nycnlo Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 hey guys just wondering how any one else is going with recent spawns over this cold season? recently this week ive had 3 spawns ... all with inexperienced breeders nothing has eventuated (eggs in nest but male ate them all twice) male and female are going at it again (mustard gas buttterfly pair) hopefully i actually get something this time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 Give them abit of time I'm sure they will get it sorted in the end, I've had this happen several times with Breeding Fish, usually by about the 3-4 go they sort out what they are meant to be doing. Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted May 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 yeah the Mg pair are starting to get the hang of it... the pure ct pair i have in together im sure will give it a good go and the other mg pair i have in ... might need a but more time to mature i think.. not rushing them just spending the time conditioning them up most the males are happily building bubble nests and flaring nicely so i think wel eventually get something Kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfishfanatic Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 What sort are your MG? HM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted May 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 Mustard Gas Halfmoon Butterfly these are the old photos i had of them... cant be bothered digging out recent ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashzbetta Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 haha your male looks kinda crap in that photo ( no offense) , he looks heaps better in person :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted May 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 hahah yeah hes grown up alot since that photo was taken he was def rather runty when i first got him ive got some more fighters coming from David tomorrow too ... cant wait lol hows that Pk going anyways? have you added the indian almond leaves to tank yet? kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashzbetta Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 the pk is going pretty good he is i bit quiet and shys away when the tank light is on so i tend to just leave him with natural sunlight and then he is pretty active. yup, ial is in all the boys tanks, the ct isnt too sure about it but is starting to swim up to it now lol nd the vt has blownthousands of little bubbles everywhere, just not in one spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted May 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 lol you should see the bubble nest my pure ct male has blown!!! there a block of poly thats bout 150x150sq and completely full plus the underneath or IALeaf completely full plus various nests around the tank hope they actually do something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashzbetta Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 the pk goes a lovely metalic green iridescent cellophane in the sunlight, very nice and good luck with the spawn :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted May 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 oh cheers lol yeah hes a cool color hope he has some nice fry once hes a bit older hopefully i manage to get a spawn or two over next few weeks... been a while since last sucessful one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashzbetta Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 how are the spawns going? here are a couple of pics of the hmpk not the best but show his colours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 ive got 3 spawns that r 3weeks old. must be nearly 1000 fry in that grow out tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted June 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 he looks cool very similiar to the piks i have still nothing on the spawn front.. ct looks promising.. mite pull all the males and females from spawning tanks and re condition everyone up once again...good nests no action lol the lavender hm pair... not going to happen yet think il give them all a break for a while.. might try the mustard gas male another go.. since hes been conditioned up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashzbetta Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 i havent tryed to spawn again but hoping to soon, re doing all my tanks up and then will try spawning again, will give the hmpk a go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 none of my girls have egged up again since tho, i think its too cold here. my heater is going all the time trying to keep warm.. going to cover them with gladwrap tomorrow to try and warm them up. goodluck for eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted June 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 hmmm yeah i think i were having same probs... temp checks are okay of the tanks now tho going to remove from the breeding tanks and recondition them all and give the mg pair another go at it leave a couple of tanks empty for a while time im ready to give them another go ive had a few spawns just the males must have done a piss poor job or been hungry lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Yay finally a spawn! hope i dont jinx myself by posting at somepoint since last nightand now my red/orange hm and orange halfmoon female bred lots of eggs and awesome bubble nest hopefully get a few decent hms from this spawn... obviously wont hold my hopes up till few weeks time tho ct pair.. get on real well.. female not bard up but well conditioned.. awesome bubble nest too but no breeding mg pair prob going to be removed from tank again soon.. lazy nest builder will give him few weeks of rest until re trying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashzbetta Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 awesome about your orange/red spawn, this is your first hm spawn isnt it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted June 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 this will be my first "PURE" hm spawn the first spawn i had was a yellow hm male with a "unknown strain" female im pretty sure the female might have had some ct in her due to the offspring. but hard to know for sure there is ALOT of eggs about 250+ at this stage that look to be fertilized and daddy doing real good job returning the odd one that falls. can see some developments in the eggs.. hopefully have some wiggly tails soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 CONGRATS that is awesome. my girls have not egged up at all so getting bloodworms on monday. they got fat with them last time! mine LOVE brineshrimp and decaps, (lost my last package). my 8 week old fry look like hungry piranahs when they are eating decaps, they go MAD!!!! good luck, will you be selling ur HMs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted June 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 um i will be selling a few if they eventuate at this stage there are a good 100 plus tails.. really hard to see in the blackwater that they in but cant always guarantee they will survive but hopeing they will.. bout time had some spawn bout to put some more together soon in a differnt tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 thats awesome, id be keen on some possibly. got Vts and Cts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashzbetta Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 yay thats good news for you, you still got any others inthe spawn tank? hopefully ill get some babies soon enought, i have some hm females arriving next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 ashley.. did you get some off john/dlums on trademe? they look nice fish yeah there a few there.. taken dad out now as think he may have eaten a few last night. but still look to be alot there free swimming hard to tell once they tucked up under the nest have got that marble ct male and ct female in one breeding tank the other tank is ready for another spawn. havent decided which ones to use yet. and left one tank empty for now... trying to condition up all the fish again really want the mg male to breed or one of the other pairs but think they a bit young \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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