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Wow, I am so excited. I moved my L183 trio to a 30 gallon and did what you said and I now have approx 35 eggs in a cave. The male is in their with the eggs. Judging by the colour they seem to be fertilized. I originally bought these guys at an auction and waited 1 year for this. A couple of questions.

1) about how long until the eggs hatch?
2) should I remove the fry to a smaller tank with a cycled filter?
3) are the L183 fry more difficult to raise than albino. I have the adults in RO water. I am assuming that the fry will need RO water.
4) I really want these guys to be O.K. therefore, please give me advice if you have successfully raised L183 fry.

Hi congrats on your spawn! These eggs should take around 5 days to hatch depending on temp. IMO it is best to leave the eggs/fry with the father at least until they have absorbed their eggsacks. They are a little more fragile than albino but pretty similar. Good luck

I have no personal experience with this fish, but I would leave the fry with the parents for as long as you can (and the same water conditions = soft, acidic, RO, if you do move them) - they do better that way than separated in my personal experience with .

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The eggs have hatched and the fry still have their eggs sacks. I am interested to hear form those who have bred them successul and rased the fry to a decent size.