Apisto eggs hatch

**benetay** · 2nd Jan 2002, 17:25

Hi, all

On the previous posting about Apisto breeding, erm...today i saw my female carrying the fry around so i have succuessfully hatch the eggs. So whats next?

As promise by energizer saying they give me one week off , but sad to hear i got to work starting tomolo again =( how? what should i do? i'm at my wits...pls do help.

**LiquidFX** · 2nd Jan 2002, 18:02

Congrats!!! You.. er, your apisto is a father!!! [

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**Simon** · 2nd Jan 2002, 18:12

if u wanna ensure more survivor then u gotta catch them out and rear them separately.. reduce chances of getting eaten by other fishes or by the parents.. but of coz, there will be chances that the whole batch might die, if u remove them..

u gotta feed them more in order for them to grow faster.. unlike mine, they do grow but at a slower rate and now that i have decided to catch them out (caught abt 1

but there are more inside hiding among the E. sp

**benetay** · 2nd Jan 2002, 18:35

the most likely to be eaten is by their parents. THe only other fish in the tank is some OTos to clean my algae thats it so no other carnivourus fish.

Don't really have tht kind of time to feed them and such the only best bet now is to pray hard =(. Wake up at 430 and working till 1830 where got time?? haix...

Just pray hard pound them some pellets hope that will do..any other suggestions?

**lsz** · 2nd Jan 2002, 19:51

Let me recommend my favourite fry food for smaller species :
JBL Nobil Fluid.
It is great for smaller species.

Your frys should still have the yolk sac attached.
So you will have a few days time to get ready to feed them once they are free swimming.
Go get it now before it is too late

Meanwhile, do not feed anythign to the frys.

Tip: to feed them, use a syringe. (can buy at any pharmacy).
At the needle end of the syringe, insert an air tube (for airpumps). So you will have a syringe that injects out of the air tube.
Fill the syringe up according to brood size (have to try yourself..what is the amt), and inject right into the cloud of frys.
unless your water flow is very strong, you can leave filtration on with this method.

Normally i remove frys on last resort, but thats coz the parents i have are more than capable of taking care of the frys (who want to snatch frys from a jaguar pair? may even end us as food for the parents..who spit it out to feed the frys! )

**lsz** · 2nd Jan 2002, 19:52

One shop you can get it is a blk 22 havelock road Keong Seong.
abt 6$ plus.
can last for more than a brood.

Go and get it.
The frys need quality nutrition to grow.

**benetay** · 2nd Jan 2002, 20:06

how to get??? aiyo no time .... leh...

**lsz** · 2nd Jan 2002, 20:56

the shop opens from 10am till 8pm..saturady included

sunday abt 5pm

**lsz** · 2nd Jan 2002, 20:56

if your eggs had just hatched, you got abt 2-3days

**benetay** · 2nd Jan 2002, 22:07

i hope i can make it cos for the past 2 weeks i've been working 7 days a week 12 hrs a day.

**lsz** · 2nd Jan 2002, 22:12

where you live?

i am rushing a project due on the 4th..I am only free after that

If not i dont mind doing you a favour a buy for you and pass to you.

**Simon** · 3rd Jan 2002, 00:53

bene, go to clementi... they have it there, me oso using that JBL liquid fry food

**DEA** · 3rd Jan 2002, 12:42

u need a syringe?

**benetay** · 3rd Jan 2002, 20:34

Clementi huhz...okies...Yimin for tht i think i need them =) anyway thx alot guys for lenting me yr helping hands and legs kekeke...

Today i just took the father out...saw him taking one fry into the mouth and poof it out i dun think there is any tread about it...but just to play safe =)

My rams, i hope they dun spawn too cos i see them pairing up once again and dug the gravel ah shit if both of them spawn i'm going to get it from them this time lolz...why breed when i'm not free and not breed when i'm not wooking geez....

**lsz** · 3rd Jan 2002, 21:32

wish you luck!!

**David** · 4th Jan 2002, 01:18

bene......congrats you finally did it..or rather your aspitos....

**jhseah** · 4th Jan 2002, 11:42

Benetay, fishes need privacy also mah.

Maybe u not always in to "peep" on them, then they feel more secure to spawn!!!

kekeekeke[

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Anyway, my congrats to U.

**benetay** · 5th Jan 2002, 23:54

Oh it's been 3 days is it?? hmm...so far so good...nothing fatal happen to any of the fry they are all swimming around in the tank =) they look so cute......