Brett1970 Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 My fry are now a month old so today cleaned out the tank what a chore took me 2 hours but gave a me a chance to count the fry . Their are 60 fry 80 percent of them are males which surprised me hopefully they are as gorgeous as the father who is in my avatar. Will post some pics when they get a bit bigger the males are so much bigger than the females nearly twice the size at a month old i am presumming the bigger ones are the males Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 oooh sounds dun :bounce: :bounce: , is mum the same colouration as dad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett1970 Posted January 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 No the mum is a red and black hm should be some interesting colours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 bigger ones will be mixed sexes... too hard to tell what is what at this stage as they grow at differnt rates hence why different growout tanks are reccomended as some will stay small and take longer to grow... once seperated they will get more food and therefore grow faster etc good work sounds like all is going well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett1970 Posted January 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Thanks everone my first successful spawn since i started back breeding fighters makes up for losing two males and a female hm in 2 days . Looking for some Nice Hm Males and females also thinking of trying some Cts . Have some good grow out tanks so might move the males in another month give the smaller fry a chance to grow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 good stuff .. when i eventually get sorted il be listing some halfmoons there a good range of colors etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashzbetta Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 good stuff .. when i eventually get sorted il be listing some halfmoons there a good range of colors etc ha ha you should be taking photos of them now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett1970 Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Just was reading an item on www.bettysplendons.com that she stared jarring the males from a month old she said their growth was faster . Seems a bit to soon my fry are a month old does anyone have any suggestions i was going to move the bigger fry to a grow out tank in a few weeks to give the smaller ones a chance to grow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Just was reading an item on http://www.bettysplendons.com that she stared jarring the males from a month old she said their growth was faster . Seems a bit to soon my fry are a month old does anyone have any suggestions i was going to move the bigger fry to a grow out tank in a few weeks to give the smaller ones a chance to grow I'm only raising my 1st ever spawn now and they're almost 2 months old. I believe some of them are stunted due to my neglect :oops: . I'm leaving them in a tank with lots of plants and algae and feeding crushed flake daily. In Thailand, they just move them into outdoor ponds, survival of the fittest. I'd rather have a few good ones than have to cull a whole lot. JMPO though. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie841 Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 We just have them in a 20L then once the fry are about a month old we pour the tank in to our 120L Jewul and they stay there till they start fighting then the once causing problems get put in to bottles in a smaller tank. I should do more water changes but I am too busy and I try to get it done once a week. It is a high current tank so does mean that only the strong survive and we get fish with bigger bodies but smaller tails (is the standard filter and a 2213) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett1970 Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 My fry are very spoilt they have a 60x 30x 60 tank and are fed twice daily with bs and mw they love the brine shrimp but only feed them that at night time as have been told if i feed to much they will get dropsy so am very careful. Lucky for me have plenty of time on my hands after my operation . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_fingers Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Pictures please !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 brine shrimp/dropsy? thats a new one to me lol.. generally its water conditons / sometimes can happen with anatanboids... iv had trouble with some frozen blood worms... had a particular batch that nearly wiped out all my stock thru different tanks .. so now dont feed fighters them and havent had any cases since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett1970 Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Oh me probably got my info wrong about the brine shrimp then maybe the blood worms i had killed my other 3 fighters hmm might stay away from them now. But what do you use for conditioning if you cant use bloodworms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 yeah i think as long as the conditioning process doesnt last too long or not constantly feeding them ul be okay i havent put any to spawn recently. have been waiting for the last spawn to grow a little.. have a couple picked out to continue on breeding with prob sell the rest id say as dont really want to keep 30 or so adult halfmons going to start conditioning again soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett1970 Posted January 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 I am the same i am waiting to get some decent Cts and wait and see how my Hm/Plakat spawn turns out . Does anyone have any suggestions how to get Bbs out of the bottle with out getting shells even when i turn of the pump and leave the light on for 10 mins i still get some shells when feeding out the brine shrimp. I kind of cheated got a good recipe and design of the internet saves me having to use a airstone . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_fingers Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 I am the same i am waiting to get some decent Cts and wait and see how my Hm/Plakat spawn turns out . Does anyone have any suggestions how to get Bbs out of the bottle with out getting shells even when i turn of the pump and leave the light on for 10 mins i still get some shells when feeding out the brine shrimp. I kind of cheated got a good recipe and design of the internet saves me having to use a airstone . Yeah use Decap brineshrimp, no shells or mess and just feed from the bag and no chance of the fish eating my shells. And the fry/parents love it. Worked for my fighters when I bred them. That's my 5cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdarnixx Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 photos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_fingers Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Photos???!!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett1970 Posted January 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Patience everyone will take some pics tomorrow they still a bit small well i think they are they were born 18th December. maybe its my imagination but once i started them on bbs they seem to be shooting away . When should you expect to see some colours some of them are showing red and black colours their father is purple and golden mum was red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banaro Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Hey brett im still trying to find a nice male ,if you have any for sale please pm me or somthing id rather get 1 off a breeder than the lfs ,anyone else looking to sell any males maybee a female or 2 reasonbly price flick me a pm cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_fingers Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Any pictures yet?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett1970 Posted February 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 whoops slipped my mind sorry will try and take some this weekend does snyone have any ideas how to take some decent pics . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_fingers Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 While they are feeding normally helped for me. I closed all the doors and curtians and used a flash got soem good pix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Macro, high ISO/sports mode, only lighting directly above from the tank, flash if you want to show platinum or metallic colours. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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