Cookieskennels Posted April 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 swordtail has a gravid spot, so she can stay in the net till i see babys, and guppys can stay in the breeder till they have their babys then they will be releced back into the tank, (hope to have the moss to set up around a rocky ornament so they young can be releced earlyr than normal. or should i wait till they are 4 weeks old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 swordtails dont cope with breeding nets in my experience , they usually abort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookieskennels Posted April 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 oh really. (EDIT: swearing removed. Read the guidelines please - Caryl ) I better get her out, and hope she waits till the moss arrives thanks for letting me know, as i love swordtails and id love some more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 Hi again, java moss on the way (its the stuff that looks like a tangle of wool), and also 3 java fern plants (tie them onto something like a stone or wood as well) and eventually they will attach. I sent them fastpost so hopefully they will arrive Monday. If they have started to dry out (they do have a small amount of water) don't panic just chuck them in some more water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookieskennels Posted April 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 Wow adodge your a legdeon (sp) i wil be sure to let you know when they arrive and ill try and post a pic of my tank once its in. Thanks heaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookieskennels Posted April 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 Well i only have 1 preg female left, oh and also one gave birth in the 5 way breeder then jumped the barrier and ate the babies not much i could have done apart from place her back in the tank with the others,.... am now waiting for this girl to have her babys safely and also looking at getting some more i really cant wait for the swordtail babies to arrive (none will be for sale guppies & swordtails) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 Java fern is different from Java moss and neither are rare, they are both readily available and as Ira said Java moss is a pain for clogging filters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 As jimr says 'they are not rare' which is why I had plenty to send you. I just find that I have to keep an eye on my external filters to make sure they are not trying to suck it up although most is attached either to wood or floating in clumps in the top of the tank. I use it as hiding places for my maturing fighters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookieskennels Posted April 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 Yeh i told pet shop owner its not rare and he was all like well i cant get any and im not selling you the tiny bit i have lol. I also have a new filter that is on the other side of the tank to where the moss will be placed on the rocky ornament Ive also orderd some more guppies well actually 15 of them lol. im hoping my mum can pic them up this afternoon sometime so will let you all know what colors i get. i think they are only young so a breeding net will be there home till the moss gets here, (only if they are fry they wil stay in the net....Dont want them to die or get eaten) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DantezGirl Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 well done ck looks like your on your way to sorting every one out i finally got a big batch of fry from my females last night as opposed to the usual 4 so im stoked should be able to start using them as feeders soon yumm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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