Dave+Amy Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 After deciding to do a 50% water change without adding any hot water to give the fish a bit of relief from the hot weather - I guess I triggered a spawn. Couldn't find my female for all day today and started to worry...until I found her guarding the right side of the pot infront of the Christmas Moss..then found a small patch of eggs here's the proud dad doing the bachelor thing now strutting around the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Cool good work Congrats and good luck with the babies.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 my pair spawned this morning too :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Maybe it's the moon?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted November 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 the eggs were gone this morning..the male looks pretty dam fat i'm guessing he was the one who ate it all I'll be moving them soon into a tank of their own - looking forward to a new tank now thanks to Peter from Port Nicholsons Will a sponge filter be sufficient in a bare bottom tank with a few mini potted plants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 the eggs were gone this morning..the male looks pretty dam fat i'm guessing he was the one who ate it all I'll be moving them soon into a tank of their own - looking forward to a new tank now thanks to Peter from Port Nicholsons Will a sponge filter be sufficient in a bare bottom tank with a few mini potted plants? Yes, thats what i use on all mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 mine are still there are they hard to raise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 nice fish hope you get some fry :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracytrout Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 SORRY Amy & Dave to hear about your eggs being munched by Dad but keep trying...both my pairs are doing the dancy thing and females fattening up again in seperate tanks now so here's hoping AND GOOD LUCK Olly...keep us posted please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 i counted 19wrigglers this morning before I moved their tank to my new flat, havnt looked since, but am not hopeful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracytrout Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 :bounce: Will keep my fingers crossed for ya Olly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted November 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Getting my breeding setup this friday hopefully I'll be able to raise aome fry - got those decap brineshrimp eggs to try out (thanks to Kiwiplymouth) Olly - did you have to separate your male? are wrigglers quite dark in colour or white-ish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 in my little breeding tank, i put some of those bricks that have holes in them. This gives them HEAPS of little caves to choose from - they/she chose the highest one? I didnt remove the male as I was moving flat and didn't have time to move him. He stayed away from her when she had eggs and wrigglers, but didn't look too scared of her. The wrigglers I saw were pale creamy colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracytrout Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 How's the wrigglers Olly? If they're still alive can you please put a photo on forum? :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 They didn't survive the move as far as I can tell, but the pair look like they might have another go soon. I didnt think to take a photo, but they just look like wrigglers same as any other wrigglers :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted November 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Bricks eh.....interesting! Never would've thought to use it I'm planning on putting in a few pottery pieces in the corner of their new tank and maybe a few potted plants as well. Do people move the male as soon as he's fertilized the eggs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracytrout Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 OLLY - Oh B***** about your wrigglers but here's hoping next time you're successful AMY & DAVE....Removing the male is personal choice really....some pairs look after their young, in other cases the male or female or both eat the eggs or fry whn they hatch so it's really just a matter of what fits with the pair you have....I don't speak from experience as I'm a newby aswell but have read quite a bit on the internet and also Bilbo here on forum who knew the breeder of the pairs I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Sweet so your pairs came from there too? I had assumed when you said they were tripple reds that you got them from somewhere else as those ones are tripple reds cross F1.. My pair laid this morning here are some pics.. Male Male on guard Female and eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracytrout Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Congrats Ryan :bounce: I hope one of us has some fry soon..keep us posted please Both my females are fattening up nicely so it may be a case of "Let's try that again" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Awsome Ryan. Congrats. I only have about 50 left at the moment from 2 spawnings and unlikely to get more for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted November 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 how often do they spawn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Thanks fingers crossed it comes to something moved the mum out to the fishroom tonight.. Its slowly filling back up Heater in their tank was set wrong so temp went down to room temp of 22 but pretty sure they're pretty hardy. Bilbo 50 is better luck than anyone else in this thread has had so count yourself lucky Your big pair will breed again and so will all your first babies and you will have them coming out your eyes ears and other places.. Dave+amy - depends on water conditions, individual fish conditioning etc.. But id say 2-3weekly if they eat the eggs obviously take a bit longer if she raises them and you leave her with them.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted November 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 should I condition them sparately? to fatten them up a bit? I'll have persex dividers with laser cut slits for water circulation, so that they can still see each other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 Hi all. should I condition them sparately? to fatten them up a bit? I guess that's up to you but I didn't. I have my pair in a tank that has heaps of Christmas Moss and several caves and crevices. In fact I came home from work today and I had a mate with me to show him the Cockatoos but the female was nowhere to be seen. I figured she might've spawned so I went on a little hunt for her. I peeled the backing from a corner, and on the back of a flower pot I saw this.... :bounce: I can't stop smiling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted November 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 ....JEALOUS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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