Crazy Bunny
New Member
- Messages
- 12
- Location
- San Francisco, California
Just arrived this great board to meet all of the Apistogramma lover !!
Saying HELLO to every one with my warm greeting. ;-)
I am totally new on this hobby, However I have learn "A LOT".
So now I owned this gorgeous species Apistogramma Cacautoides (2 Male and 3 females)
and yesterday I saw lots (20 to 30) of free swimmers guarding by their mother.
Not knowing that I will have such as luck to get those spawn. And as I am the big mother of them.
I do not want to starve those little guys.
So here is my question:
1. How long do the free swimmers can survives without any food that that can eat ?
( I have already order some BBS eggs and try to learn how to hatch them, but it won't happen within a day)
2. Should I take their mother and her babies away to other tank ?
(My tank seems peaceful. other then Cacautoides, I have 3 tetra on my 18 gallons tank, but seeing their mother
"On Alert" at all time stress me out) lol.
3. If all the free swimmers die (Knock on the wood), Will that pair get another patch ? or that's it for a year ?
(I have no idea where the fry is, all I see just swap of free swimmers that their mother have hard time to keep up with)
Please advise, all the expertise will greatly appreciated.
Thanks a bunch.
CB
Saying HELLO to every one with my warm greeting. ;-)
I am totally new on this hobby, However I have learn "A LOT".
So now I owned this gorgeous species Apistogramma Cacautoides (2 Male and 3 females)
and yesterday I saw lots (20 to 30) of free swimmers guarding by their mother.
Not knowing that I will have such as luck to get those spawn. And as I am the big mother of them.
I do not want to starve those little guys.
So here is my question:
1. How long do the free swimmers can survives without any food that that can eat ?
( I have already order some BBS eggs and try to learn how to hatch them, but it won't happen within a day)
2. Should I take their mother and her babies away to other tank ?
(My tank seems peaceful. other then Cacautoides, I have 3 tetra on my 18 gallons tank, but seeing their mother
"On Alert" at all time stress me out) lol.
3. If all the free swimmers die (Knock on the wood), Will that pair get another patch ? or that's it for a year ?
(I have no idea where the fry is, all I see just swap of free swimmers that their mother have hard time to keep up with)
Please advise, all the expertise will greatly appreciated.
Thanks a bunch.
CB