Dave+Amy Posted December 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 hmmm...tempting... *stroking chin* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 or these Apistogramma bitaeniata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted December 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 what do we have to do to get a pair of these?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 To be fair that was the best photo i could find on.... The parents of the four i have is still a very nice fish though, colour pretty close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted December 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 do you have any for sale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 No, i have only just got them. They are about 20mm at mo. Give it a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Most of us got pairs of bitaeniata also mine are nearing spawning age and have just gone into a breeding tank as well Panduro are awesome little fish too, hopefully will get some one day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 So how are the Cockatoos going? Anyone had any luck with raising their fry? I have two lots at present, the first i took away from the parents and the second are in with both mum and dad. Total of about 80ish. To anyone that has done these before what was there growth rate like? 10mm after ?? weeks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracytrout Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Wow!! Great to hear you've had success with your cockatoos My pair have spawned 8 times now and eaten the eggs every time so may try what you did and hatch eggs myself next time :oops: Keep us posted and any pics would be great too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 I have 2 spawns both sepeated from the parents only 44 combined in the same tank now, they are very slow growing at the moment, on decap and microworms and some of the bigger ones can eat grindal worms too. Lost my male because he jumped but hoping to get another at some stage soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Nice. With 44 you would hope there would be at least 1 male Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Hi all. I've let my pair spawn 4 times and I've finally got somewhere with them. The first two times the eggs were eaten by the parents, the third time I tried hatching the eggs myself and failed because the wrigglers got stuck in the substrate :oops:, lesson learned. This time I spawned them in a bare bottom tank and removed the male immediately after spawning. I let Mum hatch the eggs and removed her when they became wrigglers. I found a whole heap of unfertilised eggs under a rock so the numbers aren't big but I have 20+ that have been free swimming for 10 days. They are around 5-6 mm including the tail and are eating Microworms and I've recently started them on a little Decap Brineshrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Nice one. Great photo too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracytrout Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Congrats Mark :bounce: Awesome photo and look forward to more as they grow please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Looking good Mark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Thanks people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Awesome work Mark and awesome photo, lets just hope all this breeding ensures that quality cockatoo's are available to everyone for years to come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Is anyone breeding the wildtype cockatoos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 If these ones are from the same place then they are a cross between the wild type (F1) and tripple reds bringing the best of both worlds into the mix, ie colour from the tripple red and a new injection of genes from the wild.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 so mark won the wager?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 What wager? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 From page three, right so the competition is on to raise the fry wager...? I'm not sure I'm the first person who has raised fry since the thread began but I do feel like a winner everytime I look in the grow out tank :lol: 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 I have about 50 odd, about half are free swimming. At this stage they are in a bucket on the floor as i have no tank space. Plan on making some more tomorrow. These guys are still alive, they were the first batch of two current ones. Ryanjury has some also, three way tie maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rox Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 We saw Ryan's on Sunday, just as cute. Well done they are amazing, so much detail for such little guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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