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produced only 2 fry. You must also be very careful not to disturb the
holding male while he is holding. When surprised the male will often
swallow or release the eggs prematurely. The incubation period is 10 –
21 days at the end of which the release is fully-formed, free-swimming
fry.
At this point there is a decision to be made. Do you remove the
parents or attempt to collect and remove the fry? My decision,
particularly with my use of 5 gal tanks, is to remove the parents and
let the fry grow out in the tank. The fry are sufficiently large to accept
foods such as microworm and BBS immediately.
If you are new to keeping wild bettas, one of these two small species
is an excellent place to start. Next time we will look at keeping a larger
mouthbrooder.

CHUCK RAMBO SPEAKING AT TBAS

MONDAY, APRIL 9th

History of Cichlids in the Hobby
by Chuck Rambo
Chuck has been keeping cichlids for over 50 years. At one time he maintained
over 50 aquariums with cichlids from all over the world. His interest in the hobby
was enhanced with his involvement with numerous aquarium societies. He has
been a two time Chair of the American Cichlid Association and was awarded the
title of “Fellow” for his contributions to the society. He has been the past President
of the Pacific Coast Cichlid Association many times and been awarded the honor
of “Life Member”. His appreciation of the aquarium hobby lead to another interest
in the history of keeping aquarium fish. Chuck’s presentation will start with the
Victorians keeping aquarium fish in the mid 1800’s up to the 1970’s and the
introduction of rift lake cichlids.
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