stripping Fry....Help please

[CichlidLady0312]

So I tried to strip my lab . a baby fry came out w 2 eyes body still an egg and very small tail. obviously it didnt make it. How much longer will fry be fully development so I can strip them at full term. This is a first for me.

 

[CichlidLady0312]

Actually the fry is amazingly still alibe in the tank. Very very small wiggling on its side even w the egg still has its body.

 

[bob mccoy]

why are u striping the fry . is there another tank that you could put her in untill she spits them out naturaly . eaven a 10 gallon would work

 

[CichlidLady0312]

I thought it was time because her pouch was fairly big. No im just going to keep them in the breeder tank for a while then ill add them to the main tank, sell most of them and keep 1 since it will be my first batch Ive ever had.

 

[bob mccoy]

nice good job . show us some pics when u can

 

[kitty2234]

Hi Fish Friends,

None of my yellow labs will spit the kids out when the time comes. I have noticed that if I occasionally more all of the labs to a bucket or small tank, babies will be spit out - normally. Then I move my adults back to the breeding tank.

kitty2234

 

[CichlidLady0312]

That undeveloped baby fry is still alive this morning and my lab is fiercely protecting it. I really dont know how it can be still alive if the egg is still attached. Im amazed. Is there a websiste somwhere that shows growth of fry cichlids?

 

[20GL]

This site has some interesting info. http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/list/46267.page

Hope this helps!