livebearer_breeder Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Well i got a pair of these cool little guys at the last Kapi-mana meeting (thanks Steve) I put these guys into my planted community tank in my bedroom, and was continually feeding bloodworms and BBS, i have watched the female get fatter and fatter, but nothing was happeneing so i left them be, however the last three days i have been to busy to feed my poor fish, leaving home at 6 in the morning (waking up at 5:50, lol) and getting home after 12 at night, so i just hit the sack. Anyways Blow Me Down, i wake up this morning and they are being unbelievable aggressive, so i think to myself that can only mean one thing, as all my other fish are being crowded at the back corner of the tank, so i have a little look round, and there they are 100+ eggs, right in the middle of nowere ontop of a pot, i thought this was rather exciting, however i couldnt leave the eggs in there because of the aggression the parents were showing to the other fish (there usually very peaceful) So ive removed the pot and its now in the fish room, with water from the tank, a hint of Meth blue, and a bubbler, will see how it goes, and give you updates and pictures. These dwarfs are honestly awsome! And i would love heaps more of them so i am quiet happy!! Cheers Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Fingers crossed Shae! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted July 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Yup Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 congrats shae hope all goes well ant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 awesome shae, good to hear. I usually keep the parents with the eggs as they constantly fan them and them when they are wrigglers they look after them and they turn into shepards when they are free swimming. Best of luck, and next time try leaving the parents with the eggs, they are awesome to watch. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted July 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 I would have left them in the tank, if it were only them, but it is a community tank, and they were way to aggresive towards the other fish, plus my male apistogrammis double red, was almost killing the male Dwarf flag, because he wouldnt stop pushing the apisto away, and my male apisto isnt violent but he doesnt like being pushed around, and the male Dwarf wasnt learning his lesson, trying to be a good father. as soon as i removed the eggs they looked abit depressed, but stopped being so aggressive. Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 So put them in the tank with the eggs? They wouldn't harm them, would they? Sorry, just figure the parents should still be given a chance to care for them. Otherwise, make sure the bubbler is close enough to the eggs to provide good circulation. Good luck either way! Kim and I saw these two at the KMAC meet and they're awesome. Will be keen to get some from either of you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted July 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 The conatiner there in in the fishroom is far to small for the parents aswell, they would scrap and be unnessacarily stressed, aswell as most likley disregarding the eggs now that they have been away so long. Trust me dude, i know what im doing, the bubble is beside the eggs giving sufficient water flow, to help reduce fungisd eggs, and to simulate the fanning in which the parents do, im also removing any fungused eggs i find. Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted July 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 Just counted 46 wrigglers. They should be free swimminf tomorow, will give an update. Cheers Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Hey Shae, I've heard these fish are great hair algae eaters. How are they going now?? All the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted July 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Well ive seen them nibbling at the hair algae, and they've started flirting again, so am looking forward to some more eggs. Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Sweet. I meant how are the babies going now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted July 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 I lost the first batch for some reason, rather annoyed actually, something looked wrong from the start, heres , to having everything going smoothly this time. Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted July 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2005 Well ive had a play with my new 6 megapixel camera, i love it, the pictures are so crisp, unfortunatly i had to resize etc, cause they were about 2mb each, so heres some pics Cheers Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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