Guess the guys aren't into alternative lifestyles, huh??
(The things us girls have to endure for our guys!
)
Guess the guys aren't into alternative lifestyles, huh??
(The things us girls have to endure for our guys!
)
What kind of setup do you have?
Thanks to Seedy here and a couple of more people at CichlidForum and FishForum, I have a healthy 60 gallon Mbuna tank that didn't start out so healthy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLOOd21OKjk
Our Bumblebee couple has once again "done the deed" and she has a mouth full of fertilized eggs. The last time this happened was in mid-summer and we were in Vegas whenever she released the fry into the tank, or ate them. We were hoping she'd hold off until we got back, but I guess it's common for the first hatchlings to become food anyway.
Thanks to Seedy here and a couple of more people at CichlidForum and FishForum, I have a healthy 60 gallon Mbuna tank that didn't start out so healthy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLOOd21OKjk
Our Bumblebee couple has once again "done the deed" and she has a mouth full of fertilized eggs. The last time this happened was in mid-summer and we were in Vegas whenever she released the fry into the tank, or ate them. We were hoping she'd hold off until we got back, but I guess it's common for the first hatchlings to become food anyway.
I have a $1100 tank with bells and whistles for three 99 cent goldfish.
I resisted the urge to say one of many obvious (and distasteful) jokes. It was hard, but I did it.
* That's what she said. *
Very cool! Are you going to move her to a "maternity tank", strip the fry or let her "spit" in the main tank?
Would you like some help with that? Cichlids are about the most colorful and interesting of all freshwater fish. Depending on what you want out of the tank I can make suggestions for a healthy stocking selection.
It was hard, but I did it.
* That's what she said. *
With equipment rental, liners, landscaping, rocks, pumps, filters, etc, thats about what I have in my garden pond for a half dozen walmart goldfish..
Great hobby
The grey cranes appreciate the free meals though.
Don't have a maternity tank, unfortunately. And with my tank layout it'll be hard to separate a section of the tank while still offering a hiding spot.
I'm not sure what we'll do.
I definitely want more Bumblebees though.
If you let her release them in the main tank, they will most likely get eaten...you could try stripping her (once the fry have absorbed most of their yolk sacs and are free swimming) into a "breeder net" in the corner of the tank. Make sure you choose a stout net/box as the other mbuna will try to eat the fry.
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