to strip or not to strip?

[jhenry]

I would like to know you guys opinion on to strip or not to strip?

[newb]

I dont like stripping prier than about 3 days before she would spit anyways. If you strip earlier, then all the fish will make it. Naturally the mother will cull the weak on her own, keeping the species as natural as possible. I strip about 3 days prier to her spitting just so I dont have to pull all the rocks to get them out. I think letting her hold to term will produce stronger, healthier fry in the long run.

[tbui1178]

If you want more fry then strip. If you don't care about fry count, then spit.

[myjohnson]

basically....

I would strip petros fry or some rare tropheus.

[geoff_tropheus]

Dont strip fishes, it is much more natural not too. The females get properly cycled before they start to hold again. Some old school people still believe in imprinting behavoirs, which I think does have some merit. Non-stripped fry are more robust generally.

If you strip you will end up with ALOT more fry, so you best make plans on how to properly care for another 50 fry, and another, and more buyers, and more tanks just for growing em out. Female's will wear down faster, and not reach their full size.

[tbui1178]

Dont strip fishes, it is much more natural not too. The females get properly cycled before they start to hold again. Some old school people still believe in imprinting behavoirs, which I think does have some merit. Non-stripped fry are more robust generally.

If you strip you will end up with ALOT more fry, so you best make plans on how to properly care for another 50 fry, and another, and more buyers, and more tanks just for growing em out. Female's will wear down faster, and not reach their full size.

Justin, Geoff is the Tropheus Master so I would go with what he says.

[myjohnson]

Some fishes are just to rare not too.

If I had some petro reds....bet I would strip them.

[jhenry]

thank you guys I try to let the females hold as long as possible I value you guys opinions thanks again.

[newb]

words from the wise. Geoff's rules of thumb.

[geoff_tropheus]

rules of pinky...

[russ]

No doubt about it.....at 100-150 for each petros red fry I bet I'd strip them to!it would be crazy not to!

[bicnvu]

Somewhere I read if you strip, the stripped female frys reaching adults will not know how to care on her first holding. Her first attempt will fail and most likely swallow her frys.

[russ]

I have f1 orange kasumbe that breed and don't have any problem holding.I stripped them When the female was only holding for 10 days.

[bicnvu]

You think if you didn't strip her, would you have frys then?

[tbui1178]

You think if you didn't strip her, would you have frys then?

I don't see why not considering he's getting fry now.