Re: Rams de-selection

["Helen Burns" <hlnburns@thefree.net>]

Mike,
I commented on this list a few months ago that all to often hobbyists are
too eager to remove eggs.  By doing this it can also lead to breaking pair
bonding.  I have never removed any spawnings from my cichlids, large or
small species.
I totally agree with all that you have said, it is just a pity more
aquarists don't feel the same.
Helen.
From: Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>
>Being a basically lazy person, I rarely pull eggs. After 4-6 spawns my
dwarfs
>usually figure out how reproduce on their own. If this doesn't happen, I
then
>check to see if there are any physical or social parameters that could be
changed
>to help reproduction along. I will artificially hatch only extremely rare
fish,
>usually on the first and second spawns. The first two spawns are often
>unsuccessfully hatched by them anyway. After this, if I have a batch of
healthy
>fry, I let them try it themselves from then on. In this way the fish get
the
>experience to reproduce on their own.

>Mike Wise




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