Hi guys,
I'm new to breeding these beauties and have seen a few posts and pics of people putting eggs that have been kicked out of caves into normal fry savers. Is this the norm or should they be put into specific egg tumblers? Also I've seen very young fry being put into normal fry savers too and I'm just wondering what the best process is for both eggs and fry?
I currently have a clutch of eggs in a makeshift tumbler which is just a plastic pipe with some mesh on the bottom opening where the eggs are sitting and above that is a space of water with another piece of mesh above that where the air stone sits. I've got the air running so it's just enough to nearly lift the eggs in the current. The pipe is quite narrow and I'd like to today either buy a better broader tumbler so the fry will actually have area to move around a bit if they hatch. Do I need to get a specific tumbler or will a floating fry saver with an air stone in it do the trick just as well?
I totally understand the theory of having fresh clean oxygenated water constantly running over and around he eggs so the fry saver seems like it may not get as much water flow as a tumbler.
Anyway, your help is greatly and somewhat urgently needed.
Cheers,
TS.
I'm new to breeding these beauties and have seen a few posts and pics of people putting eggs that have been kicked out of caves into normal fry savers. Is this the norm or should they be put into specific egg tumblers? Also I've seen very young fry being put into normal fry savers too and I'm just wondering what the best process is for both eggs and fry?
I currently have a clutch of eggs in a makeshift tumbler which is just a plastic pipe with some mesh on the bottom opening where the eggs are sitting and above that is a space of water with another piece of mesh above that where the air stone sits. I've got the air running so it's just enough to nearly lift the eggs in the current. The pipe is quite narrow and I'd like to today either buy a better broader tumbler so the fry will actually have area to move around a bit if they hatch. Do I need to get a specific tumbler or will a floating fry saver with an air stone in it do the trick just as well?
I totally understand the theory of having fresh clean oxygenated water constantly running over and around he eggs so the fry saver seems like it may not get as much water flow as a tumbler.
Anyway, your help is greatly and somewhat urgently needed.
Cheers,
TS.