Holy Fulu Overload!

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So I have one batch of fry growing out, already about 1/3" in size and growing...

Then I have a 20g with 3 holding females about to release...

Then I check my Fulu tank and notice atleast another 3 females holding!
and I mean HUGE holdings!!!

Considering each batch is about 3 weeks apart, I have to keep them seperate, so that will be three tanks raising fry and then three larger tanks one they get size to them.


Any suggestions on what to do with so much fry?


Do people usually sell entire batches when tiny? or do you usually wait until they are a certain size?

So after a coupe weeks of having 3 holding females in a 20g holding tank, they were chasing each other around too much and I didn't want to risk any accidents, so I stripped them all today, just a few minutes ago.

medium girl, about 3 1/4" gave 29 healthy babies
larger girl, about 4 1/4" gave 19 healthy babies and what looked like 7 unfertilized eggs
small girl, about 2 3/4" gave 16 huge healthy babies

that's 64 total, all free swimmers...

going into a 20g long with a sponge filter, being dripped at the moment.



Also slowly acclimated the 3 females and put them back into the breeder group tank, and also pulled out the next 3 holding females and acclimated them into the 20g holding tank.


My first batch of fry are already about 3/4" long on average, some a bit larger, so i'll be posting them soon.

Looking forward to raise a group of the original batch, which I believe would be F2, and then breed those and get F3's. Will probably sell off the adult group in a couple months tops, probably after a few more clutches.


Can't believe how fast all this has gone on!

Now aren't you glad I taught you how to be a good stripper

They are so far from the wc that they have no F#......

KMX wrote:

Agree with addicted.

Also, If those store owners knew the history about the fish and that they are on the red list.....They might want them.

Being on the list, I'm very selectful who the go to as to not cross breed with other african cichlids.

Think it would be safe to raise the cory fry along with these new fry in the 20g long?

the cory fry are about the size of the smaller fulu fry, maybe a bit thinner...

then again if they grow slower it's probably not a good idea... ?!

do the corys get their spines/barbs early or later?

Never mix Africans and corys no matter what their size

Hey bcijoe, Do you have any pictures of your baby fulu's? Do you have any for sale yet?

nice!!

Thats one of yalls boys, cant remember who got that particular one though....

mines stopped breeding for a while, i dont know why...

You prolly need a few more females.....


I will bless your tank again when I come over for the meeting