punman Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 (edited) In November 2007 I started a New Topic about my Cyathopharynx foai Sibwesa (a featherfin) that I had purchased 19-Oct-2007. The thread was getting kind of long but I wanted to update everyone so I thought I would start fresh. The ten fish (genders unknown – three to four inches in length) were in a 180 gallon with Cyprichromis Utinta. A month later two males started to color up and nest build. I was excited December 23 when one female was holding but awoke Christmas morning disappointed that the eggs were gone. But delight again December 29th when another female was holding. She is close to four inches in length. I have read that these fish don’t always hold well. I don’t have a tumbler and won’t strip fish until after two weeks; preferably longer. I feel like I have been holding my breath since then. Well, January 17th I stripped the female after 19 days and got 21 fry. They were very active a few minutes later, swimming all around. I have them – the fry – in a 33 gallon tank. I post below a picture of an adult male, the holding female, and fry at 30 minutes after release. Edited January 20, 2008 by punman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
African_Fever Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Great colour on that male Duane! I can't believe how much he's improved in such a short time. I can't wait to see how great he looks when his ventrals hit the end of his tail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JORG Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Nice work---Male looks great :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punman Posted February 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 I can't believe it. Someone is back at it again. (Probably a different female). I saw part of the spawn and saw over 15 eggs drop over a four minute period and she seemed to have lots in her mouth when I got there. I took some pictures. Male colours were intense. I post one picture below. Note the eggs the female is carrying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 I can't believe it. Someone is back at it again. (Probably a different female). I saw part of the spawn and saw over 15 eggs drop over a four minute period and she seemed to have lots in her mouth when I got there. I took some pictures. Male colours were intense. I post one picture below. Note the eggs the female is carrying. Stunning! Great shot as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish_Frenzy Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 Gorgeous fish! Almost makes me want to get back in to africans! Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northranger Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Congratulations Dwayne! Outstanding colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punman Posted February 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 A short video of this last spawn has been posted. The link is below. Mine is the first one on the list at the moment (Punman). You may have to watch it a couple of times to see the eggs. http://www.cichlid-forum.com/videos.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qattarra Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 That's so gorgeous! Those colours are stunning. Great video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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