somethingsmellsfishy
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 | | Subject: when to stop water changes? Sun May 08, 2011 2:27 pm | |
| Hey, Sorry if this has been asked before  I am 90% sure i have eggs  seeing as i saw the male and female in the cave together after work the other day and the male has been fanning since. I have been doing daily water changes to try and trigger this and i'm just wondering if i should stop the water changes or keep them going? Thanks | |
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jim.and
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| | Subject: Re: when to stop water changes? Sun May 08, 2011 2:46 pm | |
| Congratulations on the spawning.  If you were doing cool/cold water changes to trigger the spawn then you can stop and just do normal water changes of about 20% every couple of days. Try to avoid disturbing the male or he may boot the eggs. | |
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somethingsmellsfishy
Juvenile Bristlenose
Number of posts : 53
Age : 31
Location : Adelaide
Job/hobbies : Painter, fish, driving
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Registration date : 2011-04-12
| | Subject: Re: when to stop water changes? Sun May 08, 2011 2:50 pm | |
| thanks jim, and thanks for the quick reply. Yeah they were cool sorry should have put that in there  alright ill do a careful water change tomorrow as i havnt done one all weekend. | |
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Doug
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| | Subject: Re: when to stop water changes? Mon May 09, 2011 3:07 am | |
| depending on the size of the tank i would go with normal water changes until they hatch then with small regular changes until they are 2cms or bigger.
I do daily 10% changes on my grow out tank to ensure everyone is happy and healthy! | |
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