Home again at last.....and here's where we are.....
The eggs that those 2 laid in the main tank were all gobbled up, during the attack of the flying Tetras!
They never stood a chance in there. However I was on my way home, and in transit at Sydney airport, when my girlfriend text me to say that the fish were at it again in the main tank. I got home very late and went off to bed. Following morning the two parents were guarding the eggs that they had laid on a piece of bog wood, and they looked intent on keeping them safe. I doubted they would make it if I left the eggs in there, so decided to try and move them to the love tank. The weather here in Asia is now well into its settled hot stage, and the temperatures sit constantly between 28-35C day and night, so I chose to set up the breeding tank outside and away from disturbance. This means that I can have the tank set without the need for the heater, because indoors the air-conditioning runs at around 24C and I would need to heat the tank. So the water is now sat at a nice consistent 28C.....perfect
I was worried that the disturbance of moving the fish, might cause them to stress out and eat their eggs. So I took the female first and left dad with his eggs. I let her settle for an hour or so, and then I grabbed the egg covered bog wood, and moved it to join mum. I then waited another hour before moving dad, and it seemed to work perfectly, as the pair went straight back to tending the eggs.
Last night the eggs hatched and the parents gathered their little guys and huddled them together on the back of the wood. They are looking strong and the parents are being very attentive. So happy days at the moment.
The fish farm have got the pair of blues for me, and I will pick those guys up on Thursday, and put them in the second breeding tank. Then no doubt, after all the effort, end up with more fry than I know what to do with
A little vid of my new wrigglers.......
woohoo! 
