nickyboi Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 Woop, finally have some holding! Two females been holding for around a week so will have a few for sale in 7-8 weeks. Will keep you updated with some pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 fins crossed. Look forward to pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Great Stuff nickyboi, hope it all goes well for you. Good Luck Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 cool, hope it goes well... Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboi Posted March 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 They Are still holding and sorry I Havnt managed to add any pics yet, ive been too busy. They look like they wanna spit em and its really hard to catch a glimpse of the eggs or fish inside their mouths, although it looks alot darker than usual in there! Should i remove the mothers as soon as they spit to stop them from eating the young or should I pop them back in the main tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboi Posted March 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 not too worry! the first mumma just spat out about 60 wee bubbas! woohoo! /eagerly awaits the 2nd to spit em :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboi Posted March 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 stripped the other one this morn...all went well for first attempt at stripping. have about 80-90 fry now!!! promise to get some pics as soon as i get time! time to fatten em up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Trouble counting the fry? Take a digital picture from straight above the tank. White under the tank helps (I asssume it's some kind of bare-bottom setup). Pop the pic on the computer and use paint to mark the fry as you count them. You should get a pretty close estimate +/- 5 fry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboi Posted March 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 yeah was difficult untill i scared them into the corner then counted and urged 5-10 out at a time...recounted about 5 times, with an average of 84. Heaps of fry for two fish huh! mind you they looked like they were going to explode! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 cool, well done to mums & yourself. First time strip & all went well. Glad to here. Once you done it a couple of times, becomes easy. That is a great number of fry to especially first up. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 my lombardoi only usually drops 20-25 congrats neway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 WooHoo, good one Nickyboi, :lol: :lol: Lots of bubba's to look after now then, hope it all goes well. :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Would love to see some pics when you get time to take some. Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboi Posted March 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Thank you all, still trying to get a few spare hours to try and get some decent pics. Just bought a hatchery kit to hatch bbs...first packet still producing the wee shrimp. Man the fry love them! I have to turn the filter reall low and air stone off though so they are more comfy and can eat it all up easily. Put 10 fry in the main 4ft tank in hope of them surviving but has been 48 hours since I have seen them and they may be fish poo now but seeing them hide between rocks and substrate makes me think there is still hope for them! Yeah krib i was surprised how many there are! I hope I can sell some. Will have to open the 2nd packet of bbs mix tonight and get them hatching. How often should i feed these guys? 2-3 times per day of bbs and finely crushed flake? or only once per day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 3x + per day small amounts as often as you can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboi Posted March 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 cool, sounds like they will be getting big soon then. Any idea what I should sell them for when they are around 2-3cm + ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 3cm $5 is my standard price $7-$8 at 4-5cm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboi Posted March 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 sweet I hope I can offload some, I dont wanna look after 80+ lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 my lombardoi bred today as well, but then about 4pm the borleyis wanted to breed and the lombardoi male (8cm) was being a little s**t and chasing them away so i took them male lombardoi out and the female borleyi is now choking on eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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