Leleupi Fry

[sisyphus895]

I had noticed that a pair of my Leleupi seemed to be hanging out together. Well, I guess they paired off. I noticed one of them staying in a cave. So, I shined a flashlight in the cave and low and behold I see lots of tiny tails wiggling. These are in a community Tanganyika tank. Question: should I remove the cave and separate them, either with or without the parents or leave them in the community tank? I have Brichardi's that have successfully raised fry in this setting. This is the first time I have bred Leleupi's, so any advice will be appreciated.

[ptran]

I recommend letting mom care for the fry for a week then move them out to breeder net. It's best to set up a fry tank and move the fry out by themselves. Congrats!

[sisyphus895]

Thanks, I have several breeder nets and tanks. I also have 2 fry tanks, currently full. I'll play musical tanks with all the little ones this weekend. I think I'll put them in a tank with breeding plecos.


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[ptran]

The pleco might eat them. They need their own tank until they reach 3/4".


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[Ballinxalex]

yup when my lelupi breed my plecos ate all the fry

[sisyphus895]

Okay, thanks. I'll come up with another alternative.


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[ptran]

You can put them in a breeder net until you have a tank for them.


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[sisyphus895]

Ok, they now have a 36g all to themselves. Wow, are they small. What should I feed them? I have algae wafer that dissolves into very small sized grains. Also, crushed flakes. Should I get something else? I read freshly hatched brine is good, but it is a big tank for such little fry and brine.

[ptran]

36G is huge for newly hatch. I feed mine Tetracolor pellet.

[sisyphus895]

Yeah, I know. The tank looks empty, since they are all still in the cave. Only real option. I used this tank for fry and my plecos. The fry that were in there were big enough for the grow out tank and the plecos are in a divided portion of the 135g.

[ptran]

What filtration do you have in there?

[sisyphus895]

I have a HOB dual reservoir filter. I put a sponge around the intake to avoid sucking up the fry.

[ptran]

Good deal.