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Wed Jun 30, 2004, 07:50 AM
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Wed Jun 30, 2004, 10:20 AM
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try lowering the water level to just above the parents hight and also cover half the top of the tank with a towl so that harf of the dank is darker. fry instincively are attracted to dark colour so this will help gather them to one side of the tank. maybe add a little salt to increase the amount of slim coating on the parents.
hth
note: this is not frome personal experience just things i have read
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Thu Jul 01, 2004, 05:37 AM
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Yeah I've read the same thing about lowering the water level and also reducing water flow from filters etc so that the fry can grab onto the parents easier. Also if you have dark sponge filters or other dark objects in the tank then remove them if you can or cover them up somehow. As Mattzilla said the fry are attracted to dark objects which is why the parents go very dark. I do know that fry have trouble attaching to pigeon Bloods because of there color and that could also be the problem with your Red Melons.
Hope this helps and keep us posted.. Oscar
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Fri Jul 02, 2004, 05:10 AM
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thanks guys, ive tried lowering the water on two occasions with no success following proceedures from penang discus book & ive taken everything out of the tank except the heater & even put a white air stone in. they are on the verge of spawning again so with any luck they,ll get it right by themselves. pigeon blood do have this problem & so do blu diamonds. may be i,ll have to take holidays from work to give artificial raising a go.
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