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| Author: | Speedster [ Feb 10th, '19, 23:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Unexpected suprise |
Cleaning out my RFF this afternoon I discovered about 20 little fry swimming around. I cleaned the pump housing and RFF out two days ago and they weren't in there yet, so these are obviously very newly hatched. I guess being so small the pump sucked them in and dropped them off in the RFF. In any case, I caught the the fry and put them in a 5l bucket with some water taken from the FT. Apparently they don't feed for the first couple of days so I'll start feeding them tomorrow evening. I was thinking to simply powder some of my normal feed. I wasn't planning on breeding with the fish yet (my system is just over a month old) so I'm a bit unprepared by these developments. Is there anything else I should be aware of or watch out for? Any other helpful advice and tips would be greatly appreciated. |
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| Author: | Speedster [ Feb 11th, '19, 23:54 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Unexpected suprise |
My problems are only increasing. This afternoon I noticed a female with a whole bunch of fry swimming around her, but when I came back they'd all disappeared. I'm assuming they're back in her mouth. Question - do I leave her to be, or do I try to catch her and put her in a separate tank? |
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| Author: | scotty435 [ Feb 12th, '19, 05:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Unexpected suprise |
I think I can guess but you haven't mentioned what kind of fish these are? |
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| Author: | Speedster [ Feb 12th, '19, 11:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Unexpected suprise |
scotty435 wrote: I think I can guess but you haven't mentioned what kind of fish these are? Oops. They're tilapia (mossambiccus)
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| Author: | scotty435 [ Feb 13th, '19, 01:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Unexpected suprise |
I've never raised these but maybe someone here has  . My guess is to separate them if you can - some tilapia will eat their young - only the mother in the same tank initially might be acceptable since they've already hatched and it might be tough to get them apart. Providing some cover might also be a good option. Take this advice with a grain of salt and see if maybe someone who has these puts in some better advice.Cheers |
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| Author: | Speedster [ Feb 17th, '19, 22:22 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Unexpected suprise |
scotty435 wrote: I've never raised these but maybe someone here has . My guess is to separate them if you can - some tilapia will eat their young - only the mother in the same tank initially might be acceptable since they've already hatched and it might be tough to get them apart. Providing some cover might also be a good option. Take this advice with a grain of salt and see if maybe someone who has these puts in some better advice.Cheers Thanks. I was hoping someone would be able to give some first hand experience. Anyway, they died really suddenly today. I stirred up some of the feed powder that has accumulated on the bottom of their tank and guess that must've released some built up ammonia or something. I was able to save 3 of the little guys so let's see how long I can keep them alive for |
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| Author: | 7341 [ Feb 17th, '19, 22:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Unexpected suprise |
What are you feeding them? |
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| Author: | Speedster [ Feb 17th, '19, 23:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Unexpected suprise |
7341 wrote: What are you feeding them? Powdered adult foodSent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | scotty435 [ Feb 18th, '19, 04:20 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Unexpected suprise |
Smaller fish usually need a higher protein content and need to be fed more often. This site has some information on feeding that might be helpful - https://lakewaytilapia.com/Tilapia-Feeding-Guide.php |
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| Author: | 7341 [ Feb 19th, '19, 01:27 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Unexpected suprise |
Speedster wrote: 7341 wrote: What are you feeding them? Powdered adult foodSent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk Put them in a different tank with mum & feed them plankton |
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| Author: | Speedster [ Mar 9th, '19, 14:20 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Unexpected suprise |
I found a new batch of fry yesterday and was able to remove the mother to a separate tank. This morning the mother seems to leaning over to one side - is this something I should be concerned about? |
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| Author: | 7341 [ Mar 14th, '19, 02:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Unexpected suprise |
Speedster wrote: This morning the mother seems to leaning over to one side - is this something I should be concerned about? Yes,did you use the same water from the system? |
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