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ok she h as been holding exactly 17 days. How much longer?

Her last bunch she finally spit out when they were ready for high school. I don't know why she tends to hold hers so long. Then only had 10 last time, but they were big already.

posted by: Michelle Legault	(report) May 21st, 2008
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karrie edwards	» posted 2008/05/21 - 04:58
Holy chit, i think shes ready to spit. lol. Great shot.

Michelle Legault	» posted 2008/05/21 - 05:04
I swear I see the babies moving around in her mouth. LOL She seems to have issues with cutting the cord. LOL

AFRICAN FANATIC	» posted 2008/05/21 - 06:35
if your fish is healthy than up to a month of holding, should produce up to atleast 50 this time around

***kylie ***

» posted 2008/05/21 - 07:51

bip_ 4u	» posted 2008/05/21 - 09:45
Lol Michelle. Some of them do seem to have trouble with that. Congrats on the ... well whatever they come out as... fry, juvies, adults, you know, whatever, lmao.

THE chuck	» posted 2008/05/21 - 10:14
she can spit at any time now

Michelle Legault	» posted 2008/05/21 - 12:47
Thanks everyone, I woke this morning to my female sushine peacock preggers also. But there is no male sunshine (I actually thought she was gonna be a he).....so Who's your daddy!!! is happening in the tank right now. Dang APril showers brings May holdings!

Kay Bee19	» posted 2008/05/21 - 13:10
While she could probably release them any day now, she could also potentially hold them for another 17 days(I've had a yellow lab hold for 5 weeks before).

Michelle Legault	» posted 2008/05/21 - 13:16
Last time she spit them and sent them off to High School they were so big. LOL

s m	» posted 2008/05/21 - 14:01
High school? That is a great deal! No late night/early AM feedings, no powder food...lol.. My red zebra is like that. Her first ones were 3-4 days ago and when I stripped her and let her go, she started sucking them back up right away. spit 4 suck up 2 'empty nest syndrome'

Vince Cooper

» posted 2008/05/21 - 16:32

lee howe	» posted 2008/05/21 - 23:47
lol I had my Auratus hold for 4 wks then her next batch I stripped her at 20 days and they were free swimming... Also if she has a bigger brood she wont be able to hold them as long as before due to their growth and her mouth only being so big...lol

lee howe	» posted 2008/05/21 - 23:47
opppsss forgot the smiles

Lia E	» posted 2008/05/22 - 00:36
They usually hold for up to four weeks. Looks like there are a lot of them, she might not hold it for that long. My lab would hold them until I moved her to a separate tank, and that would be around 3-4 weeks.

Scott Fisher	» posted 2008/05/22 - 00:54
Michelle , Our labs must be on the same cycle ... mine is holding again too.. Just got back from giving my LFS all the babies from the last mouthful...

Michelle Legault	» posted 2008/05/22 - 02:54
LOL yeah Scott I think so. I just moved her Sunday to the nursery tank. Last time she spit on my birthday Mar31st, so she's alsmost 2 months later.

Mike Arndt	» posted 2008/05/22 - 04:42
2 weeks and ready to take. They will be free swimmers.

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