Lake Malawi Species • Saulousi fry
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Saulousi fry
My Saulosi are breeding left and right. Unfortunately I can't find lfs who are interested in taking some off my hands. What other avenues do you all use it any. I'm considering removing rock work to eliminate hiding spots. Also heard some use other fish to hunt down fry. Suggestions?
- Ralph493
- Joined: Sat Dec 01, 2018 2:38 pm
- Location: Western New York
Re: Saulousi fry
Meant to surge only removing rocks during weekly water changes not permanently.
- Ralph493
- Joined: Sat Dec 01, 2018 2:38 pm
- Location: Western New York
Re: Saulousi fry
Do you have Synodontis multipunctatus in the tank? I would not remove the rocks even temporarily. I usually end up removing mine maybe 1X per year but always for a different reason...like to net a holding mom.
Find a club within a 2 hour drive that has auctions and donate the 2" juveniles.
Find a club within a 2 hour drive that has auctions and donate the 2" juveniles.
125G Borleyi, Multipunctata
75G Demasoni, Msobo, Lucipinnis
75G Calvus, Similis, Petricola
75G Demasoni, Msobo, Lucipinnis
75G Calvus, Similis, Petricola
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DJRansome - Global Moderator
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- Location: Little Egg Harbor, NJ
Re: Saulousi fry
DJRansome wrote:Do you have Synodontis multipunctatus in the tank? I would not remove the rocks even temporarily. I usually end up removing mine maybe 1X per year but always for a different reason...like to net a holding mom.
Find a club within a 2 hour drive that has auctions and donate the 2" juveniles.
I have now found a store who would take them. No store credit but would take them. I remove my rocks weekly to clean them because of diatom problem anyways so was thinking that I would leave them out during that period (30-60 minutes).
- Ralph493
- Joined: Sat Dec 01, 2018 2:38 pm
- Location: Western New York
Re: Saulousi fry
The multipunctatus are going to get the fry when they are first spit, and overnight. Removing the rocks during a cleaning will not help fry control IMO.
125G Borleyi, Multipunctata
75G Demasoni, Msobo, Lucipinnis
75G Calvus, Similis, Petricola
75G Demasoni, Msobo, Lucipinnis
75G Calvus, Similis, Petricola
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DJRansome - Global Moderator
- Joined: Sat Oct 29, 2005 8:30 am
- Location: Little Egg Harbor, NJ
Re: Saulousi fry
DJRansome wrote:The multipunctatus are going to get the fry when they are first spit, and overnight. Removing the rocks during a cleaning will not help fry control IMO.
I'm getting four Synodontis Luccipinus hopefully they will help but they are still small.
- Ralph493
- Joined: Sat Dec 01, 2018 2:38 pm
- Location: Western New York
Re: Saulousi fry
Its pretty rare that synodontis wont help with fry control.
- jcover
- Joined: Thu Apr 17, 2014 10:55 pm
- Location: Canada
Re: Saulousi fry
The lucipinnis will help but multipunctatus are better at fry control.
125G Borleyi, Multipunctata
75G Demasoni, Msobo, Lucipinnis
75G Calvus, Similis, Petricola
75G Demasoni, Msobo, Lucipinnis
75G Calvus, Similis, Petricola
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DJRansome - Global Moderator
- Joined: Sat Oct 29, 2005 8:30 am
- Location: Little Egg Harbor, NJ
Re: Saulousi fry
DJRansome wrote:The lucipinnis will help but multipunctatus are better at fry control.
I thought I would prefer a smaller one as I will have them in a 55gallon.
- Ralph493
- Joined: Sat Dec 01, 2018 2:38 pm
- Location: Western New York
Re: Saulousi fry
The multi's are fine in a 55G...I thought your priority was fry control. You have more issues with fry than most, since for most the adults eat any fry.
125G Borleyi, Multipunctata
75G Demasoni, Msobo, Lucipinnis
75G Calvus, Similis, Petricola
75G Demasoni, Msobo, Lucipinnis
75G Calvus, Similis, Petricola
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DJRansome - Global Moderator
- Joined: Sat Oct 29, 2005 8:30 am
- Location: Little Egg Harbor, NJ
Re: Saulousi fry
DJRansome wrote:The multi's are fine in a 55G...I thought your priority was fry control. You have more issues with fry than most, since for most the adults eat any fry.
Thanks for your info. Yes it's been a bit surprising to have as many survivors as I've had as I only have two piles of river rock (small ones) in the tank.
- Ralph493
- Joined: Sat Dec 01, 2018 2:38 pm
- Location: Western New York
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