two holding mothers... enough room

[ilive466]

I have two holding fish. 1 is a 2 inch yellow lab and the other is a 2.5 inch Aulonocara sp. 'Stuartgranti Maleri' Maleri Island. the yellow lab has fry while the other has only eggs. I have a 10 gallon tank with 3 fry from another pair( not sure what they are) they are about .5 inches. Would it be ok to put both mothers in the 10 or should i leave them in the 125 with the others...


thanks

seth

 

[Zagz]

When they are closer to spitting you can put them in the 10 gal and remove them right away. If the stuartgranti has only eggs it will be anywhere from 2-4 weeks before she is ready to spit. My yellows spit around 4 weeks consistently. A 10 gal is too small for them to be comfortable in for any length of time, esp when used to a 125 gal. But when they are closer to spitting it would be fine for a shorter period of time.