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hey guys
i just got my breeding/qurentine tank today in happy the filter i got is a sponge filter the LFS guy said to put it in my bit tank to get the bacteria growing but one thing its so f@#king ugly
i dont want it in my tank so
1 can i set my breeding tank up all the time half full of water and have no fish in it and will i have to clean my filter how oftern ??
2 when my female gets prenant (chipoka peacock) should i take half the small tank water from the big tank will that be ok ??
3 do i have to do anything special to make them breed ??like ph temp. i dont know anything ??
4 what do i feed the babies and what size is it ok to sell them at ??
thanx birchy

hey i wourked out some of the info i wanted to know but
will i have to rase the ph or temp or andthing like that to get them pregers
thanx guys
birchy

Hey birchy, what have you figured out? you need to keep the breeding tank the same as the first tank on PH. As for temperature it is always higher than 'normal say at 26-27c But not higher than 28.9c. ( I have a chart on temp differences to help ME on some forums) And you start the fish IN the breeding tank, Not wait till they Become Preg to move them. That stresses them and they might eat the eggs. When the fry (babies) get 3-4 weeks old, you move mom and dad to the other tank. Now this is how I do my South and Central Americans. it's easier to move the parents than 100+ fry.. You have more females so you can do a divider when the fry go "Free Swim" which means they are all over the tank! what else do you need to know?

sorry mine r african cichlids but thanx for the help anyway
i got told by my LFS that leave them in the big tank then move the mumma to the breeding tank cos they r mouth brooders
thanx birchy