polgara Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 I just had to collect a whole lot of blue dolphins fry that the mother spat out on to bottom of the tank... and cause there were other fish in the tank had to do it... good thing i was watching at the time.... i have them in a small seperation container with a couple of air stones to tumble them around but is there anything else i should do.... they still have there egg sacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 methylene blue just a drop or two, i already hjave 50 of these, i think we are going to flood the market lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearlyred Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 what do these look like, got a pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 LOL pearly... if you only knew how hard it is to take pics of fry... No joke, I just sat for about 30 minutes earlier today trying to get decent shots of the Congo fry for an article. No love, either. polgara - congrats and good luck! a little blue will keep fungus away. Some also recommend tea tree oil.... add 5ml to 1ltr of water, then add 5ml of that solution to every 4.5 litres. I'm switching to that in the future. Keeps seals from staining and the rest of the problems with the methyl blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearlyred Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Laugh, i do know Blue! I meant the adults, i assume here that these babies have come from adults and havent been raised in a test tube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Oh, got me! It's hard enough to play with fry let alone eggs and milt in a test tube. I was asked not to hyperlink pictures in the forums, so check this out: http://images.google.co.nz/images?q=blue%20dolphin%20cichlid&hl=en&hs=SPu&lr=&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=N&tab=wi and for good info and a decent pic of both sexes... http://www.gcca.net/fom/Cyrtocara_moorii.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 look here - http://photobucket.com/albums/v111/Mala ... abylhs.jpg there is a pic of my lh's when they were really small if you look elsewhere in my album you can see the parents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polgara Posted September 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Hmmm we have no methyl blue... will melifix work??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Yup, it has tea tree oil as well as lots of other stuff. The Tea Tree Oil recipe above will save you heaps of $$ though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polgara Posted September 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Cheers, checked them just before and they still all seem to be alive and only been in water with a airstone all night and no fungus seems to be growing anywhere.... probably 30+ of them so better start up the brine shrimp hatcheries.... Also found out yesterday that our bristlenose's have babes... and just our luck they finally decided to breed after waiting for them for so long just after we went and brought another 8!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Congrats on the BN bubbas! We have some floating around the discus tank an our Blue Rams just spawned in there (again) as well. Spring is here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Where do u get the Tea tree oil from. Girl friend use to us some to wash her face with but don't think that this would go to good in tank. Garlic also a good anti-bac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Pharmacy - costs about $12 for a 25ml bottle. Pretty much the same exact stuff that the GF uses to wash her face, fo sho. Just a tip - add the oil to purified water (we usually bring it to a boil first) for longevity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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