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05-02-2011, 06:24 PM | #1 |
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Can anyone confirm if my C. leptosoma (Mpulungu) is holding?!?..
Today I noticed my C. leptosoma (Mpulungu) looked as if it gad a swollen mouth. I checked and took pictures. Can any of the bros who are more familiar with Tanganykans tell me if she is holding and if she is what do I do next? Leave her in the tank ? Take her out ? Or catch her and and strop the eggs - probrm is I do not have tumblers so what should I do???
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05-02-2011, 08:15 PM | #2 |
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Congrats on your spawn! I think you should let it be for a little while till the eggs hatch. It should take 5 days to a week for them to hatch. Then you can strip the female. Fry survival would be much higher when they have hatched even when you don't have a tumbler. Good luck!
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05-02-2011, 09:51 PM | #3 |
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yo bro did you observed her for a period of time and see if she released air bubbles?
i've got no experience with this fish but from the 2nd pic, it looks like the mouth sac is empty bro.. observe her and see if she is actively tumbling the eggs or is she just playing with air bubble that she trapped in her mouth. if its eggs then CONGRATS! let her hold till the eggs are more developed or going to be free swimmers before stripping |
06-02-2011, 12:31 AM | #4 |
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observe her and see if she is like chewing on something. If she does that often it is most likely that she is holding.
If you do not have spare tanks then just leave it as she is for now. What I like to do is to just wait for about 2weeks and strip her and let the frys go into a grow out tank. So now you have about 2 weeks to find a spare tank if you are thinking of breeding them |
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06-02-2011, 12:39 AM | #6 |
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My experience with leptosoma "utinta" last time and also mouth brooders in general is that you will see the mouth getting bigger initially. Then one day the mouth sac will shrink. Typically, I will strip them when they hold for approx 2weeks. That is when you can see full formed free swimming frys. However, if you strip it a little too early, you might still see wrigglers. Don't have to worry, with the proper care they will still survive.
If you do not have a tumbler or know how to do a proper DIY tumbler, try not to strip too early. The idea is to strip when you know you will get relatively developed frys. |
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anotherthing is if you are worried she will release her fries in the tank then you can strip her earlier lo (: no offence ah bro, just saying out my views cos holding air is part and parcel of keeping mouthbrooders.. |
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06-02-2011, 10:43 AM | #8 | |
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Btw observed her today and the sack is getting even bigger |
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06-02-2011, 04:53 PM | #9 | |
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another way is that you can actually wait for her to face you, that's when you can actually look into her mouth when she tumbles and you can see eggs if she is holding. or, you can look from the side and see through the slightly transparent layer of the sac and see eggs or wrigglers in there. as for holding air, mouthbrooding females sometimes tend to go to the surface or to airstones to gulp a mouthful of air and tumble. im not to sure why they do that but maybe they are just playing or they are practicing? haha this you would need to wait for the more experienced bros to come in and confirm good luck! |
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