phoenix44 Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 For all you pot bashers who don't like my purposefully built pots. beautiful non conventional pots.. mmmmm .. pots! :evil: :lol: The wooing process- Then this evening I found the male hiding, clearly being beaten up by the terrible woman fish. I don't normally like artificially raising babies, but ill do it for the first 2 batches. This batch is spoken for; for the time being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 This batch is spoken for; for the time being. Dont count your batches before they hatch BTW well done on the spawn and great pics once again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 you know what I mean. First batch of survivors are gonzors :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davd-lw Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 wow. congtrats!!!! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: great pics. well done mate. :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Not surprised at all, you breed blimin' everything! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 well i fed the female a very very lavish dinner. discus caviar. hopefully ill get more eggs in a week or so. i get another female when im up to leaving the house again, and then i can cycle between males. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 apparently their eggs fungus easy. a guy bred some up here but put the fry in seperate tank with meth blue and lots off aeriation. good luck for next spawn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Awesome pics they are looking good.. I love the confidence too, good luck with raising them, I managed to artificially hatch a batch or 2 when I had some but had no luck raising the fry, think my water was all wrong or something like that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Yes great job job getting the eggs. Look forward to seeing how these go. Agassizi eggs are one of the toughest to hatch I have tried and I only ended up with about 20 grow past a month old. Watch the female attacks, she will get nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Watch the female attacks, she will get nasty. Tell me about it you were 100% correct. I saw the male cowering in the corner and that's when i realised there are probably eggs in the tank. female was (still is) exceptionally yellow. She is going to get evicted today. That poor male looks like he has just about had it. I have a new female arriving today so she can go with the male now. I also have to look at getting those net type guppy breeders. The really old ones that are quite large. Haven't seen them at animates but ill have another look today. I think they were made my marina. know which ones im talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 So I got the new female and 2 of those net fry separators. The battered male is in the separator in the fry tank, and the extra male and the new female are now in the tank with the pots in it. the old female that laid the eggs above is back in the main tank. The new female looks quite different to the old female, so maybe that's a good thing. Pics of the setup - New male New female Bottom fry grow out / hatching (fingers crossed) :lol: tank with net breeder with old battered male healing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 so ive been slowly removing the fungus laden eggs. Today I have 9-10 minuscule fry from the fertile eggs. that is 9/10 from 131 or so eggs. boy are the fry tiny. In 2 days the challenging bit starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matto Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 nice fish ,congrats on the spawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 Smaller than apisto steel blue fry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 They look like little blobs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquila Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 I think I know the type you are talking about. I think I have one of them. They are like twice as big as a regular net breeder? I got mine off trademe a while back... Congrats on the spawn!!! I also have to look at getting those net type guppy breeders. The really old ones that are quite large. Haven't seen them at animates but ill have another look today. I think they were made my marina. know which ones im talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 9/10 is better than none. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 They're so cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Good work, at least now you know you have a fertile male/female.. Good luck with raising them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 I have some free swimming babies now. not sure how many but I put some discus wrigglers in that tank too so that the baby fish would gather together and it worked well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 I am so happy! I ahve about 10-12 free swimming and eating fry that swim and bob around (hop) around the place with the mother. then she picks them up and puts them in a pot when she wants to. they are sooo cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 I put some discus wrigglers in that tank too so that the baby fish would gather together I ahve about 10-12 free swimming and eating fry that swim and bob around (hop) around the place with the mother. then she picks them up and puts them in a pot when she wants to. Does the mum agassizi take care of the discus fry as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 no this is the second batch from another mother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Here are some pics I just took. Just click on them to get a slightly larger, clearer pic. Files are not large. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird73 Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 Awesome photos, and cute babies!! congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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