Regular Member Mernany Posted March 18, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 18, 2015 Growing pretty good! I don't think I'd be able to cull any of the fry if my fish have any babies I know it has to be done sometimes but..... It's the hardest thing when you're not breeding to sell. How hard was it to decide which ones to let go? Were there obvious deformities? It wasn't hard but it just sucked knowing their little lives were gonna be over There were three little ones that had slightly deformed backs, one little one that never developed tail fins at all, and the other two's fins were single tails which I'm going for fantail and ribbontails. The last two were the hardest. I new I could keep them alive but with my small set up I had to draw the line somewhere I think you made the right move... I did not cull my fry, and paid for it down the road. I knew that i should, but i think my curiosity/inexperience got the best of me. Yeah Lis didn't cull and she ended up with like 300 babies not that I have that many but if I am going to do this in the future on a bigger scale is rather learn to do it now. Plus my set up is tiny, tiny, tiny 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jenzaar Posted March 18, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted March 18, 2015 I hear ya, i only have about 14 now and am starting to get nervous about space. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mernany Posted March 18, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 18, 2015 I hear ya, i only have about 14 now and am starting to get nervous about space. I have 15 and feel the same!! I'm like well... I could move Cupid and LP back to the 110 and use the 55 gallon tank, 20 gallon tub and the 10 gallon tub...... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mernany Posted March 23, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 23, 2015 I lost five little ones over night... Everyone seemed good yesterday so upsetting.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mernany Posted March 23, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 23, 2015 And now another five. What the cuss... The remaining babies seem absolutely fine so we'll see what happens... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SweetMamaKaty Posted March 23, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted March 23, 2015 That stinks, I'm sorry Mel! Hopefully that's the end of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jenzaar Posted March 23, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted March 23, 2015 Oh no, I'm sorry! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member HomerJay Posted March 23, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted March 23, 2015 Sorry Mel. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member motherredcap Posted March 23, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted March 23, 2015 Sorry, Mel. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mernany Posted March 23, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 23, 2015 I started another round of prazi on the five survivors, I change to a new air stone, bleached the heater and the plant, and they got their 100% WC so we'll see. Thanks for all your support guys I'm so bummed... :cry 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mernany Posted March 26, 2015 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 26, 2015 The little ones didn't make it. although I worked hard to make sure they always had clean water and food they just didn't make it. I'll try some other time when I can really dedicate time to them. I don't know what happened. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporter Daniel E. Posted March 26, 2015 Supporter Share Posted March 26, 2015 I'm sorry sometimes there is just nothing we can do. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SweetMamaKaty Posted March 26, 2015 Regular Member Share Posted March 26, 2015 I'm sorry Mel. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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