The Panda Tank

[Xebadir]

Nope lost 7 of the 10 to fungus.But still 3 whole hatchlings...30% isnt too bad from what ive read, and not bad for a first spawn.

Thanks so much for you help guys.

 

[jollysue]

Still so cool! Keep us up. My problem wasn't hatching them, was keeping them.

 

[Xebadir]

Well an update after my trip to the shop. This shop is about 50mins drive each way, but is worth the effort: with prices about 20% cheaper than my local job as its a wholesaler.

Couldnt get a microworm culture, however did get some decaps brine shrimp eggs, and plan to hatch some of them. Got the liquifry no 1: egglayers, and invested in a 12x7x7 tank to raise the fish in, as well as a sponge filter...heating is not going to be a problem...just keeping em near my malawi tank keeps the water at a lovely 21 degrees celsius. Have the aeration system set up with a couple of airstones available.

So now i have a breeding setup: Small tank (3L) tank for hatching, Grow out tank (12L), Breeding/Adult tank (28L). None of them are heated(i love ambient heating lol), although if needs be i will invest in a mini heater. Air stone/stones only for the hatching tank, Grow out has Airstone/sponge filter(cycling in main tank atm), and adult tank has a small canister. Also have second tank 12L grow out incase my cichlids breed or the pandas get really randy

As for the three babies, they are looking healthy and lovely. They look sooo. cute with their big barbels and tiny tails, seem happy to eat liquifry.

Pics soon

 

[PC1963]

Hello Xebadir


Congratulation for your Panda babies, glad that your three babies healthy and start eating.

Please post some babies Panda. Love to breeding Panda but mine aren't readly yet.

Good luck with Three Little lovey.

 

[jollysue]

Awe! so sweet little babies. Yes post a piccy of them.

 

[Xebadir]

Well an update.

They babies are still alive and are going well except for 1 of the 3 who i believe has a swim bladder defect.

To describe symptoms: he seems to have trouble swimming and cant balance on the bottom of the tank. Not as strong and health as the others, and exhibits a large clear patch in the abdomen, the size of a cake decorating sequin. What should i do with him?

The other two are larger, and growing happily and like crazy...soon ill need that sponge filter im cycling. They are loving the BBS im feeding, and are really starting to look like shrink rayed versions of their parents.

 

[Xebadir]

Well you read correctly, theyve been at it again. 3 of the 6 eggs ive found so far appear to be fertile...so it appears my males arent randy enough . Well the females also seem to have more eggs in the works so well see what happens. Panda Breeding is fun.

 

[jollysue]

I'm sure you're not enjoying it as much as the pandas.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi Xebadir

How is the sick baby? Please don't feel too bad if you lose it. Corys lay many eggs and it's natural that some of the fry that hatch will be less than perfectly developed and will be lost during their youth. As long as you are keeping the tank clean by doing frequent (daily) water changes and are feeding them well, you can be assured you have done all you can for them.

Congratulations on the new eggs! Once pandas start spawning, it's likely that you will get more on a regular basis, so check the tank daily.

 

[Xebadir]

Well the baby is quintessentially sick rather its deformed and i suspect ill have to euthanise however consolation has occured. 3 of the 5 new eggs have hatched, and the other 2 are fertile. So the saga continues.

 

[AlexAndCarmen]

It is pretty sad when you have a fry which has been born with problems. There is nothing you can do for them other than euthanize them. I have had a few from my bronze and 1 from my pandas and although I thought if I just gave it a chance, I always ended up having to euthanize them. In the wild, these would have been picked off already, so it's not like you're doing anything wrong putting them out of their misery.

Good to hear you have more eggs and now fry. They will lay more each time and you'll end up with a nice little group of panda fry soon.

Good luck and pleased to hear you have wrigglers.

 

[Kuhni]

Congrats on your pandas, geez the boys are pimping now aren't they?

 

[Xebadir]

Well the first two little ones are quite huge compared to their 5 new siblings...at least double the size....and rapidly growing more and more cute. Starting to get the hang of the hatching, transfering growout procedures.

 

[ey2006]

Well done with the panda fry Xebadir!

Would it be possible to post some pics of the panda fry? I'm sure many of us here would love to see the fry!

Cheers and best of luck with raising the fry.

 

[Xebadir]

At this stage im back to 1 Older fry(hes over a cm and really lookin cute), and 6 fresh fry. Ive had loss problems, probably due to the unbelievable weather: weve had 38 degree days followed by 15 degrees(celsius). . Have lost probably 13 little ones, sad but theres nothing i can do to insulate against such rapid change. The pandas are on a nice cycle laying every week. Ill work on some pics, cameras dead at the moment, and i need to clean the tank (trying not to shock them too much).