Hey guys
SO, most of you know how I got the female to mate with my male Leon. anyways, I got her today in the mail and she is very very pretty. She has the white breeding dot and somewhat vertical stripes (dont really know what they are), but I know she is ready to breed. Most of you said wait a little while before I breed her, but I am getting really impatient and I want to put her in the spawning tank. She seems just as healthy as my male, and I know the seller took very good care of her and got her ready for breeding. Is it alright if I put her in the spawning tank like this weekend?
You know that with that autofeeder your going to have to do at least one water change a day.. more like 2 a day because of the constant food being let out will foul up the water really fast.
I'm concerned about your methods of getting rid of the fry. I can't see your pictures so I don't know of the quality of your fry but believe me. First time breeders have a really hard time finding homes for fry. Don't rely on this forum to take in your fry and definitely don't rely on aquabid unless you plan to put in the work and produce some amazing fry.
Do you know about culling? Are you prepared to do that should you get some badly deformed fry? Let me tell you the first time you have to kill a fry because it's deformed it's a really hard thing to do.
Do you know about culling? Are you prepared to do that should you get some badly deformed fry? Let me tell you the first time you have to kill a fry because it's deformed it's a really hard thing to do.
There's different methods. The most popular being feeding them to larger fish. It sounds horrible but in actuality it's one of the fastest most painless deaths. Some may use clove oil but it's really expensive so I don't think many breeders will do that.
There are other methods that I'm not going to go into here because it will just start an argument. You can PM me if you would like to know about more methods of culling.
Flushing is one of the MOST inhumane ways to kill fish. They don't die from being flushed and are forced to go through pipe systems breathing in sewer water until eventually they suffocate and die. They most likely are also severely burned and injured by all the chemicals people put down their drains.
I never thought of what actually happened when they went down the toilet...remember parents they always say "They go out into the ocean" haha WHAT A LOAD OF MALARKEY!
People do but they shouldn't flush fish not only is it a painful death, and inhumane sometimes they can get into the natural ecosystem and really screw it up
I usually cull my fry by feeding them to larger fish that is if I get to many I tend to use more natural methods and try to not interfeer I usually have quite a die out but stronger fry.
they said it goes to the ocean because its creative and thats where fish belong. they just say that to kids because it sounds 200 times better than saying, well it gets sucked up into the drainage system then released into the sewer.
I think the point was more that the OP did not seem...to have the best interests of his fish in mind. And from what I read, he seemed like he didn't do enough research.
im going to listen to you guys because your the pros, im not near a pro. ive been reading and it seems that the male wont build his nest because the female doesnt show vertical stripes yet. but then i read that MOST males dont build the nest until they spawn. ive read that almost everywhere now not to rely on the bubblenest to make sure they are ready. it seems to me that when the female shows stripes i should release her no matter if the male built his nest or not. but im never gonna introduce them again until i know she is ready, i want her to live.
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