Help a Nube-How do I "Strip" africans?

[trofius]

Steve they should be fine, once they have hatched they have a much better chance of surviving, once they have colour they are pretty much on their way..<
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>My 5cents, i also have used a syringean dit works great ...if the fish has a decent size mouth, for small fish, a cotton tip rolled downwards against their bottom jaw ( so it catches their teeth and opens their mouth) works very well.<
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>But please remember to be gentle, their mouths can be damaged very easily....  Mick, Rockhampton<
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[Alan Caboolture]

As I said in my post,,,,,the professionals in the US strip every holding female, every week.  Be they hatched fry or just eggs one day old.<
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>And their tumbler/egg hatcher/ fry savers are so simple you would not believe.<
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>Alan. When life gives you lemons ask for a bottle of tequila & salt.<
>The only danger I find in life is to take too many precautions. Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.<
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[Aquariums Alive]

i use to strip my duboisi the day i noticed the mouthful and use a strainer with an air stone under it over 6 months of this with stripping females avery week i had 4 eggs not hatch or live.<
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I try to let my fish spit naturally but sometimes they just dont and therefore I strip so that the mother does not get harmed or malnourished from holding.<
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>Just be on the watch you want to protect and look after your mum

Thanks again