| Re: the nervous father awaits his new babies
Welcome...
Bringing one home that was just shipped to the lfs, and moving it again is double stress. Since they are so willing to work with you, you want them to find two of the six that gett along together. Have them then house the two of them together before your buy them. Have them keep them at the store for a month before you bring them home. Make sure they are fed a high quality food, enriched with vitamins to build their immune systems well. Have them train them to eat from a feeding tube (syringe).
If you house them in your 50, I would try and not have any other fish in the tank with them. This will keep your WQ perfect and prevent other fish from bringing in diseases.
I posted some information a about a month ago on the Bluespot Club Thread on how to try and introduce them to each other. It must be done in a tank that you can rescue one of them (to prevent them fighting to death) if you need to. Males are supposed to have larger mouths, so if they have six to choose from, pick one with the largest mouth and try and pair it with one that has a small mouth.
Hope this helps. |