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Just quickly googled this. This guy used a tumbler to hatch the eggs. Its pretty interesting

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ing-video.html

Js

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Originally Posted by fatpuffer (Post 291313)

This is a common practice in fw. I am not sure if it will work with sw. I had a two inch yellow lab that I stripped. Worked perfectly fine. I am not really following how it is rape but hey everybody is entitled to their opinion.

With the yellow lab I just caught the fish and open the mouth under water in a ten gallon container. The fish remains in the net only the head is out. That is how i stripped my cichlid. Some people do it differently. It took me less than one minute to do it.

SW fish might be a bit too sensitive for the process though. Cichlids are fairly hardy fish.

Js

EDIT: You can also increase the survival rate by taking the fish out and putting it in a 5-10 gallon on its own so when it spits out the fry, there are no predators.

Well, it's like raping the poor guy of his instinctual habits. I just don't see it as right. Thanks for sharing, but I don't think I'll try it.

I will likely let him just spit this batch on his own. I am setting up a 65, so I'll be moving my reef to that one. I think the Bangaii's will stay in the 33 (or maybe I'll get a different tank for them), and will have a tank to their own with no predators (besides themselves! haha).

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Originally Posted by fatpuffer (Post 291316)

Just quickly googled this. This guy used a tumbler to hatch the eggs. Its pretty interesting

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ing-video.html

Js

Oops, missed your post on the first round! Thanks for posting this! Very interesting!!!

Ok, I've been reading about stripping the eggs, and using an egg tumbler, and I am becoming more open to the idea. :) I'm not set up to do it for his batch though, so maybe the next one...?

If you can, maybe you can separate him just before he spits so that all the babies will be in a safe area.

Good luck...sounds like a fun project.

Js

I have a third Bangaii Cardinal who is in my 10g "quarantine" tank. Once I find a home for him I will have somewhere to put the babies, but right now I don't.

Sweet...get rid of that cardinal in the ten...lol.

Js

I put an ad up...no one seems to wants him. Might have to take him in to the LFS.

I want a cardinal for my 45g, but I am a while away from filling with rock, atleast a month, then hte cycle time :(

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Originally Posted by Myka (Post 291450)

I put an ad up...no one seems to wants him. Might have to take him in to the LFS.

I am interested in this fish (if you still have it) and live in Kelowna. Sent you a PM.