Afrikan Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Hiya Yeah there are a few Daf keepers around... they are brilliant. I have some fry growing on at the moment that are a bit older but they are spoken for, but have some real youngsters spawned recently growing on also. You can't mix them with Brichardi as they will crossbreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiden Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Yeah as Afrikan has said please dont put them in the same tank they will cross breed. We all dont want that to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 We have 3 breeding pairs. Fish we got from Ryan Dury, all grown up now, paired off and spawning. No big broods yet, just 4 to 10 fry at a time, but it should get better as the breed more. Will sell some through the forum whe they get bigger. Callum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lickindip Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 wow mine are spitting out 50+ babies im guessing each time ... whats the main disadvantage of them cross breeding? would it just weeken the strains? and not be as good looking? but if my brichardi are already paired off, wouldnt that stop them from cross breeding??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 They are two different species, so has nothing to do with strain, the fact is they will be cross breeds, a big no no. I think most would agree that we need to keep the Daffodils going here in NZ... and if mixed with Brichardi that would be a huge disaster. I also keep Brichardi, they do seem to produce more babies in one spawning compared to the Dafs, yet my Dafs still seem to produce alot more than 20 per spawning... And because you have a pair of Brichardi that have paired off to breed doesn't mean that they won't breed with anything else later on, in the past I have had Brichardi pair off and breed, but that same male out of the pair, bred later on down the track with another Brichardi female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted July 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Im liking this conversation guys! keep it up! Tank is now setup (theres a pic in my fishroom thread if you really want to see) so i will get the brichardis next weekend..... I need to buy a bit more rock aswell, then it will be sussed..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Oooo will go take a gander at it evil 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted July 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 here it is To save people looking lol..... im gunna pile more rock up in that left hand end to cover the filter (gunna drop that green one down further too) and gotta spread the sand around a little bit more too..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Cool, can't wait to see the finished results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Those arent brass knuckles in the top right hand corner of your tank are they? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted July 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 lol, its an ironfist sticker, Bmx brand, the tank used to belong to my mate :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiden Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Tank is lookin good Evil heaps of places for the fry to hang out in their own nookie. I would also like to add that when I had my "Daffs" they spawned way more fry each time probably atleast 50 as well and at one stage there was 3 different spawnings all at different sizes in a 4.5ft tank everybody looking after the next brood of fry that came along. Brichardi and Pulchers have different gill plate markings if they were to cross breed in the same tank it would be very hard I would say to tell what you had and both sp. would suffer. If you looked carefully at the different sp. Brichardi gill plate markings look like this -) and Pulchers like this )) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 The most recent spawn with the dafs, they actually spawned in two places, one week age between fry, and what excellent parents, even more so than Brichardi I reckon :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasmine Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 I just got six Brichardi babies which were in a tank with larger fish so most were eaten, or squished under the rocks. They were 4 for $12 but I caught them myself and he said to take six. I'm going to be setting up a species only tank too, I think they're really pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted July 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Heh, i just won an auction on Trademe for 10 kgs or coral sand, so i can add a little bit more too the tank... guess what i got it for.... $2.50 :lol: plus $6 postage, SCORE! I will be getting the fish this weekend, so updates after then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 saw your question so left it alone didnt i ? good score rogan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted July 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 saw your question so left it alone didnt i ? good score rogan lol, thanks mark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted July 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Went over to Marks this morning and picked up my 3 Brichardi.... they are wicked, hiding in the rocks ATM but what can i expect? :lol: will try get some pics when they come out..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted July 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 No time wasting! they were out and about having a munch before! Tryed to get a couple pics but their tank is very dimly lit ATM so they didnt turn out great Oh and BTW, these were bred by no other than billaney himself :lol: P.S. I think im starting to get hooked. Contemplating scrapping my ideas for another planted tank and getting some demasoni instead.... WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ROGAN?!?!?!?! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasmine Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Nice, can't wait till my Brichardis are of a decent size. They look so pretty already even at their small size. I really like what I read about how everyone looks after the young in a Brichardi community too. I find them really pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 looking good Rogan go tangs, fronts next are they, or too big? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted July 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Fronts are too big AND too expensive :lol: Demasoni next i think.... I have read that you need like 10+ to keep peaceful. what about a pair, M & F? Just in the planning stages ATM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 People recommend keeping lots of demasoni because they wipe each other out, Id say a pair would be a bad idea as the male may just kill the female.. However im sure there are exceptions the only thing you can do is give it a go I guess.. I keep 12 demasoni and they are nasty buggers to each other always chasing each other and thats in a 540litre tank.. There are people in Auckland selling them cheap as I think janine on here has a heap so getting 10 shouldn't be an expensive undertaking.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted July 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Ohk, yer after a bit of reading i dont realy think i could get away with a pair... might try to get ten or so soon, otherwise i might get 5 or 6 and give it a go.... Im Hooked!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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