Gatito Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 http://www.fightingfish.com.au/forum/vi ... .php?t=117 Here are my 3 week old fry. Got about 140 that i've managed not to kill so far (I transferred them to a bowl, so yeah i took the chance to do a rough count :oops: ) They're around 6mm long, some a bit smaller (is this a normal size? My first lot so not sure if they're normal or stunted...) Some are starting to show red like their dad (he's a bright bright red veil tail), and the bright blue female shown is mum. Ooohh so exciting....... *squirms* Just thought I'd share with u guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustcooktea Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Congratulations! :bounce: I'd love to see a photo of the dad too! MCT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 If you seperate the larger ones the small ones will eventually catch up. Looking good. Hope you have about 70 seperate containers for growing up the males. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted February 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Thanks for the tip about the smaller ones. Yep i'll be all set by the time they're at the age to separate the boys. Will post a pic of dad soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Congrats :oops: Can you tell they are males before they get to the aggressive stage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted February 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Well, you can tell most of the time once the boys fins grow out and get all pretty , but you're pretty safe if you keep an eye on them and watch for when they start getting nippy. I've got 6 juveniles that are showing great colours, and i'm 90% sure on genders, but they haven't started showing any aggression yet, so i'm keeping them in together for a bit longer (they've got a massive tank, so maybe that's why they're not so territorial yet), but keeping a close eye on them!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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