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I am hoping for some advice regading my cacatuoides fry ( 4 days old )
a few weeks ago my female caca turned yellow and tried to kill all her tank mates then rushing back to her cave, I noticed eggs in there and read on many sites that this species can be a bit nasty while breeding so i proceeded to set up a temporary divider between her cave and her tank mates (to protect her eggs from them and them from her).
:wink: I started cycling a 70 lt tank imediately now down to 1ppm ammonia - havent tested nitrite yet but hoping will be ready within a few weeks, anyway at the top of this divider are holes wich allow the main tank water to flow in but the fry can also swim out ( although mum does a good job of preventing that for now anyway )
8) I would like to move the fry and mom to the new (more secure) tank with a bare bottom as removing uneaten food pianstaking task with fry hiding in the gravel
:wink: so my questions are:
:?: how do i transport 2 week old fry ? and do i move mom or fry first and
:?: will mum still accept her babies in the new location ?
btw the mom and fry side of the divider also has a sponge filter, heater and even a tiny powerfilter (loaded with wool - tested is fry safe) pumping their water over into the other side to get rid of uneaten bbs
8O :? 8) :lol: :wink: :roll: :wink:
a few weeks ago my female caca turned yellow and tried to kill all her tank mates then rushing back to her cave, I noticed eggs in there and read on many sites that this species can be a bit nasty while breeding so i proceeded to set up a temporary divider between her cave and her tank mates (to protect her eggs from them and them from her).
:wink: I started cycling a 70 lt tank imediately now down to 1ppm ammonia - havent tested nitrite yet but hoping will be ready within a few weeks, anyway at the top of this divider are holes wich allow the main tank water to flow in but the fry can also swim out ( although mum does a good job of preventing that for now anyway )
8) I would like to move the fry and mom to the new (more secure) tank with a bare bottom as removing uneaten food pianstaking task with fry hiding in the gravel
:wink: so my questions are:
:?: how do i transport 2 week old fry ? and do i move mom or fry first and
:?: will mum still accept her babies in the new location ?
btw the mom and fry side of the divider also has a sponge filter, heater and even a tiny powerfilter (loaded with wool - tested is fry safe) pumping their water over into the other side to get rid of uneaten bbs
8O :? 8) :lol: :wink: :roll: :wink: