My new Callochromis

[tridentdiscus]

Ben,
Congrats, now for some pictures of the fries...........

[amiidae]

Took some quick shots while they are still in the plastic floating box.

[airwave]

Very nice fries, can see the color dorsal fin and blue color on the body of the fries even at such young fries.

Nice fries!.

[Tonytlk]

Originally Posted by foreverfrontosa

I've got stubby fingers, so using toothpick for me would be a better choice for my situation but provided using it with the correct and meticulous method.

using finger will be tough, unless you've got long nails...

I once use too much strength on a female lepto with the toothpick that I almost..... her mouth couldn't close fully for a while..

I would try to press a little on the lower back of the female's jaw, so that water will go in from the gill which will flash the fries out from the mouth..

[foreverfrontosa]

Originally Posted by Tonytlk

using finger will be tough, unless you've got long nails...

I once use too much strength on a female lepto with the toothpick that I almost..... her mouth couldn't close fully for a while..

I would try to press a little on the lower back of the female's jaw, so that water will go in from the gill which will flash the fries out from the mouth..

Yeah, I do the same thing by pressing the jaw's lower back.

For my situation, I've tried both methods with nails and toothpick and somehow toothpick suits me better. Lesser harm was done to the female. To each his own

[tridentdiscus]

The fries are looking nice and cute, should be fun raising them

[Tonytlk]

Originally Posted by foreverfrontosa

Yeah, I do the same thing by pressing the jaw's lower back.

For my situation, I've tried both methods with nails and toothpick and somehow toothpick suits me better. Lesser harm was done to the female. To each his own

Ya, and different methods on different fishes.

[Tonytlk]

The female should have been holding for quiet sometime, looking at the condition of the fries.

[Tonytlk]

Ben, keep us updated on the fries development ya.

[amiidae]

btw, guys,

if I were to set up another tank and put both the fries and the parents together, Do you think the adult fish will feed on the fries ?