NewtoReef Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 So my friends pair of convict cichlids just had about 100 babies out of the blue! He got them as a pair from amazonia, anyone know what we can do to help preserve there little lives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headless_donkey Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Where I would look http://www.hillcountrycichlidclub.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4R00P3R Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 When my cichlids had babies they hid in the gravel. Only about 9 ended up making it to the end of the tank's existence. You can by fry food for the babies. I would either catch them or the adults and remove one or the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wryknow Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 My advice is to give them plenty of artificial plants or something similar to hide in. That's really about all that you can do unless you want to try and take the other fish out of the tank and create a nursery for them. They'll eat left over bits of flake from the other fish just fine and provide a nice source of protein for the bigger fish if they're not smart enough and fast enough to get out of the way . A couple will survive and and add to the tank's adult population eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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