I just received notice that 20 eggs of Diapteron georgiae are headed my way, starting in the Czech Republic.
Diapterons are a little corner of the killie world, which in itself is a tiny corner of the aquarium hobby. Diapterons generally stay under an inch, but are brilliantly coloured. They are hard to breed, but not impossible. I had a pair of Diapteron cyanostictum many years ago, and simply didn't know what I was doing with them. Now, with more appropriate water and lots of better foods, I have a chance. I've been close to their native habitat, though we didn't quite get there with the time we had. I think I know how to do this...
I've been looking for some for a few years, but prices have been too high for my budget. I got lucky in an Aquabid auction last week, and now I wait.
In a perfect world they'll be here in 8 or 9 days. I have 14 to play with safely. If they hatch, I'll have two tanks of soft tannin stained moving water for them. Fish like this need the insurance of more than one tank - all these eggs aren't headed for one basket.
It isn't an exciting story, as in the best case, I won't even know exactly what they'll look like here for a few months, assuming the mail doesn't kill the eggs. I know the shipper, and he's good. So hopefully, I'll have a new project soon. The best things in this hobby revolve around becoming informed and being patient, so as the story unfolds, I'll keep anyone who reads this posted here.
No photos since I don't have the fish, but here is a good link.
Diapterons are a little corner of the killie world, which in itself is a tiny corner of the aquarium hobby. Diapterons generally stay under an inch, but are brilliantly coloured. They are hard to breed, but not impossible. I had a pair of Diapteron cyanostictum many years ago, and simply didn't know what I was doing with them. Now, with more appropriate water and lots of better foods, I have a chance. I've been close to their native habitat, though we didn't quite get there with the time we had. I think I know how to do this...
I've been looking for some for a few years, but prices have been too high for my budget. I got lucky in an Aquabid auction last week, and now I wait.
In a perfect world they'll be here in 8 or 9 days. I have 14 to play with safely. If they hatch, I'll have two tanks of soft tannin stained moving water for them. Fish like this need the insurance of more than one tank - all these eggs aren't headed for one basket.
It isn't an exciting story, as in the best case, I won't even know exactly what they'll look like here for a few months, assuming the mail doesn't kill the eggs. I know the shipper, and he's good. So hopefully, I'll have a new project soon. The best things in this hobby revolve around becoming informed and being patient, so as the story unfolds, I'll keep anyone who reads this posted here.
No photos since I don't have the fish, but here is a good link.
