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Some of themare starting to get big very cute.
They are looking great. i am looking to get a breeding pair as well. how do you recommend i do that ? I already have a gorgous male and was wondering if i should add a few more females to the tank until they pair ?
You can never be sure on the sex until they spawn. They say some females are smaller and have less colouration, but this is not always true.How big must they before before you can tell the gender?
Hi all,
Thought it would be a good idea to share my progress of my Firemouths and their fry. This is my first batch of fry from them, and all is going well so far!
You may have seen a Firemouth loitering the homepage , that is the farther of the fry.
The eggs were layed about a week and half ago, couldnt get any pictures as they had layed inside a flowerpot.
Here are the fry after I took them away from the parents, and just as they started to swim.
This picture is of today. 19/12/2011
Any Comments, Questions Welcomed!
Westwood
glad my old pair are doing you good surprised you havnt had another spawn yet lol but the fry are looking great .... shouldnt be long before sale time or are you keeping them until adults ... but firemouths are easy to sex and males have more elongated fins than the females
glad my old pair are doing you good surprised you havnt had another spawn yet lol but the fry are looking great .... shouldnt be long before sale time or are you keeping them until adults ... but firemouths are easy to sex and males have more elongated fins than the females
I'm going to try and keep them as long as I can to get the very best price I can. They are finally getting frisky again and I think there may be eggs in the tank now. I will get a 3 foot tank soon to finish growing them, or I may divide it so I can have 2 lots of fry at once.
Westwood
glad my old pair are doing you good surprised you havnt had another spawn yet lol but the fry are looking great .... shouldnt be long before sale time or are you keeping them until adults ... but firemouths are easy to sex and males have more elongated fins than the females
I'm going to try and keep them as long as I can to get the very best price I can. They are finally getting frisky again and I think there may be eggs in the tank now. I will get a 3 foot tank soon to finish growing them, or I may divide it so I can have 2 lots of fry at once.
Westwood
well if say 3inch in size they will be sexable so for f2s of this quailty and that size youd be looking to sell them at £8 - £12 each or £20+ a pair as wild type firemouths are hard to come by these days and tank bred firemouths are usualy £15+ a pair, so trust me your get your money back from the pair within a few sales lol and more
I will have to get my eye in on sexing them! Just read a few sites said it was impossible, but this is because they are heavily tank breed. I have just found a second spawn and have got the wrigglers in a breeding box, which is great! More reason to get a bigger tank!
Thanks
Westwood