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One other question I forgot to ask - I put brine shrimp eggs in salt water for 24-36 hours, and not a single one of them have hatched. Has anyone ever bought one of those brine shrimp hatchery kits? It's basically just a plastic base with a threaded hole that you can screw a 2 liter bottle...

That's what i've been doing, but how much and how often for 12 babies that are about 2 days old? 5 flakes? 12-20 baby brine shrimps? Once per day?

My female yellow lab just gave birth to 12 healthy fry. I've never raised them before, so I'm not sure how much to feed them. I've been breaking up some spirulina flakes (omega one) and putting in some live baby brine shrimp. They're poopin like crazy!! How much should these 12 babies eat in...

From what i've read, they take care of them for a week. But watching them, she doesn't seem to do anything for them (that I can tell.) They're swimming on their own and she's swimming on her own, and no one's paying any attention to each other. What is she supposed to do to "take care of them"?

Well our labidichromis caeruleus finally spit out its babies!!! I think we ended up with about 12... Now, question is, should I take mommie out now and put her back home, or do I need to leave her with her babies for awhile? She ate pretty well while the babies were in her mouth, she doesn't...

Our lemon lab has been in the maternity tank for about 3 weeks now. I was looking at her up close and think I saw a tiny eyeball peak out of her mouth. I'm hoping she will release them soon. After she releases them, as long as I feed her sufficiently, she shoudn't eat her fry, right? I am...

No we have had her for awhile. We just added another yellow lab (much bigger in size) a couple weeks ago so I'm betting it was him. I'm assuming it's a him since he's pretty big. If she's in a QT tank by herself will she eat the fry or will she leave them be when they come out?

She's definitely smaller. Probably 3" long. We put a big cave in there and a couple of fake plants. We took water from the 65 gal tank she was in, so we figure that will keep the cycle going. She's also flapping her side fins really fast.

OK, she's been in the QT overnight now. This morning I am watching her and she's swimming around like crazy. It's almost a frantic type of swimming. She's kinda got me worried. She looks like she really wants out of there, swimming really fast up and down and all over the place.. Do fish...

Great! After about 30 minutes of trying to catch her we finally did. I was worried about her spitting them during the chase but she didn't. Now she's in the QT and catching her breath. I understand she probably wont eat much if any over the next 4 weeks. Should I try feeding her just in...

I keep reading that I should strip the eggs from my electric yellow lab after a few days and put them in a "commercial egg tumbler". Where do you get such a thing? I don't see it on any of my online aquarium supply sites. Also, whats the best way to 'strip' the eggs? Thanks

Help. I'm pretty sure my electric yellow lab is preggo. The lower part of her mouth is pooched out. It wasnt like that the other day. Should I quarantine her? I think I want to try my hand at hatching fry. I have a 5 gal QT. What else should I put in the QT tank? Also, how do "Sponge...

Help. I think my yellow lab is preggo. The lower part of her mouth is pooched out. It wasnt like that the other day. What do I do? I think I want to try my hand at hatching fry. I have a 5 gal QT. Also, how do "Sponge Filters" work? I'm looking at them on Big Als and don't see any...

He's been in the QT for 4-5 days now (total). His gills are kinda pinkish red lately with a weird colored spot near them, and his belly is kinda slanted upward. He seems to be eating good though. We just did a 40% water change in his 5 gal tank and dropped another 1/2 Maracyn in. Before the...