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Hope all goes well this time round! Love reading this thread. I think you're doing a great job :good:
 
Hope all goes well this time round! Love reading this thread. I think you're doing a great job :good:

Well it looks like the kids are better behaved this time. Mum put them in their bed and they are staying put, like good little boys and girls
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The fry are starting to swim around now. They are yet to latch on to the parents though. Although the female is producing so much mucus, it is literally pouring off her back! Looks so yummy
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Everything looks good..... The parents are doing the kinda sheep dog thing and herding and controlling the fry. They did not do that on the last batch. They are now pressing their flanks at the swimmers, so I am starting to gain some confidence
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...... I think!

I am on a slightly different time frame to the rest of you guys(and it is after midnight here), but am in the mood to keep an eye on them through the night............ how sad is that? OMG! I have finally lost the plot!
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I am on a slightly different time frame to the rest of you guys(and it is after midnight here), but am in the mood to keep an eye on them through the night............ how sad is that? OMG! I have finally lost the plot!
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That totally sounds like the kind of thing I would do. I do sometimes sit in almost total dark to watch my plec, man-wife thinks I'm bonkers! :lol:
 
I did notice your cone is quite dark... can you not get a lighter one? Help with the cone-to-parent transition?
 
They are so cute i really hope they all grow up to be as nice looking as there mom and dad :)
 
I did notice your cone is quite dark... can you not get a lighter one? Help with the cone-to-parent transition?

Caz, I have had the lights on for 3 days straight, and so it has a covering of algae on it
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. However, they are feeding off the parents skin now!!!!
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I think they are going to be OK. I will take the cone out in a bit. Just now they are still using it to corral the young ones, so I will give them a few hours to get feeding confidently. Little fish for Christmas.......Cheers Santa
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They are so cute i really hope they all grow up to be as nice looking as there mom and dad :)

I think they will be stunning fish Nicky. Pure Pigeon Blood strain. A tough one to breed...... happy days
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awesome news!! nows the time to get pic heavy :) what is your confidence at right now and what do you think the numbers will turn out to be?? so exciting! :good:
 
Oooooooooh, sounding good... can't wait for more updates and pics!!

You have done a great job so far just with your patience in trying again and again, so congrats on them getting that much further this time (and hopefully all the way!)
 

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