Green Seahorse Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 Wow! NIce pics! They are sooo cute! Keep us posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatpuffer Posted September 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 BAD NEWS! Since I was having a callamanus outbreak in the main tank, I neglected the li'l ones. They all died. I feel really bad but school was starting, I was leaving for the weekend, and the callamanus outbreak, I was just stressed and exhausted (mentally). I will try again and will update this thread. Thanks all! Js Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vapor Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Too bad :cry: . Better luck with the next ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 I'm sorry But i'm sure they will breed again in no time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatpuffer Posted October 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 GREAT NEWS: About 15 fry survived from the first batch. This morning, I checked the second batch and the male was outside the tube and eggs were GONE! I removed the java moss in the breeders box and found most of the fry...I think there were at least 50-75 fry that I took out and some of them probably went through the slots at the bottom of the breeder box and got eaten. THe male is back with the colony. Another good news...another male is guarding a clutch...these guys breed like rabbits. Now the trick is feeding the fry. I have been succesfully feeding them powdered NLS pellets, zoophytoplankton (normally used for reef...i thought i'd give it a shot), decapsulated brine shrimp eggs (i am not patient enough to hatch them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatpuffer Posted October 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 GREAT NEWS: About 15 fry survived from the first batch. This morning, I checked the second batch and the male was outside the tube and eggs were GONE! I removed the java moss in the breeders box and found most of the fry...I think there were at least 50-75 fry that I took out and some of them probably went through the slots at the bottom of the breeder box and got eaten. THe male is back with the colony. Another good news...another male is guarding a clutch...these guys breed like rabbits. Now the trick is feeding the fry. I have been succesfully feeding them powdered NLS pellets, zoophytoplankton (normally used for reef...i thought i'd give it a shot), decapsulated brine shrimp eggs (i am not patient enough to hatch them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevchewy Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 I'm sorry But i'm sure they will breed again in no time. I think Val called it! Congrats! nev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatpuffer Posted October 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Some pix of the fry (sorry for poor pix...they are so tiny!): Js Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Cool! There is so many of them. Are they all from the same spawn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatpuffer Posted October 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 (edited) About 15 of them are from one and the rest are from another. Js Edited October 27, 2006 by fatpuffer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxquo Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Wholly smokes, come down some day and take pics of My fish!!! way cool pics and a cool fish to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatpuffer Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Those are the nicest pix out of hundreds that I have taken...lol. So far the fry seems to be thriving. They are darting around the tank and finding some foods that I drop in the tank. I cannot tell the difference btwn. the "older" fry (one week older) and the new ones...they are all so tiny. Hopefully at least 1 percent survives. Js Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevchewy Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Very Cool! Thanks for sharing! nev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilwolfe Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 so how are the fry doing now? updates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatpuffer Posted November 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 Fry are still darting around. Growing slowl, but you can definitely tell they have grown a bit. Body still looks trasparent excpept for the bellies when they have just eaten. Will post pix later. Js Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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