wandj Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Yay! I have had a lot of my Malawis's holding but they always seem to eat their eggs before term. Mostly the Peacocks that are quite young. Well, I just mentioned on another thread that I paid big bucks to have some fish sent to me from the U.S.A awhile ago and they are 2M/2F wild Placidochromis sp "Jalo Reef". I also have 3 F1 juvies I bought at the same time but they are much too young. I also got some Lethrinops sp "Mbasi Creek" shipped in that same shipment. I got 8 young fish, looks like 4M/4F. Well, I noticed 2 Lethrinops and 2 Jalo's were holding so I transferred them to nursery tanks. I knew they were very close to spitting because I could see the little fish's eyes through the skin of their throats. I put the 2 Lethrinops in a 20gal and the 2 Jalo's in a 20 gal. Well, within 30 minutes, one of the Jalos spit. (This all occured on April 10). Lots of fry, maybe 35 or more. Then, I noticed that evening that one of the Lethrinops spit too. About 16-20 fry. A few days ago, the other Lethrinops spit. Now, for a time, they fry would retreat back into mommy's mouth, so it's hard to determine a "spit" date. The other Jalo finally spit yesterday (April 19). I was getting worried because she was starting to look a little skinny and I thought she was holding too long. She had about the same number of fry as the other Jalo. I am so excited! I know this is a bit off topic, but I am also getting quite a few eggs of my new w/c Aldolfi corys. I had trouble with the eggs getting fungus and I don't know if I should remove the eggs because I heard Cory's might eat them. I gave them another water change and added a lot of decor to the tank last night. This morning, I saw 3 eggs on the glass facing me. (I have no idea how many there might be elsewhere) I guess spring is here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc51 Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Congats, it is very rewarding, when you invest time, money, and effort and finally get what you have been waiting for large spawn. Congrats again and post some pic's. Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Yay!! :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevchewy Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Awesome! nev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Eye Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Awesome to hear!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wandj Posted April 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Thanks everyone. I am going to take the best care of them as I can. They are in tanks with fresh water going in 24/7 so I can get away with more feeding and such than tanks that do not have a constant fresh water system. Before the time that they are ready to go, I will notify their departure date here on the forum before they go to a pet store. (I don't seem to have enough tanks to keep them all) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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