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Thread: Xenotoca eiseni fry deaths

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    Xenotoca eiseni fry deaths

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    After a very long incuabtion time , my female has finally started to drop them out. But they are all dead. The last two days she has been dropping a good 6-8 dead at a time.

    She's in a 2 gal tub with her mate with a mini-sponge filter and some java moss. They eat NLS and Black worms.

    ANy info?

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    I had trouble with the females dropping dead fry as well. How long was gestation? Mine took 6 weeks everytime.

    I think they do better is slightly larger tanks with LOTS of hiding places and in small groups. A friend keeps them in groups of 2M+4F in overgrown 10 gallon tanks and gets fry all the time.

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    They guy I get them from tells me he cant turn them off. He tells me as long as they are in a cool unheated tank there should be no problems. But obviously that is not working out. My pair took about 6 weeks also.

    They are in the tank by themselves with spawing mops and java moss. plenty of places to hide.
    The tub is 2 gallons but it is wide more than it is tall. It's a rubbermaid container.

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    I'd get more fish or remove the male once you see the female is gravid.

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    Re: Xenotoca eiseni fry deaths

    These fish need cool water between 18-24ºC with a pH of 7.8 or higher and veggies in their diet to really do well. Check out the American Livebearer Association site for some good info on these fish.
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