phoenix44 Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 late bloomers! that's like 7 puffers you got for free!!! that's brilliantly awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Whip Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 Yes seven free puffers is mint as. I hope you can raise them and tell us about it. I'm wondering how the f/w puffers would go on those little water boat man things they have a shell so they would be crunchy. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted June 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 Down to 5 now 2 of the eggs stuck together and started growing fungus, so I disposed of them immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 still.. 5 better than 0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted June 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Some photos of the now free swimming baby puffers They look just like adult puffers, only smaller. About 2mm in size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 wow. that's pretty cool! I want to breed mine too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted June 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 My brine shrimp hatchery ain't workin - have been trying for 48 hours to hatch some. Can anyone spare some brine shrimp or microworms to feed the fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 send me your address and ill send you some decapsulated brine shrimp. but its a long weekend and that means ill have to send it on tuesday. Use ocean water if you can't get the salt-water ratio just right. the will hatch in 24 hours at tropical temperatures, so let the hatchery sit in your tank with an airstone running in the hatchery. viewtopic.php?f=4&t=41977&hilit=brine+shrimp&start=30 from this thread - viewtopic.php?f=4&t=38786&p=426261&hilit=brine+shrimp#p426261 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted June 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Naw don't worry about it for now, I've set up a similar hatchery to the one you've recommended. Am using those readymade brine shrimp + salt packets so I should have some shrimp by this time tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted June 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Ok got some shrimp finally. Have been feeding the puffers all morning! These fish will NOT touch any other food - no liquid fry food, no frozen daphnia. Maybe the food is simply too large for them. The baby Brine shrimp are about the size of their eye. Bloody picky eaters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANB001 Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 Congratulations Did you noticed something before the spawn? Was the female specially fat or something? Your success gives me a new hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 this is so awesome. i'm not sure i have the time to raise fry right now, but would still be stoked if mine bred, good on you for how well you're doing, such a thrill to hear about how they're going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted June 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 Congratulations Did you noticed something before the spawn? Was the female specially fat or something? Your success gives me a new hope Nope - no difference at all. After coming out of the shower I was drying myself off in front of the tank :lol: and noticed one of the males giving the female death. When I went closer to investigate I saw them rubbing their bodies on each other and then they eventually stopped atop a leaf, at which point about 8 or so eggs dropped out of her. Breeding them is not that hard at all. All I did was provide pristine water quality, and they did what came naturally to them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 Some photos of the now free swimming baby puffers They look just like adult puffers, only smaller. About 2mm in size. tooo cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted June 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Another update - took a couple of videos of the fry eating brine shrimp. They're about a month old now. And some more photos: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Awwww! that is so cute! even for a slimy fish! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted June 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 Just saw them breed again today, was only able to get one egg out after syphoning the area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 what do they do when the female is laying? does she sorta turn round in circles around the nest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Nope - no difference at all. After coming out of the shower I was drying myself off in front of the tank :lol: and noticed one of the males giving the female death. When I went closer to investigate I saw them rubbing their bodies on each other and then they eventually stopped atop a leaf, at which point about 8 or so eggs dropped out of her. Breeding them is not that hard at all. All I did was provide pristine water quality, and they did what came naturally to them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 that is awesome, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Nice work! They look awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted June 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Managed to get some clear photos of them after moving them to bare bottomed dedicated fry-raising tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 wow awesome! I can see the brineshrimp in their tummies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted June 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Just got back home and found one dead Down to 4 now + 1 newly hatched egg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Noooo.... they are so cute... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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