Optimum time to pull fry?

[Mike C]

My pair of cacs had eggs 4 days ago. The eggs are in the vibrating stage now. I plan on pulling this batch of fry. I want to ensure that I get at least one batch of fry out of them. They have ate their eggs before this. After how many days of development is the optimum time to siphon them out?

 

[Neil]

Mike,
Obviously a little late for this. They will usually be free-swimming in 7 to 8 days. Syphoning them out any time after they hatch is usually easier than hatching the eggs artificially. However, the best time is just before they are free-swimming. If you can time it then, you usually can get them all together and not miss too many. You then have few fungus problems to worry about and can start feeding almost immediately.
Let us know how it went.
Neil