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Old October 19th, 2009  
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labeotropheus fuelleborni pregnant, stripping?

As the title reads, my labeotropheus fuelleborni just got pregnant today. It is her second time (shes only young) and I was just wondering a few things.

How long does it take for the eggs to hatch in her mouth?

How long should I leave the fry in her mouth before stripping her?

Any information would be appreciated!
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Old October 19th, 2009  
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im not sure about the fuelleborni but most mbuna should be spit some where around 21 days

have you ever stripped one? and do you have an egg tumbler


I find it very handy to have an egg tumbler near by when stripping in case the fry are not ready to survive on their own yet then I keep them in my tumbler until they are about ready to start eating
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Old October 20th, 2009  
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havent yet got an egg tumbler, looking in all my LFS for one but cant seem to find one D=
and I havent stripped before, but my local fish club - Perth Cichlid Society have given me plenty of tips and instructions
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Old October 20th, 2009  
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if you decide to strip be careful and if you can try to wait untill she has been holding for close to three weeks

I couldn't find any egg tumblers around here so I had to make my own
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Old October 21st, 2009  
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oh really? how would you make your own? you should write an article on it for the magazine!
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Old October 21st, 2009  
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I cheated I had an old gravel vac that took an air line and brought up the dirt like a siphon then collected it in a bag just took off the part that went down to the the gravel and put my air line into the hole left by it then took off the bag and cut a old net to cover that opening and the opening for the air to get out I hold them in place with a rubber band then use a small plastic canvas cage I made to fit around the bottom to protect the eggs from other fish

I'm working on another one that I use an old siphon tube cut down and have a sponge in the bottom and one on top drilled a hole in it for the air line and some some smaller holes just under the sponge on the top to let the air out still working to get the holes in the top right to allow the eggs to tumble right
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Old October 28th, 2009  
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wow thats really smart man!
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