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tsunderl
03-23-2008, 02:50 PM
Momma Soluci finally went into the trap and we stripped her of 14 wigglers!!! :baby2: :ohyes:
kewlkatdady
03-23-2008, 05:03 PM
glad the trap worked for you...

Congrats on the fry.
tsunderl
03-23-2008, 05:30 PM
I owe it all to you, KKD. :)

We've recounted and there's actually more than 14, but less than 25. Can't get two counts to come out the same. lol

Stripping her was pretty nervewrecking for me! She seems a bit stressed as well, but I think she will be ok. Least I hope.
kewlkatdady
03-23-2008, 05:40 PM
she should be fine...
congrats.
tsunderl
03-23-2008, 06:07 PM
She seems to be doing better. Whew!
Blake
03-23-2008, 08:49 PM
congrats!... I'm going to be stripping my mother soon too. What did you use to open her mouth?
tsunderl
03-23-2008, 09:07 PM
congrats!... I'm going to be stripping my mother soon too. What did you use to open her mouth?

I watched several You Tube videos of people stripping babies from cichlids and found one that used a q-tip. Thought that would be the best way, but she didn't co-operate, so I used my fingernail. I opened her mouth about the width of my fingernail and shook her gently in the water and she released them. One thing I was real careful about was not to hold her too tight. If anything, I held her too loose as she wiggled her way free a couple of times during the process. After stripping her, I put her back in the 180 and she was a bit stressed, but seems to be back to normal. She ate tonight which is a good sign.

Here's pics of her yesterday, her and daddy, and the babies getting cozy in the greenery.
lellison
03-24-2008, 12:20 AM
yay! glad she is doing good!
kewlkatdady
03-24-2008, 07:53 AM
I've used a toothpick on several occassions.

Another thing I've done, I hold her out of water for about 10 seconds, and my Red empress spit by herself, I didn't have to pry her mouth open.
biggin
03-24-2008, 01:23 PM
I have found the hold out of the water trick to work pretty well.

I've used a toothpick on several occassions.

Another thing I've done, I hold her out of water for about 10 seconds, and my Red empress spit by herself, I didn't have to pry her mouth open.
bra8ndy8
03-24-2008, 02:36 PM
Congrats!!! I use to strip my babies...then gave up! The strong will survive!
tsunderl
03-24-2008, 05:07 PM
NOW y'all tell me about holding her out of the water!!!
kewlkatdady
03-24-2008, 06:12 PM
cough cough...
I've used a toothpick on several occassions.

Another thing I've done, I hold her out of water for about 10 seconds, and my Red empress spit by herself, I didn't have to pry her mouth open.
supersmirky
03-25-2008, 09:33 AM
Congrats...the babies doing good then?
tsunderl
03-25-2008, 09:42 AM
Babies are doing great! Haven't lost one (yet!) and they are growing, swimming around and eating. They are kind of a light golden yellow color versus being pale. We counted 22. Not bad for a first time mommy.
bra8ndy8
03-25-2008, 10:27 AM
Not bad at all!! WTG!
lellison
03-25-2008, 07:06 PM
yay! lots of healthy babies is good news
EAST_TX_RN
03-25-2008, 10:37 PM
Great news!