Red zebra holding fry

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Jody

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Hi Guys

just found my Zebra holding fry she is only around 9 months old first fry for her best of my knowledge anyway. She is in a 55Gal with 9 other Mumba cichlids and one lonly convict , I want to move her to a 10 Gal i already have setup for some time now with a sponge filter was going to be for killifish fry but i have other options for them.

I am new to cichlids so i have few questions

1 how do i catch her without her spitting out the fry

2. how long will she hold the fry, I noticed the fry around 2 weeks ago

3. when she spits out the fry do i remove her from the rasing tank and hve the fry only in there ?

any other info you can give me would be great

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Tkdjr1186

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She won't spit if you try and catch her. She should hold for about 4 weeks. Best thing is to out he in there Ansley her spit or you can strip her and put her back in the main tank. Either way it's safe to remove her after spitting.


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Pittbull

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I have had mixed cases when catching mouthbrooding cichlids most will not spit but i have had a few that would spill all there babies out due to immaturity, its up to you on placing her in a tank by herself the plus side is that you will have more fry that will make it compared to leaving her in the main tank where most will be eaten by the others, but yes pull her out after she spits and replace her back to the main tank.. A 10gal is too small for the mom so she may swollow her clutch or eat the fry after she spits due to nervous conditions..
 
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