Loopy Posted April 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Well I am just about to go and crack open the bottle of wine! :bounce: I have at least 10 silver dollar babies swimming around gobbling up brine shrimp! :bounce: I sat and watched them for a while this morning. They are so much better at controlling their throttle and fins! but still shoot randomly off like micro rockets! Hubby said last night that they would zoom around so fast that a couple shot out of the water about an inch! (memo-to-self *NEVER leave lid off*) We are very proud fish parents! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Congrats Loopy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 great work loopy sounds like its going very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted April 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 Two days free swimming and as you can see by the fat little belly- They love their shrimp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 wow great photo! how big do you think it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted April 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 The fry are about 1cm long from tip to tip. They seem huge compared to the danio and minnow fry we are used to seeing! They are just starting to get faint vertical black bars along their bodies too. They aren't as skittish now and seem to be much better at swimming. Very cute watching them gobble shrimp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 how are the fry now loopy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted May 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 *finally* managed to get another photo of the baby dollars. They are all growing well and they are all very much the same size, no runts! The coolest thing is they are starting to look like miniature silver dollars. They are starting to get the head profile and filling out in the body. I moved them up to a 2ft tank so now they can erratically dart with out braining themselves on the ends of the tank. That is one problem with silver dollars, They just randomly dart all over the place at the speed of light without really looking where the are going. :roll: Fairly certain we haven't lost any but they like to burrow into clumps of java moss and hide so i can't count them very well anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 thats good to hear loopy nice pic too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 yea great pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 They all still alive loopy? How big are they now, And have they changed shape at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted May 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Yep there are still about 16 -18 of the wee guys. :bounce: Getting close to our 30 days too :bounce: :bounce: Been wanting take take a photo or two but hubby has got the camera in his car and he is never home when i get a chance to take photos :evil: They have filled out heaps! But it is hard to keep track of them since they are very high strung wee guys. They freak out if you walk past the tank too suddenly, infact any sudden movements and they go nuts especially when i upset them in their hiding place which is a big clump of java moss. Very very skittish little guys. Been dreaming of big tanks and a school of 18 silver dollars doing the conga line :lol: Would be a very impressive sight i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted May 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 YAY got more photos! I don't think there is any chance of mistaking them for something else now. Funny thing is they don't seem to have grown any longer from when they started free-swimming! They still look to be about a centimeter long. They just got fatter! While i was downstairs taking photos i snapped a couple of pics of my other new interest. Red rainbows :bounce: And Threadfin rainbows! :bounce: Never had rainbows before. Very cool fish the reds have great personality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 how long have you had the reds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted May 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 Didn't you see them last time Wilson? Have only had them about a week now. Mr L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 i did see the Threadfin rainbows but not the reds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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