Milky Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 These are no longer little any more and I would like someone on the manawatu reigon to come and help me identify the colours in these little beauties as im getting ready to sell them soon as they are realy starting to get colourful any help would be appreciated. If you could come for a visit to look at the fish please pm me and we can sort something out. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdarnixx Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 how have you reared these guys (ie fed ect) im having trouble with mine for the first bit till they get old enough for brineshrimp,how often do you do water changes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 WC's are easily done with airline tubing, it takes a while though , feeding them first can be done with either, infusoria or microworms What kind of colours are the parents and bubbas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdarnixx Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 my recent lot of fry are 2 weeks old and havent lost many this time,havent had to move them which might hav helped lol,colouring hasnt come out yet but the last lot of fry with these parent where a mix of reds and blues,had a couple of beautifull males dad is a blue vt with puple tips to tail mum is a deep red colour,these are my fav to breed as they get on with it by myself and the male is amazing at looking after the fry. once these guys get big enough to safetly move im breeding my combodian female with my red vt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie841 Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Do you have any pics? If you want to do WC's you can use a bigger hose with a sponge filter over the end to stop any fry getting sucked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdarnixx Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 that sponge filter ideas great,ive just tried it and its a bit hard to get the flow of water going but other than that it works fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze-dragon Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 if you want to suck up muck from the bottom, I use a large syringe with a bit of irrigation tubing on the end to suck that up, haven't sucked up a fry yet! and for just normal water changes I use a white measuring cup (the ones used for baking) and just gently scoop water from the top of the tank, if any fry get scooped up they are visible against the white of the cup. we use a smaller tank for the breeding so water changes are quicker and easier than in a large tank. a bit time consuming but its worth it to see them grow up nice and healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephikins Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 My two lovely fighters mated this morning and when it was clear all was done i removed her. Now however there are not many bubbles in the nest and I can't see any eggs. Should I just wait and see? Would he have eaten them all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdarnixx Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 My two lovely fighters mated this morning and when it was clear all was done i removed her. Now however there are not many bubbles in the nest and I can't see any eggs. Should I just wait and see? Would he have eaten them all? yup sometimes they manage to hide the eggs right up in the nest,look down from above you might be able to see some through the bubbles,is he showing interest in the nest? it may have just been a small lay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephikins Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 yes he's looking after them...way over the back of the tank in a corner so can't see much...hatching tonight.....Can't wait and is liquifry ok for them for the first week. How much how often? Also read boiled egg yolk is good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdarnixx Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 hard boiled egg yolk is the best,once boiled,add it to some water and make it into a paste then drop a few drops into the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephikins Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Well i had a look at the nest and can't see any babies so I assume the mating didn't work. Will clean the tank and then try again tonight. Any other suggestions welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandysme Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 These are no longer little any more and I would like someone on the manawatu reigon to come and help me identify the colours in these little beauties as im getting ready to sell them soon as they are realy starting to get colourful any help would be appreciated. If you could come for a visit to look at the fish please pm me and we can sort something out. Thanks. Do you mean someone that knows what they are called specifically,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milky Posted November 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Do you mean someone that knows what they are called specifically,,, Not specifically just to give me some idea so I can list them for sale as I'm trying to get ride of my tropical tanks. Getting less and less time for my fish unfortunately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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