myfishybuisness Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 well today i can into a nice suprise in the fish shed , my ohm black fighters have spawned FIANALY ( 5th attempt) :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 congratulations! patience paid off :thup: do you have pictures of the parents? :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 :nfs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted April 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 well sorry to say when i got home today the male had eaten the eggs :an!gry :an!gry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 Bad luck. I can't back up the following statement as I can not find the link on the internet but I seem to recall reading (a few years ago) that pure black fighters can be infertile. Can't tell you why or give any other information but maybe someone else can shed some light on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 found this - I don't think its the article I am talking about but thought you might be interested http://bettysplendens.com/articles/page.imp?articleid=1040 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 Yeah, melano females are the infertile ones. they can produce eggs but they rupture during hatching so the fry die. I dont know if we have melano in nz :dunno: if we do, awesome :thup: Does your pair have any red or blue on them? if they do then they probably arent melano. if they are melano however, then you would have to use a different female. Most breeders use a blue female...cant remember the reason for this though..something to do with iridescence Melano is recessive though so you would get multicolours in F1 and have to do some inbreeding to get your melanos back. Ill keep my fingers crossed for the 6th attempt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted April 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 no they have a slight metalic blue in there fins , and we do not have melano's in nz !drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 and we do not have melano's in nz A part of me has just died Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 no they have a slight metalic blue in there fins , and we do not have melano's in nz !drool: Heres to wishing you good luck then. I know how depressing it is when you have the ultimate pair and you can not get them to spawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 A part of me has just died We don't have many things pure in NZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 We don't have many things pure in NZ. This is true. What we get is often a surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 This is true. What we get is often a surprise. I was at a fish store a few months back and saw what I was sure was a male in the "female fighter tank". Bought it, now I have a nice white body blue finned plakat male :sml2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted April 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 I was at a fish store a few months back and saw what I was sure was a male in the "female fighter tank". Bought it, now I have a nice white body blue finned plakat male :sml2: lucky:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 lucky:p It looks the same as a lot of "rare" pet store veil tails :slfg: Sucks about the eggs though. Always next time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 I was at a fish store a few months back and saw what I was sure was a male in the "female fighter tank". Bought it, now I have a nice white body blue finned plakat male :thup: I'm feeling a bit jealous of your score! :sml2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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