stripping africans ?

jjfish · July 04, 2005, 08:51:00 PM

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>Hey just wondering whats the best way to strip africans i use a earbud but is there a easier way to do it any help please thanks. Thankyou.....Jordan

devz11 · July 04, 2005, 09:01:00 PM

I use the thing that sucks up the water for your ph test etc. It works well. You can flush them out with water in the sucker or swoosh them back and forward in the water

jjfish · July 04, 2005, 10:05:00 PM

What and use a earbud to keep her mouth open ?. Thankyou.....Jordan

here fishie fishie · July 04, 2005, 10:26:00 PM

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>Frenchy "A house full of people is a house full of different points of view"<
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Dyce · July 04, 2005, 10:56:00 PM

use a fingernail or something similar. Something with an edge to open the stubborn fish''s mouths. fish fish fish fish turkey fish fish gobble

jjfish · July 04, 2005, 11:36:00 PM

Well i searched the web and found this site and it said use an earbud so i have been using that ever since. Thankyou.....Jordan

wazboyne · July 05, 2005, 04:46:00 AM

The pointie end of a cable tie does the job

July 05, 2005, 04:11:00 PM

long nose pliers. Edited by: someone at: 5/7/05 16:12<
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here fishie fishie · July 05, 2005, 04:46:00 PM

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>Hey just wondering whats the best way to strip africans i use a earbud but is there a easier way to do it any help please thanks. <
>Thankyou.....Jordan <
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>Quote:What and use a earbud to keep her mouth open ?. <
>Thankyou.....Jordan <
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>That is what the "What the" was in reference to. <
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>The other is to use a tooth pick, not the point.<
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>Frenchy "A house full of people is a house full of different points of view"<
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madbob101 · July 05, 2005, 05:52:00 PM

Wazboyne:Quote: The pointie end of a cable tie does the job <
> i thought i was the only one doing it like that i found them not too sharp and easy to use

July 05, 2005, 09:08:00 PM

i leave my fish in another tank for three weeks,WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT!!!!!! ----------------------------------------------------<img border=0 src="http://www.gcas.org.au/emoticons/thewave.gif" />

wazboyne · July 06, 2005, 05:34:00 AM

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>I put the female into a 4ltr ex ice cream container - spend less time chasing her around and with the give in the cable tie i havent had any injuries or problems. I got the idea from a fellow sparky so there are a few people out there using them. I have even got real techo and use differing size cable ties depending on the size of the female. Bloody smart eh?

GTR73 · July 06, 2005, 06:48:00 AM

Firemouth123 wrote:<
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>Does this work no problem? I''ve tried it with my P.saulosi and they seem to just keep holding indefinitely. In the end I can''t stand it anymore and I strip them using a cotton bud to hold the mouth open. With my most recent batch the female had them for close to five weeks and the fry were already free swimming with no egg sacks. Edited by: GTR73 at: 6/7/05 6:53<
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here fishie fishie · July 06, 2005, 08:52:00 AM

Quote:WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT!!!!!! <
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>Frenchy "A house full of people is a house full of different points of view"<
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jjfish · July 06, 2005, 02:24:00 PM

Firemouth123 there isn''t anything wrong with doing that everyone else does what they think is right to do and you think leaving the fry in the mouthers mourth till she spits them out is your belief.Me too i left 2 mouthers with mouthfulls about 3 weeks and she didn''t spit them so i stripped her she ate pretty much straight after she had no fry. Thankyou.....Jordan

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