Tanganyika Cichlid Spawning Thread

[zonkkie]

supermod not mastermind meh! no shipment lands in Singapore without his knowledge leh.

[foreverfrontosa]

Originally Posted by zonkkie

Haha... Ok. See u there then. Picking up stuff too. Need tips on how to strip.

Didn't see u there today

[Young Man]

Originally Posted by zonkkie

supermod not mastermind meh! no shipment lands in Singapore without his knowledge leh.

hahahaha yes no shipment can land without his knowledge. but never jio him he shy to go see see la

[polarpuffs]

Congrats bro! Looks like its gonna be a huge brood. If ur gonna strip the fries then i suggest Day 16. I did so on my pair. That is when the fries still have some egg sac and yet are close to free swimming.

[zonkkie]

Originally Posted by polarpuffs

Congrats bro! Looks like its gonna be a huge brood. If ur gonna strip the fries then i suggest Day 16. I did so on my pair. That is when the fries still have some egg sac and yet are close to free swimming.

Thanks bro for your advice man... see how it goes. I didn't catch it but the fries moved to the dad yesterday. Should be stripping him this weekend if it all goes well... like quite a big brood... his mouth cannot close properly leh.

[CCT]

Originally Posted by zonkkie

Thanks bro for your advice man... see how it goes. I didn't catch it but the fries moved to the dad yesterday. Should be stripping him this weekend if it all goes well... like quite a big brood... his mouth cannot close properly leh.

Nice, good luck on that

[foreverfrontosa]

Originally Posted by zonkkie

Thanks bro for your advice man... see how it goes. I didn't catch it but the fries moved to the dad yesterday. Should be stripping him this weekend if it all goes well... like quite a big brood... his mouth cannot close properly leh.

Y not try tumbling the fries? if u need one can lend u

[johannes]

I think if the fish is holding well, we should let them hold longer before stripping.
Stripping at a later date will ensure higher or even 100% survival rate as per PP's and personal experience.

[foreverfrontosa]

Originally Posted by johannes

I think if the fish is holding well, we should let them hold longer before stripping.
Stripping at a later date will ensure higher or even 100% survival rate as per PP's and personal experience.

Advantage of tumbling won't let the female starve and will go into spawning the next round at a quicker rate, and you'll get to see the fries grow day by day if it is handle properly and provided a good tumbler.

If fish is holding well like you've mentioned, Yes. If not there's a tendency that fishes that doesn't hold well accidentally swallows eggs while holding resulting in lesser fries in the end. Example, if there are quite a number of eggs snatchers like altos in there it's a safer bet for tumbling as per personal experience.

End of the day it is also up to personal preference of how you want the process to be for our observation of fishes and experience.

[zonkkie]

Thanks Shifus!

I think in this case, its biparental brooding - the female released after 8 days so now the male is holding. Also its the pair's first brood - so will try to let them hold a bit more and strip on Saturday. If the male doesn't hold then next brood (if any) will go into the tumbler!