getting over run with cockatoo babies!!

[dodgefreak8]

I am getting over run with cockatoo babies!! After my long period of drought raising these little guys I started stealing the eggs before they ate them. this yeilded around 200 fry free swimming as we speak. So I decided to stop stealing them thinking I had enough and the parents would eat the rest. Well guess what, there not eating them!! I have 2 more huge spawns and they are not eating the eggs this time. What have I gotten myself into? What am I going to do with all these fry?

 

[clouser_minnow]

you could sell them off to a local fish shop or something?

 

[dodgefreak8]

I might be able to take them out of town and sell them. My lfs is pretty small and I don't think they could keep them alive. I will ship them if I have to put an add on aquabid or somthing.

 

[clouser_minnow]

thats cooL! see if there any other people interested in apistos around you. and give them away or sell em off. thats the advice i have.

 

[Mike Wise]

The problem with selling them to LFS is that most will want young adult specimens. The same is true for people on AquaBid. This means at least 4 to 6 months of care.

 

[curviceps]

How about housing some dithers or other peaceful fish with the cacs that would eat up the fry (if not the eggs)?

 

[dodgefreak8]

The problem with selling them to LFS is that most will want young adult specimens. The same is true for people on AquaBid. This means at least 4 to 6 months of care.

I have the room for growing them out I think. I have 2 10gal for when they are small and when they get to a reasonable size I will move them to a 55 for the final few months. I am definatly in this for the experience and to help finance my predator fish food bill. I don't wish to make a profit I just didn't expect this many all at once.

 

[Nick S.]

Predators

You could always feed some to your predators, this would kill 2 birds with 1 stone. I used to have an arrowanna that didn't have a problem eating my over abundance of livebearers. Just a thought.