firenzenz Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 these guys having been closer and closer to getting things right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Is it just me or are those fish swimming upside down? 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Is it just me or are those fish swimming upside down? 8) I dont think they are cuckoo's they are upside down catfish :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 oh brilliant! ill be trying this next year with electric yellows. let me know if it is successful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Awesome from what I can tell upsidedown it is looking promising.. Phoenix it may take a number of years for your cockatoos to grow up to be old enough to breed and I have heard it works best with haps, electra, empresses etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted October 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 yes for some reason my syno multi's have become nigriventris somewhere between here and photobucket. I'll try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 I have access to older ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted October 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Hmmm! Not sure what I've done. Shot on iphone and plays right side up on mac but turns upside down when sent to photobucket. I can only guess i shot it upside down and mac rights it but photobucket reads it as shot. anyone got any ideas. It is really interesting to watch these guys. tank has male empress and electra with 3 girls each. When either tries to spawn the cuckoo's appear from nowhere. What I suspect as female cuckoo will also swim around following female hap and try to get eggs straight from vent. It really is an extremely involved process to procreate, and quite funny to watch. I remove holding female straight away to holding tank as I've read the multi's will hatch in 72 hrs. So far all I have achieved is a lot of red empresses and electra fry, but I'm hopeful as At first the male haps would be quite protective but they seem to be more resigned to the interference now, and cuckoo's are definitely eating hap eggs and spawning themselves now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 maybe let her hold for longer, as the cuckoos are meant to eat the fish fry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted October 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 yeah! I'm not stripping her, hence the hap fry developing. just want to make sure the fry have no predators if she spits them early as I've read that can also happen . Also read of cuckoo fry developing by themselves if not picked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 another tank maybe? :lol: ive heard of breeders using a plastic grate at the bottom, and in the event of the female spitting the fry (and intruders) - all is safe cause no fish can get through the grate. if I bred them I'd go along the same route as you and let them do their thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 another tank maybe? :lol: ive heard of breeders using a plastic grate at the bottom, and in the event of the female spitting the fry (and intruders) - all is safe cause no fish can get through the grate. was this with africans? i ahve seen mine suck the fry through the netting of a basket so they may still be able to get at them if the crate isn't thick enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 yeah with africans. the grate is the size of the tank and sits a few inches above the bottom of the tank. it basically gives you enough time to wake up the next morning, see the fry at the bottom, strip the female if need be and remove her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 yeah with africans. the grate is the size of the tank and sits a few inches above the bottom of the tank. it basically gives you enough time to wake up the next morning, see the fry at the bottom, strip the female if need be and remove her. that's good thinking that. here's some pics of the cuckoo's fry eating giraffe fry. the dark orange eggs are the giraffe eggs, lighter cuckoos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 I would suggest stripping straight away. Set up a separate tank, use a flour sieve & air stone. The cuckoo will hatch first & attack the eggs. Cool to watch them eat eggs nealry there own size. Once all the host eggs are gone you can either strip more cichlids to feed to them or use frozen bloodworms, defrosted off course. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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