Jasmine Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 She seems a little full around the jaw and it doesn't seem as if her mouth is opening properly. What do I need to do? I put food out and she didn't seem to eat, so I'm picking it's fairly positive. Is there any special needs for her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 just leave her in there, if she is getting harrased you can move her to a holding tank. I usually take the babies off females at 2 weeks but you might prefer to let her hold full term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasmine Posted May 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 Thanks for that. I'll keep an eye on her. I saw her being chased briefly once by the male, but otherwise she seems fine. All my Malawis seem to be quite mellow. I was always expecting some aggression but they seem to be quite good to each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 I usually take my females out and put them in their own nursery tank, nothing too big, I have small AR 320s (Aqua Ones) with a few limestone rocks and corner filter running. I don't like the idea of females stressing while holding a brood. In some cases they can find a quiet spot amongst the rocks yet in some other cases at times they can't if there is too much going on in the tank. I will strip a female if she is holding for too long, yet most of my females after being put in their own little nursery spit in good time. Just keep a close eye on her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasmine Posted May 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 I've got another little tank set up and has been running for quite some time now. Do you think it would be a better idea? If so, would she be ok to be netted. I am a lil worried, especially since I've got work and can't really keep too much an eye on her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 My females have always been good netting them while they are holding. I make the progress quick and make sure she is in a good area of the tank before attempting to catch her, saves on the stress factor. I think you would be best going with how you feel I much prefer seperating my females. If you are not there alot it might be better to seperate her to give you peace of mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasmine Posted May 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 Okay, she seems to be hanging out at the top of the tank in between the heater and the outlet, so I might just do that. Probably there's less activity there. EDIT: Gave up on that idea. She's too quick and I don't want stress her out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 :lol: May pay to leave her a while, I have noticed with my females, that the more advanced into their holding they tend to end up rather a bit slower and easier to catch. Just leave her for now and keep an eye.. if she is hard to catch at this stage then yep you don't want to stress her out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasmine Posted May 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 Good I wasn't expecting this so soon...LOL. Well, once she is at a stage where she can be caught easily, she has a nice lil tank all to herself waiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Yep, holding females can be surprisingly quick. Thats is why I have a few nets, 1 of which is 15inch wide cheating yes I know, but so much easier to catch fish with :lol: Just take down 1/2 the tank, use the small net to encourage which one you want down the other end. Ta da. :lol: Afrikans idea with transporting females is good. Hard for me at the moment, I have 1 spare 2 footer, noticed yesterday 5 demasoni females holding Lucky male 8) Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasmine Posted May 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Cool, my problem is I have quite a few rocks, and about three really large hardly movable ones. So could be a bit of a mish. But I'll wait a week or so and see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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