Jennifer Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Figured it was time to post some pics of some of the fry. Bigger... And bigger... And a video... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Great work Jen, they are growing real fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Fantastic - I'm so delighted that someone (you) managed to keep a pair alive long enough to breed. How many fry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted July 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Yeah, the biggest ones are 2cm now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 yay! and cool! They look awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Congratulations! :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Sweet. Well done 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted July 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Fantastic - I'm so delighted that someone (you) managed to keep a pair alive long enough to breed. How many fry? I siphoned off 17 wrigglers on day five. Still have all 17. The male has really developed spectacular colouration (I would take a pic but then I'd have to clean the glass :oops: ). The pair spawn every two weeks like clockwork since I got them, but they don't raise them beyond 8 days. When I have more room I may steal the next batch but truthfully I have five batches of fry on the go at the moment and three more laying so that's about as much as I can handle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 have you tried removing the male and letting the female raise them? not sure how it works with this species but its what i did with the agasazzi, and the mother did a hell of a better job than I ever could have because she constantly picked them up and cleaned them and spat them back out; transported them from place to place etc.. The cleaning bit was the most important thing I noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted July 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 The female absolutely bashes the male to within an inch of his life after they spawn so I removed him a couple of times but it didn't make any difference to her success rate. Now it is just heavily planted so he can hide in the corner. I do a 10% daily water change on the fry tanks until they are a month old, then 20% every two days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrudd Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 awwww *insert lovely heart smiley here* they are addorable. I just love babies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 They are so cute Jen, fantastic job. Let us know when they are up for sale as my apisto tanks are looking pretty empty now and so I could do with some new ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Awesome they are looking good! Well done, glad to see they are being bred and will hopefully be spread around and not die out like alot have.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danval Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Great pics Jennifer. I just googled to see what the adults look like and they seem to vary in colour but very beautiful!. Is there many of these around or are they quite rare here in N.Z.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Great pics Jennifer. I just googled to see what the adults look like and they seem to vary in colour but very beautiful!. Is there many of these around or are they quite rare here in N.Z.? These are beautiful fish and my guess is that Jennifer has the last breeding pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danval Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Wow! In good hands then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Good work! Nice to see one of the recent imports being bred and established here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted July 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Thanks guys. My male looks just like this: Image courtesy of: http://www.dwergcichlide.nl/apistogramma_hongsloi.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Congratulations Jennifer! Well done. Beautiful fish :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Well done, pretty cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Great work. The males certainly a stunner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracytrout Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 :bounce: Congrats Jennifer :bounce: They are so cute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted July 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 The little boys are starting to get pink bellies this week. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 Awww how cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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