Alan Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Yesterday morning I went out to my fishroom and turned on the lights, and on doing my quick visual on the tanks I noticed in my Apistogramma eunotus tank, a female that really stood out in her yellow regalia that all apisto breeders would know what I'm talking about. She was not defending a pot and was out in the open. I mean, way out in the open. So putting on my glasses to have a closer look, I realized that she was hovering over a school, no, a large school of babies. As we had shopping on the agenda, I crossed fingers and vowed that I'd do something with thes bubbas (Caryl ) when I got back in, because left as they were, I din't hold out much hope for them with all their tank-mates. On arrival back home I got an icecream container and using an air-line tubing, started syphoning out babies. Lotsa babies. After having removed as many as I could from the gravel where they were well concealed, I took them up to my back shed, and there, transfered them into matchbox sized rearing tanks. Ten per tank. I use these so as to have the food in their face and it gets about 90% water change a day. Total rescued, 42. Mum still guarding 5 , which I'll leave her with so so she doesn't get stroppy if they had of all disappeared as they are inclined to do. These are from some that I bought of Caserole months ago as juveniles. At last, another Apisto to mark off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Sounds like you are going to be busy, Alan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 great news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Does this make you a great grandad to the power of infinity Alan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Good goin once again Alan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Nice one Alan. I have a bunch of males here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted July 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 That makes them hard to breed then Luke. I think I ended up with two females from the line of ten that I got. I never even saw her and her mate working the pot. Although now that they have, looks like another pair is going to try their luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Awesome Alan way to go ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 sure they aren't daphnia? :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Any photos. Are you looking at selling any to me?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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