kiwiplymouth Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 I thought that i would show you these. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitzy Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 Looks great, Good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted June 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 I'm trying to make the photo's larger but im not having much joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted June 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 Hopefully they are bigger this time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 looking good - you've got a few of them! what were the parents like, which one was the cambodian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitzy Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 Thats better, There is heaps of them , Thats great for your first attempt How old are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted June 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 Here are a couple of pics of the parents. The fry are 5 weeks old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 Nice fighters .What have you been feeding the fry? How big are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted June 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 They vary in size from 10-15mm. We started feeding them brine shrimp as soon as they were free swimming and thats all they have had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 wow very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Congrats, very nice indeed Is the only way to sex fighters is by their fins, meaning long fins males??? If so, do you have to wait till their fins start to get longer :oops: than the females to know in order to separate them, shoot does that make sense :oops: :oops: Hope you understand what I'm trying to ask Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danval Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Good on you kiwiplymouth. Thats an awesome result for your first effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 How many fry do you think you have? What size tank are they in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 I think it is awesome seeing such a great effort put into you breeding your fighters for the first time Good on you kiwiplymouth and keep up the good work... they look really nice 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 How many fry do you think you have? What size tank are they in? At a guess I recon that there are 150-200 fry. We are just starting to cull the small ones and are having to separate the odd male that is already show signs of aggression. they were all in a 30l tank but split them up into two tanks on Tuesday. I will post some more pics as they develop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 How many fry do you think you have? What size tank are they in? At a guess I recon that there are 150-200 fry. We are just starting to cull the small ones and are having to separate the odd male that is already show signs of aggression. they were all in a 30l tank but split them up into two tanks on Tuesday. I will post some more pics as they develop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 WOW . I've only got about 100-120 for my first one. So what size tank are they in now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 WOW . I've only got about 100-120 for my first one. So what size tank are they in now 100 in one 30L tank and 100 in another 30l tank. I have got a 3 foot tank cycled and waiting for the females and another 3 foot tank full of jars that the odd stropy male is starting to go in to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 You should keep all the males in the same tank. Apparently if you keep them all together and don't take any out (not even for a second) they can live together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 You should keep all the males in the same tank. Apparently if you keep them all together and don't take any out (not even for a second) they can live together. I have never heard of that before. Has anyone else out there tried it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 I heard it from Billaney. He said he had 150 males and 100 females together (I think it was him who posted it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 sometimes you can and sometimes you can't depends on the nature of the fish, I have had a tank with over 50 males in it and no trouble ever but the norm has been that when they get to about 9-10 weeks old the fighting begins. I'm talking a 4ft tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted June 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 A few pics now that they are starting to develope more colour. Question: Some fry seem to have no pigment on their body or fins. Do they normaly turn out yellow, silver or white? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 Those ones have thrown to 'cambodian'. The males will eventually develop some pigmentation or sheen to their bodies, the females are less likely to. I have noticed that more and more of mine seem to be throwing that way which was always going to happen seeing that my 5th and 6th male fighters ever purchased were cambodians and I have retained that line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 7, 2008 Report Share Posted June 7, 2008 Nice fish . They're really getting thir colours now I can't wait to see what they look like in a few more weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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