CatBrat Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 Just wondering how the babies are going? Cheers, CatBrat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted May 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 the babys are doing great i had the day off yesterday and i was phoning up bugging mum to see if they had been feed and to do water changes on the tank , she said to me anyone would think i hadn't keeped fish before :lol: , i went out and picked up a digital camera yesterday so i will try and take some pic's today and post them tomight (fingers crossed) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatBrat Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Hi Kim, Just wondering how the fry are going? Cheers, CatBrat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted May 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 babys are growing fast!!! they are from 12mm-15mm long so they are growing nice and quick. i have some photos and i have tied to load them up a few times but have had no luck but i think i have it sorted now so tonight or tomorrow i should have some pic's up. i put mum with another male on friday , i hope she gets on with him :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_au Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 Might be just a bit soon yet for her to spawn again Kim. I have been breeding Ansistrus catfish for 36 years. At first they were wild caught stock and very difficult to get to spawn. But these days they seem to breed on a wet saucer. How ever, my records tell me that female bristle nose spawn every 40 to 45 days under optimum aquarium conditions. So expect your female to breed every six weeks or so if well fed and water and temperature are right. The males seem to be always ready to breed (typical hey!) but it is the females who initiate spawning. Alan PS. I have not heard of any black eyed golds in Australia and would very much like to have a few in my collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted May 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 ok im blond! and i havent had time to stop and work out how to add the pic's so see if you can cut and paste and come up with the pic's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted May 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 ok really blond :lol: i just found out it works. will update when i have time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted May 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 the babies are one month old today!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted May 29, 2004 Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 Fantastic Kim Enjoyed your album. Babies are coming on well aren't they. Question, What are those, presumably, Rasbora with the red slash from their eye? And what would they cost a customer? Thanks Kim Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatBrat Posted May 29, 2004 Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 The babies look great Kim :lol: BTW, what is that Blue Pleco? It looks really neat 8) Cheers, CatBrat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted May 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 CatBrat its a blue panaque L239 Ancistrinae sp. from upper Orinoco, Venezuela very nice only $180 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamboe2001 Posted May 29, 2004 Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 great pics kim and the mum and dad are spectacular ive never seen those type of BN's b4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted May 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 well great news i put the mum and a new dad intogether a few weeks ago and last night they breed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted May 30, 2004 Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 You must have something good in the water up there Kim! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamboe2001 Posted May 30, 2004 Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 are you slipping viagra into their food or water horny lil fishies :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatBrat Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 Thats great to hear Kim Cheers, CatBrat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfish_dude Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 nice fish Kim Organism has a blue pl*co as well....he looks awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_au Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 Hi Kim, I got my first bristle nose in 1968 and they were a real broblem to breed. After a few generations of tank bred fish thought they became easier and easier. I was young and foolish in those days and kept log books in my fish room. Turned out that Bristle nose females would spawn every 35 to 45 days given the right conditions. Now 30 odd years later I am still breeding bristles and the females still spawn every 35 - 45 days. So you can look forward to a new batch of kittens every month or so for the next four or five years. Then they start to slow down a bit but have bigger batches of eggs. My oldest breeding female was 12. These days I don't keep them past thier fith season. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted June 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 hi Alan_au , i breed normal bristlenoses when i was a kid, i have been lucky and have had fish ever since i was born, my mum and dad use to import them and my after school job was counting fish and looking for dead ones, so i learnt alot about fish very young. mum and dad gave us tanks to breed guppies and i had my first lot of b/n breed in the tank. the golden black eyes are only new into nz and i feel in love with them as i do most catfish i have found the golden black eyes a bit harder to rase than other b/n. hi catfish_dude, yes the blue pleco is lovely i just wish the price wasnt so high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted June 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 the babys hatched out yesterday!!! its funny to see how small they are, my 1st lot look so big next to them i will try and put pic up of the babys when they are only just born. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted June 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 i put some of the babys in the for sale tanks today, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 How much are you selling them for? (NO! Bad Ira! your tanks are all too crowded already!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted June 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 at the moment $30 each , smaller ones for $25 each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_au Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 :-? I'm buying a ticket to NZ tomorrow!!! Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Make sure you wrap up, bit of a change from Queensland, & on your way back I'll have..... frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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