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i am sure most of us here subscribe to the practical fishkeeping newsletter but for the ones that dont here is a video of ppl catching oto in the wild. http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/p ... blogid=112 i have to say its nothing what i expect and it looks like the otos gets a but of a beating.

got this in my e mail today. http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/p ... ?news=1332

yep bbs is the best but they wont take it till around 2 days after hatching

no wasnt talking about u IOU1 was just moaning about the forum in general. ducati, i am afraid its not that simple as u would need to know the back ground of each fish eg color of their parents, their grandparents.....etc and even then u cant be 100% assuming both are good genetic line breed u'll have most of them red and red/white and if ur lucky some redcap and pure whites. on the other end of the scale, if they were from a very bad line u will get mostly bronze fantails. of cause they will all start out browny color, feeding of carotene and exposure to sun light will help with the process.

ur very welcome recently i've not been posting as much as i get the feeling ppl ask questions for the sake of asking questions with no attention to put it in practice so this is a real boost.

thats excellent good job :bounce:

WOW pics please. had a large male givin to me a while back, it was only around 7cm.

there is a way if u shine it though light but its just better to wait and see, if its infertile it will just "flatten" over time

perfectly explained, ideally u would have the eggs in the exact same position as it was "set" right after it was laid but i assume its too late now.

yeah males wont be intrested till about 3-4 and the female wont actually breed till 2-3 years of age.

yeah exact opposite when they get older especially if they're newly introduced to each other.

putting them on top is fine and will take around 3 month

females mature earlier than males, basically shes up for it but their not intrested. its quit common but sometimes can lead to female biting the tips of the tail clean off.

there is still a good chance they will hatch. half fill the ice cream container with vermiculite or something similar like wood shavings.....etc. spray so its moist then close the lid and place in hot water cupboard. the reason she's laying in the water is because she doesn't have a proper basking area which they really should be getting. good luck

cheers for that MiNcIE. congrats flatfish.

just got back from my work trip couple of days ago and finally found some spare time so reading old post. what happened with the auction http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =104511914 did it settle out side of trademe, still up for grabs and what $$ did it go for? got a female so would have been very intrested :roll:

yeah i was, only had 3 hours spare though so didnt get to see everything. [on a work trip] in china at the moment so stuff cheaper again yeah learn not to trust anyone here no matter how genuine they come across, something i have to keep telling my self while over here. retailers are having a hard time as it is with other importers :lol:

i am in hong kong at the moment and these are only just above a dollar seventy $NZ, crazy

yes, the patch grows as the fish grow. yes, the patch fade with age. starts when they hit around 1 just like with most pattens/color on most fish no, breeding GBA with patches dont seem to increase the chance of getting off springs with patch. i keep all my patches and breed with at least 6 together over 3 generations with not even the slight increase with offspring resulting in patches.

they're midges eggs, they're like mosquitoes but dont bite

i dont see any vertical bars

its quit a big turn around in such a short time, a lucky turtle for sure, unfortunately the damage is done but don't worry as it will not effect its health as long as it doesn't progress. if given the right diet which u are and enough living space it's shell will start growing outwards again but will always look a little "pinched" from above. is it a girl or boy? hard saying "it" all the time :lol: u will read red eared sliders a more carnival when young and more herbivore when older although true its better to just feed 50/50 if u can. try braking a bit of carrot into the tank and see if it gets eaten. [carrot sinks which is handy]

pretty reasonable retail price

good on u gatito, its looking so much better than before but still some way to go. looking at the brightness of it's "red ear" its reasonably young so the shell should be a lot brighter green. from the second pic its side of the shell is already curved in which is caused by poor diet, up keep and maybe not enough living space. unfortunately its so common to an extent where ppl think its normal. to avoid this progressing avoid really fatty foods [ just because the turtle like to eat it doesn't mean its good for it] and just keep doin what u do which seem to be a good job.

yep, second that