Banggai holding eggs

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Any update on your progress with the fry?

Lost them all unfortunately. I lost like half of them all at once overnight at around the 3 week mark. I'm not sure what caused it, but would have to assume tank instability/ammonia. The sponge I had in there was all that was keeping the cycle going. I was performing 25% waterchanges about every 3 days, but apparently wasn't enough.

I've gained a lot more knowledge and have a different plan for next time. I haven't collected the male again since then to try, but will again soon. This time I have a 29 gallon tank with hob filter once they get a few weeks old. I also have sponges being seeded in my tank. I will also be doing automatic waterchanges with a dosing pump.

Several guys who have tried this say everything goes pretty well till that 3 week point. Around that time it can hit the fan for no apparent reason? Next time I will be prepared, I just wanted to take some time after losing them all. It sucked, especially after all that work. I was pretty bummed.
 

WHICH PART OF YOUR SETUP IS HARDEST TO REACH OR REMOVE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE?

  • Glass behind or beside the tank

    Votes: 8 22.9%
  • Powerheads or wavemakers

    Votes: 3 8.6%
  • Sump or rear filtration chambers

    Votes: 5 14.3%
  • Skimmer or other filtration equipment

    Votes: 2 5.7%
  • Overflow or plumbing

    Votes: 8 22.9%
  • Lights or lids

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Mine is pretty easy to access!

    Votes: 8 22.9%
  • Other—tell us what I missed

    Votes: 1 2.9%
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