Synirr
"No one is a failure unless you try"
Ain't he handsome? 
He is very light sensitive and has to sit in the dark all the time for his own welfare; prolonged exposure to bright light, even from the normal lighthood on his tank, will make him go blind faster and can potentially cause skin cancer. The normal light in my bedroom is the most he will ever get, and it's pretty dark in there as it is, even without the tank hood to shade him. His sight isn't that great, but he knows when it's feeding time, and uses his little nose to help locate food that has fallen to the bottom (which is why I'm switching from pea gravel to bare-bottom at the next water change, to make things easier for him). He can see larger moving objects pretty easy, so spotting the female in the breeding tank shouldn't be a problem.
His four little sisters are sooo cute! All are marble CTs, I should get some coppers and other metallic marbles out of the cross even if I don't get any albinos right off the bat, which is awesome. They're all very young, probably 3 months or so, but I'm going to condition them for about 2 weeks and see if any of the females are holding eggs by then, and if they are, go ahead and try to breed. I need to breed the male ASAP, as he is very likely to go blind as he ages and breeding will then be impossible. Luckily he has already figured out how to find food with his poor eyesight, so I'm going to start tapping the tank when I feed him to let him know it is dinner time, that way if and when he does go blind we will have a system already in place
Here's one of the sisters
And the bonus unrelated male... I'm really impressed with the quality of this fish, what great colour!! More pics to come. This is the one the breeder sent for me to take to the show with me, but the package didn't get here in time, obviously. I'm not really interested in breeding any long-finned fish (or reds,) so if anyone wants him I'd like to sell him. I'd like to ask $15, which is less than what the breeder would ask on Aquabid, probably, and shipping will definitely be cheaper ($18 for Express or $4 for Priority)... come on guys, I need to make up some of the cash I spent on the albino!!!
He is very light sensitive and has to sit in the dark all the time for his own welfare; prolonged exposure to bright light, even from the normal lighthood on his tank, will make him go blind faster and can potentially cause skin cancer. The normal light in my bedroom is the most he will ever get, and it's pretty dark in there as it is, even without the tank hood to shade him. His sight isn't that great, but he knows when it's feeding time, and uses his little nose to help locate food that has fallen to the bottom (which is why I'm switching from pea gravel to bare-bottom at the next water change, to make things easier for him). He can see larger moving objects pretty easy, so spotting the female in the breeding tank shouldn't be a problem.
His four little sisters are sooo cute! All are marble CTs, I should get some coppers and other metallic marbles out of the cross even if I don't get any albinos right off the bat, which is awesome. They're all very young, probably 3 months or so, but I'm going to condition them for about 2 weeks and see if any of the females are holding eggs by then, and if they are, go ahead and try to breed. I need to breed the male ASAP, as he is very likely to go blind as he ages and breeding will then be impossible. Luckily he has already figured out how to find food with his poor eyesight, so I'm going to start tapping the tank when I feed him to let him know it is dinner time, that way if and when he does go blind we will have a system already in place
Here's one of the sisters
And the bonus unrelated male... I'm really impressed with the quality of this fish, what great colour!! More pics to come. This is the one the breeder sent for me to take to the show with me, but the package didn't get here in time, obviously. I'm not really interested in breeding any long-finned fish (or reds,) so if anyone wants him I'd like to sell him. I'd like to ask $15, which is less than what the breeder would ask on Aquabid, probably, and shipping will definitely be cheaper ($18 for Express or $4 for Priority)... come on guys, I need to make up some of the cash I spent on the albino!!!
Although she happily lived with a young gourami for a few days. 
