Re: Need help on the timing to rescue fry

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

Tomoko,

Sal has one method that works, but most hobbyists find that fry grow slower
when not with their mother. You can do what I do. I remove the male for about
3 weeks. Mom takes care of the kids. Then I remove the fry and give the
female another couple of weeks or several months of rest before I pair her
off with a male again. This works for most apistos, but don't do it with
species that tend to bond in pairs (nijsseni- and pertensis-group species).
Then just siphon off the fry at about 2 weeks of age. The best way is after a
couple of hours in the dark find the place where the female keeps her fry for
the night and then siphon them off like Sal does.

Mike Wise

Tomoko Schum wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I need an advice for the proper timing for
> separating fry from their parents and for the
> method to get the fry out.
>
> I'm afraid that I waited too long to rescue the
> current batch of borellii fry (my very first
> spawn/2 weeks old) before parents spawned again.
> I tried to rescue the remaining fry (I could only
> see two this morning) but they are too fast to
> catch.  So they are on their own.  But I don't
> want to repeat the same mistake of waiting too
> long with the next batch of fry.
>
> The tank is heavily planted but evidently it does
> not offer enough protection for the small fry.
>
> As for the remaining fry, should I add some Oak
> leaves to create some extra hiding spot?
>
> TIA,
>
> Tomoko
>
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