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Breeding Nets for Fry
If you are keeping African Cichlids then you may already know how readily they Breed. I try and keep every batch but this can be hard to do at times especially when space is an issue. I began to use mesh Breeding Nets, the kind that have suckers enabling them to stick to the glass. I use these so that i can keep a holding female or her Fry inside another tank that already has some young in it. This works fine, however after a while i noticed a serious problem developing.
If the Holding female is small then her Fry will be small to and if the Breeding Net is in a tank with others then the small Fry can be pulled through the mesh by the hungry tank mates and eaten. After loosing nearly a full batch of fry i came up with a solution that works really well. I purchased some "Ankle High" ladies tights. These are very cheap and are like socks only made from the same material as regular tights. I found that one of these fits nice and snug around the Breeding Net giving an extra very fine mesh layer keeping out any hungry tank mates. I now have one on every Breeding Net and all my Fry are safe now no matter how small they are.
Water Chemistry for African Cichlids
