Wohooo!

[kribensis12]

I have around 7 Yellow Labs in my 30g tank. I do weekly 30 to 50 percent water changes along with a gravel vac. There are plenty of rocks in there. I started out with 4 small ones in Jan. They grew and matured, but never mated. I sexed them by vent's, and realised I had 2m/2f , so I traded them and some small males I got from an auction with a friend of mine's females( he breeds them). So, that was about 3 weeks ago. Well, since then, 2 Labs have died. They looked healthy one minute, and dead the next. One died yesterday. Another a week and a half ago. The one yesterday looked like it got the crap beaten out of it.

That was the back story, but today, I just got home from highschool, looked into my tank, and saw my female with a mouth larger than normal. I was thinking, maybe there is a rock stuck in her mouth. But she just keeps it closed. And it isnt a BIG mouth, just bigger than normal. But, she sucks in a little water, and "swishes" it in her mouth, and then closes it. I believe she may be holding! I have some pic's if anyone would like to confirm it:

The female is the one in the middle, with the full body shot.


Sorry about the poor quality pic's, they cant be helped.

 

[Gouken]

she is holding congrats that swishing that you see is her tumbling the eggs in her mouth. If you have a spare tank you should separate her and leave her with the fry for a bit before adding her back to the main tank so that she wont get worn out from spawning.

 

[JenCliBee]

Congrats and good luck

 

[kribensis12]

Thanks. I do have a 20 g flat hexagon tank with a breeding pair of bristlenose. Would that work?

 

[Gouken]

It should I dont think the BRs will bother her at all just make sure to have some fry food ready in about 2 weeks

 

[kribensis12]

I have frozen daphnia and some kind of powder fry food.

 

[Gouken]

those will work greatly for them make sure to feed them a few times a day after thier egg sack is gone

 

[kribensis12]

Okay, you said have fry food read yin 2 weeks, right? I thought Labs held for 30 days. Or should I strip her( so she doesnt starve)

 

[Gouken]

it depends really sometimes its 2 weeks sometimes more all depends on how fast they develop. Just make sure to have plenty of food for them when they arrive.

 

[kribensis12]

I got plenty of it. According to my fish club leader, the powder food I bought at the auction is the best stuff avalible ( its homemade from some old guy)

 

[kribensis12]

I moved the female to the 20g flat hex today. I removed all other fish. I did a 60 percent water change, to make sure it was clean and that the Nitrates were non-existant. Should I try feeding her? Or will she for sure not eat until they spit?

 

[Gouken]

dont try she wont eat until after she spits the fry out which will be awhile.