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Just reading an interesting site that mentioned females flirting with the male. Apparently, the females, if keen, tend to have vertical stripes instead of the horizontal ones so commonly seen. News to me!

'K. So my fish are just over 4 weeks old. They seem to be around 1cm and although I don't have many (removed the female before all the eggs were released so as not to have too many....) they're doing well. Would just like to know when the fry start getting their colours?

My boy didn't seem fussed on building until I put in some broken leaves that were floating around my largest tank. That, mixed in with a little light on the tank seemed to do the trick. Only problem now, is the water is VERY green for the babies. LOL! :lol: :lol: :roll:

Things seem to be going well apart from Princeton (the Daddy) still not eatting. I'm a little worried???!! :-? Think I'll take him out Friday morning, as this evening, there were only a few that he was still tending to. I honestly can't believe that these fish do so much for their young - considering guppies and the like! A M A Z I N G . Still can't see that many scooting around but I guess I'm just grateful that I had the honour to watch something so specacular. Apart from seeing Chin's fantastic fish, the joy must surely be in the experience of breeding. (Purely from a fish lovers view, of course.) Looking forward to seeing what ratio of male:female I get, plus the colours. Oh, and interesting point! ! ! Must have had a mozzie larvae hiding (somewhere!) in the tank..... Watched Princeton suck him up and then shoot him into the now (sad) bubblenest. Should have seen the mozzie's proformance! Classic..... :lol: :lol:

Many thanks for your responses. Always nice to have a wise word from the wise. Thanks heaps Adoge, and hope to keep you posted on the outcome of the wee beanies. I'll check out the sites you mentioned now. Ta!

Can't help you there! Have you been in touch with any of the TM crowd? Hope you find whoever owes you the food.

7 swimming now. Where do the poor fathers get the energy!? I mean, the ceaseless up and down, up and down..... Doesn't look like he's eatten over the last 3 days either, what with fixing up the nest and then the little guys breaking free this morning. Guess tomorrow will shine a little more light on the situation. 8) Desperate to do a water change..... Was gonna do it the day of the 'tangle'. Too late now, I guess. How long should I wait? Until the fry are free swimming?, instead of the up and down..... :roll: ??? (lol)

Oneday I'll come up with ANOTHER type to really get the world excited! In the meantime, I'm pretty happy with looking at the beauties on here. Well done!

Excellent. I've been checking on them on and off since getting home from work and seems they're slowly beginning to swim. A m a s s i v e 3 at the last count.... 8)

Cheers guys! The babies were out this morning and Mr Fish was doing a great job catching and spitting the babies back up into the nest. Of course, it didn't seem to work so well as the wee blighters kept coming out! :lol: I noticed quite a number lying on the bottom of the tank so was puzzled for a while. Seemed they'd wiggle around once 'Dad' swooped near while others were darting all over. Introduced some air as I remembered about the whole laberinth thing but am wondering if perhaps I was a little too late for some of the fry? Do the rest of you add air as soon as the fry are out or are your tanks already circulated for the occassion? I expect a few fatalities but would love to have a decent success rate for a first time breeder of fighters. Any info is ALWAYS a help!

V E R Y cool. 8) Question:- When did the first cts appear? Is it from some sort of genetic mutation which people enjoyed and bred from, or a natural occurance? (Er, just curious..... :roll: )

'K. First time with the s/fighters breeding and so far, so good! I awoke yesterday morning to see my male and female making contact for the first time, and the first few eggs trickling out of her. Naturally, I lay there for an hour or so...... amazing stuff! ANYhoo, she has since been removed and he is being Mr Protective. However, he doesn't seem to be eating. Is this usual? Also, there's been a few people here asking as to what possible colour variants there will be with their successful breeds. Can anyone help with mine? Male - Red with a few lines of blue - typical stuff, really... Female - Cambodian looking, but with a body more yellow rather than white and orangey-red spots. (Also have her brother who is part crowntail.) Parents are unrelated! ! ! Sorry, have not set up for the photo thing yet. (lazy, eh?) OH! And apart from brine shrimp and infusoria, what else can be taken by the fry?

Brought one today.. Bread - THE SOUND OF BREAD Argh, I know, old. Hate being youngish and finding pleasure in the old tunes. Before that it was The Hollies, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Neil Diamond. Whoops! Did I say Neil??? (Too damb right! ! ! ) :lol:

Argh.... Last time I said something corny in a pub I said "You thirsty?, Suck on this..." Stuck my tounge out and BOOMPHA! I had him.., hook, line and er, hmmmm. ( I wasn't going home lonely... ) Hahahahahahaha!

Congrats!? Argh, no. I'm sick of frick'n eggs all the time.... Just got another tank but as it's planted, I'm not gonna run the risk of having the keyholes in there. They dig waaay too much! And as for putting Pecka in there, he'll destroy the plants aswell. (sigh) I have a 'hospital' tank for my plants that have come back from the dead, and yet another tank with b/acara babies in. Neither of them will be suitable. And I'm sure I have to stop buying tanks at some stage, eh? 5 tanks in this room alone. It's hard saying "goodbye" to a friend (!?), but at least he's still alive and will end up in a happy home, hopefully