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Hi everyone! I am pseudo-new to this forum and am so glad I found it! I am glad to meet you all.
I thought I did all the research I needed but now that I finally found eggs I realize that all the reading and 1/2 hour conversations at the lfs aren't enough. I will ask the questions briefly then provide my tank specs.
(Apistogramma Cac's triple red)
1.) Eggs were laid on a day I was going to do a water change. Our water is extremely alkaline. I can get RO water tomorrow from the LFS....is this advisable to mess with the water right now as I know changes in pH and temp can alter the sex of the babies but I don't know if it does anything adverse? I did my last water change 2 days ago but the tank is small.
2.)Been watching them at first light every day and then almost all day and they must have laid them this afternoon while I was at the lfs. I cannot get a great look at the eggs from where they are laid but they don't look "fire engine red" yet. Does this take time? Did he not fertilize? How long do I give this? She seems to be leading him toward them then laying on her side but he doesn't get it maybe?
3.) Best food for babies I've heard some say microworms but then they say they are too big for new fry. Some have told me baby brine shrimp. I know they must eat something live and small. I have been trying to breed these guys forever and now that it's happened I'm so excited.
4.) Homemade sponge filter or will a store bought one have a lighter flow? I have a mini aquaclear in there now and my boyfriend has success with filter pads over his filter intake but I don't want to chance it.
My tank is a 5.5 gal tank set up for just this. I have amazonian plants in it and some hornswort floating to diffuse light. I have several rocks covered in java moss that I can place in this tank. The temp is 82F. The pH is 6.8. Substrate is just play sand which is why I like to do more water changes. Filter is an aquaclear mini. I am not injecting co2 or fertilizing at this point. I don't want to put crap in the water that I do not need to. I will remove the male after I'm sure of fertilization. He will go in my big planted tank. The female will stay with the fry unless I see bad behavior. She will go into my 20L planted tank and the babies will grow up in the 5.5. From that point they will probably be moved to a 10 gallon and when they get to a larger point, my female and a different male will return to the 5.5 and the larger fry will be moved to the 20L to grow up a little. If a larger grow-out tank is needed at that point I will provide it but I am not sure yet. Is this a good plan? All the tanks mentioned are mature and ready and running. Thank you in advance, I realize it's a long post but I'm just so excited that this actually happened....and to think my trip for work out of town got cancelled today otherwise I would have been gone by now!
Hi everyone! I am pseudo-new to this forum and am so glad I found it! I am glad to meet you all.
I thought I did all the research I needed but now that I finally found eggs I realize that all the reading and 1/2 hour conversations at the lfs aren't enough. I will ask the questions briefly then provide my tank specs.
(Apistogramma Cac's triple red)
1.) Eggs were laid on a day I was going to do a water change. Our water is extremely alkaline. I can get RO water tomorrow from the LFS....is this advisable to mess with the water right now as I know changes in pH and temp can alter the sex of the babies but I don't know if it does anything adverse? I did my last water change 2 days ago but the tank is small.
2.)Been watching them at first light every day and then almost all day and they must have laid them this afternoon while I was at the lfs. I cannot get a great look at the eggs from where they are laid but they don't look "fire engine red" yet. Does this take time? Did he not fertilize? How long do I give this? She seems to be leading him toward them then laying on her side but he doesn't get it maybe?
3.) Best food for babies I've heard some say microworms but then they say they are too big for new fry. Some have told me baby brine shrimp. I know they must eat something live and small. I have been trying to breed these guys forever and now that it's happened I'm so excited.
4.) Homemade sponge filter or will a store bought one have a lighter flow? I have a mini aquaclear in there now and my boyfriend has success with filter pads over his filter intake but I don't want to chance it.
My tank is a 5.5 gal tank set up for just this. I have amazonian plants in it and some hornswort floating to diffuse light. I have several rocks covered in java moss that I can place in this tank. The temp is 82F. The pH is 6.8. Substrate is just play sand which is why I like to do more water changes. Filter is an aquaclear mini. I am not injecting co2 or fertilizing at this point. I don't want to put crap in the water that I do not need to. I will remove the male after I'm sure of fertilization. He will go in my big planted tank. The female will stay with the fry unless I see bad behavior. She will go into my 20L planted tank and the babies will grow up in the 5.5. From that point they will probably be moved to a 10 gallon and when they get to a larger point, my female and a different male will return to the 5.5 and the larger fry will be moved to the 20L to grow up a little. If a larger grow-out tank is needed at that point I will provide it but I am not sure yet. Is this a good plan? All the tanks mentioned are mature and ready and running. Thank you in advance, I realize it's a long post but I'm just so excited that this actually happened....and to think my trip for work out of town got cancelled today otherwise I would have been gone by now!