Planned Fry Journal Just For Fun :)

[Blondielovesfish]

Congrats! Will you put the fry in the fry tank or leave them in  the main tank when they've hatched?

 

[Ny82]

Congrats! Will you put the fry in the fry tank or leave them in  the main tank when they've hatched?

 
Thanks! I have removed the eggs and put them in a breeder trap with an airstone to give maximum aeration,. They are all turning brown so that's a good thing! I have put tights round the trap as the eggs are moving and I don't want them to escape out the vents. I have also covered the top so the light doesn't encourage fungal growth. 

 

[Blondielovesfish]

It will be interesting to watch their progress.

 

[Ny82]

It will be interesting to watch their progress.

 
 
I know, I can't help peeking lol. Here is a pic of the eggs yesterday 

 

 

and today - see the difference in colour? I hope that means they will hatch!

 

[Ny82]

I have been at my landladys house all day today messing about with her tanks. I was there to pick up her guppies she got with her 4th tank. They are beauties but the tails are quite torn up. There were about 7 males, 4 fry and a huge female. I took 3 males which I put in the main tank, the female who is ready to drop-I put her in the fry tank so she doesn't get harassed and I took a small fry and an older fry who are also in the fry tank.
 
This ones called firework, his tail resembles a crowntail betta.

 
This is sunny, he has a spectacular tail

 
The top ones tail is quite bad, he is stunning aswell, body is rainbow coloured, his names rainbow.

 

[Ny82]

No updates as such since the cory fry are taking up all my time! I thought the female was ready to drop when I picked her up, she hasn't had them yet. She is in the fry tank since I have 5 males in the main tank!

 

[Ny82]

Today, when I was checking over everyone in the fry tank-I noticed a few newborn fry! Probably about a day old, out in the open so definitely guppy fry from the new female who I put straight in there. 

 

[Ny82]

There's actually 6 newborn babies! That's my magic number! I put them into the fry trap with the cories as the bigger fry are chasing them and one got eaten. 
They are all yellow, the mum is plain with a cobra tail so lets see how these turn out!
The first batch of fry I have still haven't got their full colours yet. That's with water changes twice a day, fed 3-4 times a day and the temp up at 28 degrees. Don't know what more to do.

 

[Ny82]

Looking at the guppy fry and how slow they are growing and how the first ones still haven't got more colour despite everything I am doing and the effort I am putting in, I have actually thought about giving guppies up. It's really deflating that even after 2 years of doing this, I still can't raise them right. I am probably just having an off day but I really do feel like giving them up. 
The LFS who I am getting my melini cories from have galaxy rasboras. I am tempted to sell my guppies and get a shoal of them. At £3.99 a fish it can get pricey esp when it will be spectacular with 10.
I will think long and hard about it but for now, i'm off to bed.

 

[*pete*]

Looking at the guppy fry and how slow they are growing and how the first ones still haven't got more colour despite everything I am doing and the effort I am putting in, I have actually thought about giving guppies up. It's really deflating that even after 2 years of doing this, I still can't raise them right. I am probably just having an off day but I really do feel like giving them up. 
The LFS who I am getting my melini cories from have galaxy rasboras. I am tempted to sell my guppies and get a shoal of them. At £3.99 a fish it can get pricey esp when it will be spectacular with 10.
I will think long and hard about it but for now, i'm off to bed.

That's a crying shame Nylah.

 

[Ny82]

Honestly I just feel like a change, I have always loved rasboras so will look into them. 

 

[Blondielovesfish]

It would be sad to see you stop. You've come such a far way!
You could breed egg scatters? Or cichlids though. If you like breeding then there are many other options out there

 

[Ny82]

It would be sad to see you stop. You've come such a far way!
You could breed egg scatters? Or cichlids though. If you like breeding then there are many other options out there

 
I only have a 95L tank, I am pretty limited to what cichlids I can get, if any. Would love a pair of rams. 

 

[Blondielovesfish]

Yeah, true. Depending on the how big the floor of the tank is you could get convicts....they're one of the easiest cichlids to breed and they only need a 100L tank - I'm sure 5 litres wouldn't make too much difference if its big enough.

 

[Ny82]

I am not a huge fan to be honest, was thinking of ember tetras and platinum tetras or a shoal of galaxy rasboras-stunning!