stripping africans ?

You guys are missing the point.<
>Each to their own veiw fair enough... but..........<
>Isn''t fishkeeping more enjoyable when nature is left to do it''s own thing instead of interrupting the process.<
>By stripping before three weeks is not speeding up the process of the fry growing any quicker than if they were left with the mother holding them.<
>When we have a female that has only just spawned, she is removed from the
eeding tank and kept in a 3 foot tank by herself until she spits, she is then left in that tank until fry become free swimming, and fed substantially before reuniting into the original
eeding tank.<
>She will not starve herself or eat her young if left alone to do her own thing.<
>Therefore the fry don''t have to be captured for resale until approx. 3-4 months later, only the mother is removed.<
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>all in all,just LEAVE YOUR FISH ALONE, AND DON''T STRIP THEM!!!!!!!!!!<
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>   Thankyou.....Tim

[jjfish]

Thats your desition but from now on i am always going strip my fish so its our choice not yours do what you want to do its just as mean taking the fry away from the mother than stripping her. Thankyou.....Jordan  

fair enough,no worries mate Thankyou.....Tim

[madbob101]

Quote:I have even got real techo and use differing size cable ties depending on the size of the female. Bloody smart eh?<
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>Haha yeah nice work i might get a range myself maybe even get some coloured ones    

[jjfish]

I still don''t really get how you do it wih a cable as i would like to try it but i don''t now how to do it i usually just use the cottonbud . Thankyou.....Jordan  

[GTR73]

In regards to leaving the mother in the tank to release naturally, all I wanted were more details:<
>When she releases them do they re-enter her mouth after that regularly?<
>Or does the mum eat the kids if left too long?<
>After the fry are free swimming do you then remove the mum?<
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>I don''t know as never tried it myself. <
> Edited by: GTR73 at: 7/7/05 12:25<
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[here fishie fishie]

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>Quote:Isn''t fishkeeping more enjoyable when nature is left to do it''s own thing instead of interrupting the process.<
>By stripping before three weeks is not speeding up the process of the fry growing any quicker than if they were left with the mother holding them.<
>Nature?? So would you tell your misses off, if she didn''t want to have a natural birth?   (just joshing)<
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>I go for the stripping routine, to save any possible problems. Convenience, space.....<
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>The joys of this topic is there is no wrong answer each to there own. <
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>Frenchy  "A house full of people is a house full of different points of view"<
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