how soon to pull imitator tads ?

[Evaradero]

As the title says, how soon do you guys pull imitator tadpoles? I know some people pull theirs inmediately, i just wanted to know pros and cons of pulling tadpoles early or waiting

[Philsuma]

I would wait until they break free of the egg themselves. Just make sure they are misted and then overall tank humidity is on the high side.

[Evaradero]

Yeah its been free of the egg for a few days now. I was just waiting till its old enough to suck it out with a pipette and raise it outside of the viv. The question is:how long after it is out of the egg would you wait?

[Philsuma]

Take it out now then. I'd use a small plastic flexible spoon like the kind they give you with slurpeez

[Evaradero]

I have a fairly large pipette that i used to have from feeding my corals various soild foods. Has a fat opening so it did the job well

[JayMillz]

Last week I saw a couple eggs in an easy to reach spot so I took those out and put them on a petri dish. They just hatched over the last couple of days and are doing fine (separately).

[topher]

I have been pulling imi tads after parents transport and feed for a few weeks. They beef up a lot in that time, and I think are much hardier to move. Also, it lets them get a little of the parental care / egg nutrition as well as your tad food of choice. I dont know if there's any real benefit to doing this, just the way I've been doing it.