Fish babies

**Mith** · 01-23-2009, 04:42 AM

I just looked at some pictures a member took of their fish's babies. There are a LOT of them!

My question is, what the heck does one do with all those babies?????

**Northernguy** · 01-23-2009, 04:44 AM

They let MTS run wild! MTS-More Tanks Syndrome!

You can also try and sell them to fish stores for credit.

**Mith** · 01-23-2009, 04:56 AM

Ya, but if one batch grew to adulthood... LOL.... it would be rediculously full I'd think!

**Northernguy** · 01-23-2009, 04:59 AM

That is why you have to find homes for them all.
Unless you are getting into breeding getting a pair of cichlids is never a good idea.Just males or females is a lot less trouble!
Some people here have many many tanks.lol
I'm all better now, I only have 5 or is it 6.I know I have 1 more coming soon.

**Mith** · 01-23-2009, 05:39 AM

I'm currently setting up a cichlid tank. Would it be a good idea to just get males then? Males are typically more colorful anyway right? I got a 125 gallon. I'd like to get maybe 20 fish. Do you think that would be too many?

**Crispy** · 01-23-2009, 06:54 AM

Not as many fry as you'd think make it to juvi-hood. Alot of fry are lost/sacrificed to bringing up a whole batch. I personally have more eartheater fry than I know what to do with, so I trade them to the LFS for supplies or whatever I need. The trick is to have fry that people want. Electric yellows, convicts, mbunas, etc... are so common that it's hard to get rid of them after awhile and you become overwhelmed with fry.

**Mith** · 01-23-2009, 06:56 AM

Originally Posted by Crispy

Not as many fry as you'd think make it to juvi-hood. Alot of fry are lost/sacrificed to bringing up a whole batch. I personally have more eartheater fry than I know what to do with, so I trade them to the LFS for supplies or whatever I need. The trick is to have fry that people want. Electric yellows, convicts, mbunas, etc... are so common that it's hard to get rid of them after awhile and you become overwhelmed with fry.

Would a tank with just males be feasible or would they just fight?

**Crispy** · 01-23-2009, 07:03 AM

Originally Posted by Mith

Would a tank with just males be feasible or would they just fight?

Many people go with all male setups because there are no females to fight over and the males usually are the more colorful of the species. These tanks are usually beautiful show tanks, but you won't get the satisfaction of little baby fry in your aquarium. It's all up to the owner.

**Lady Hobbs** · 01-23-2009, 10:27 AM

If you don't want thousands of babies, don't get convicts. They are worse than rabbits and bred constantly.

Are you thinking of south american cichlids, because of the wood I see in your tank? African cichlids are into rocks formations.

**Sharon** · 01-23-2009, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by Mith

I'm currently setting up a cichlid tank. Would it be a good idea to just get males then? Males are typically more colorful anyway right? I got a 125 gallon. I'd like to get maybe 20 fish. Do you think that would be too many?

What type of cichlids are you considering? Some types need to be slightly overstocked, to keep aggression down,so 20 would not be enough.