emmamc91 said:
it seems that ur Lab was probably holding these guys for a little over 2 weeks... Which means you have approximately 14 days or so of tumbling to go.... It says they don't need feeding until the yolk sac is gone. It also say that increasing temp slowly will help with how many fry will survive. It says between 80-82* which makes sense because I keep the temp in my fry tank @ 81 which seems to make them grow at a faster rate. I do feed my fry 2-3 x a day, small feedings I give them crushed flake until they are big enough to get the NLS pellets in they're mouth I'm pretty sure the NLS I feed my fry are 3mm pellets. The article also stated that Mbuna eggs are the most forgiving when it comes to tumbling so that's great news! Also said that when they are free swimming there is no longer a need to tumble. Looking forward to hearing the outcome of this project! Good luck!!! If you plan on stripping in the future you should set up a grow out tank for the youngsters my family's favorite tank out of the 4 I have is the fry tank they are so fun to watch and born with Mbuna attitudes from the get go! They are constantly Nipping and quarreling with each other haha!
Oh absolutely! My female Nyererei is a machine, she takes about a 3 week break before her and "Clyde" (I affectionately named the 2 Bonnie and Clyde, the names suit them very well haha) spawn again, although sometimes I wish she would hold off longer as she tends to get pretty skinny after not eating for 30 days at a time! One of my other Nyererei females started holding at about 1 1/2 inches, I was very surprised!
I got some BN's that I NEVER see haha!
There he is
