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Posted	FRY AND HEAT
24-07-2006 00:48 by Lexter	I have come to the conclusion Convict Fry (well mine at least) cannot survive if the temp is consistently 80-80F I am having almost 90% losses after 2-3 weeks of new fry, and its not an isoloated incident Meanwhile Krib Fry losses are less than 10% and Brichardi and Livebearer fry are pretty much ZERO
24-07-2006 00:52 by Lexter	i meant 80-84F which is what its been running at last 5-6 weeks
24-07-2006 09:58 by keith t	cant u buy or hire an air conditioner unit to put in the room, this will lower the temp easy no matter how many tanks u have. i have one its brilliant only cost 150 from B&Q
24-07-2006 09:58 by Danny Boy	intresting topic. are you conditioning the convict adults? the mother in most species will eat fry if shes had a hard time at birth, conditioning can make a big diffrence. be intresting to see if theres any diffrence at 75 deg
24-07-2006 12:54 by Lexter	not especially conditioning, what do you mean by that exactly? i am pretty sure they are not being eaten, am losing fry that are WITH parents and fry that are in their own 18" tank The parents that i am referring to are pro's and been together a long time..... At first i thouht it might be disease, as some of the baby cons seem to "keel over" for a bit then die, but i AM NOT LOSING ANY OTHER FRY in the 18" tank, and that contains small brichardi, small marlieri and i even through a few tiny guppies and platies in to see what would happen, only fish DYING are the convict fry, sometimes to the tank gets to 85F I been raising Convict fry for about 6 months, never known losses this high, water parameters same as always except higher temps
24-07-2006 13:05 by Lexter	ON A SLIGHTLY LINKED POINT i tell you what guy's Convicts maybe one of the easiest fish to breed and most prolific breeders, BUT I have been enjoying breeding and raising fry for the following fish over last 6 months CONVICTS, NEOLAMP BRICHARDI, JULI MARLERI, KRIBENSIS and GUPPIES, PLATTIES, MOLLIES and Convict fry (per 10 born) are the hardest to raise (i.e. stay alive and reach 2-3 months old) This is both WITH the parents and WITHOUT the parents,
24-07-2006 13:09 by clownloachlady	all my fry are gone!
24-07-2006 13:11 by Lexter	http://www.aquarist-classifieds.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?id=4838 any views on above DANNY BOY and others, please
24-07-2006 13:12 by Lexter	the heat or the boita though you think CLL ?
24-07-2006 16:26 by clownloachlady	not sure to honest lex, one moment they were there, the next they all gone!
24-07-2006 17:45 by Lexter	mummy and daddy might have them hidden somewhere, or whatever is surviving

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