punman Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 A Utinta female was discovered holding eggs yesterday so I snapped a picture. She is pretty small herself compared to the males. When I put the picture on the computer screen I was surprised to see eggs right through her so I am posting the picture below. Since she is with feather fins as well, I don't want to lose fry and would like to remove her when the fry are viable. Would that be at maybe 18 days? I hear they are notorious for spitting in the net so don't want to do it too soon. I have had other mouth brooders (frontosas, mbuna, etc.) but never Cyps until now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Wow, great shot. Its amazing how big those eggs are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Eye Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 amazing picture.. yeah i find that u see the eggs really well in them... They are horrible at spitting.. I would leave her in the tank.. until she is ready to spit.. U will be able to see when shes ready to spit .. because she is soo see through.. I would say about 15 days.. Congrats.. I find most of mine dont hold full term until they have tried a few times.. Good luck.. should have about 5-8 babies or so.. i would say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
African_Fever Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Congrats, and Great Pic! I'd second Pop Eye; you can really tell when they're ready to let go as the eyes are easily visible and their buccal cavity becomes much darker as the yolk sacs are absorbed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happeboy Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 that is a crazy pic... those are huge eggs for the size of that fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punman Posted December 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Well, it has been two weeks now. I think I may strip her around the middle of next week. Here is another picture. You can see an eye. It is really weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 That is so cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrie Lee Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 That is a neat picture! What a way for the little baby to see the world! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGr8Blade Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 VERY COOL PICTURES! From egg to seeing an eye, so cool. I wish you the best of luck with them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punman Posted December 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 (edited) Well, today was the day. I caught the holding female from the 180 gallon tank without too much trouble. She didn't spit in the tank and didn't spit in the net. I put her in an ice cream bucket and she didn't spit in there either. I took the edge of a toothpick, opened her mouth and stripped out three fry. I left her alone for 10 minutes and she spit two more. She and the fry are in a 20 gallon tank. I took a couple of pictures of the fry. They are shown below. I plan on leaving mom with the fry for a couple of weeks so she can get her strength back. I hear that cyps don't bother their fry. Edited December 20, 2007 by punman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Awesome! Congratulations :thumbs: Now you have to keep us updated on the little ones progression Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punman Posted January 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 (edited) Update on my Cyp fry. One of the five was swimming funny at release and died a week later. The other four, at a month of age are doing fine and starting to show some color. They were clear at birth; now they are tan. One of the fry is pictured below. Three-quarters of an inch in length. Edited January 20, 2008 by punman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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