of water movement, some cover, etc.). Mbuna are extremely hard to kill. Keep us updated as to their progress!

thanks for the info
I'll definitely going to post updates on the babies :fish:

 

[myufish]

sadly to say that 4 of the fry died during the night. Some of the yellow labs in the tank may have tried to eat them through the breeding net because i've noticed there are some trauma in the body . i've put a cut out ziplock bag to cover the bottom and bottom half of the breeding net and no casualties since then

I've noticed one of the babies have eggsac that is not as prominent as the others. i hope that is normal , maybe he's more mature than the rest of the brood?

 

[HypnoticAquatic]

dont use ziplocs they dont allow water movement go to michaels or a craft store can get some plastic mesh for 50¢ a sheet get two and superglue them to make a cage fish cant bite on the outside of your net, or put them in a diff tank with the same water from the tank they were born in an just do wc with that take water to keep everything the same.l

 

[myufish]

thanks , i just removed the bag and put plastic mesh tied up with cotton thread around the breeder box. I'll be getting them their own tank soon enough

dont use ziplocs they dont allow water movement go to michaels or a craft store can get some plastic mesh for 50¢ a sheet get two and superglue them to make a cage fish cant bite on the outside of your net, or put them in a diff tank with the same water from the tank they were born in an just do wc with that take water to keep everything the same.l

 

[myufish]

New pics
its amazing how fast they grow. They can swim freely now rather than just like hovering on the bottom of the breeding net. it's hard to take pics of the seven survivors all together .

 

[MochaLatte]

Check into getting a Marina breeder hang on back box. They come in handy when things like this happen. I use them for raising baby angelfish. I used to use the breeder boxes that go inside the tank, but kept having the adult fish eat the babies through the mesh like you had happen.

Your survivors look great congratz on the good work.

 

[myufish]

Thanks , i'll definitely gonna have to check that breeder box

Check into getting a Marina breeder hang on back box. They come in handy when things like this happen. I use them for raising baby angelfish. I used to use the breeder boxes that go inside the tank, but kept having the adult fish eat the babies through the mesh like you had happen.

Your survivors look great congratz on the good work.

 

[myufish]

they are surviving soon to be transfered to a 20 gallon tank

 

[acitydweller]

Congratulations. Well done raising these fry to juviehood.