OohFeeshy
It's only forever; not long at all...
Well well well well... After what has probably been 6 months of trying to get this pair to spawn, using every trick in the book, i think it's finnaly worked.... And when I wasn't trying too hard. I didn't even condition them in the 'proper' way (ie, just fed flake like I normally do, but a teeny bit more), and the female was in the misfit community tanks (with the fish I like too much and.or are too aggro for the 40g), and for some reason, this made her very full of eggs.... So I thought I;d give it a go. And now there are, um, things in his bubblenest, and she looks like she's been on a diet...
Pictures-
Spawn tank as it is now, with daddy patrolling his territory. As you can see, it's a bit of a state... reckon I could do a water change, mainly to syphon some of the crap off the bottom?
The nest and t'objects.... The photo doesn't show them too well, but tis a cluster of pale yellow round objects. I don't think it could be anything else...
These fry should be purdy Parents are SD siblings, both white bodys with pale green fins, their other siblings all had white bodies with mixes of green, red and clear fins (and some blue, as in the other sibling I have).... Speaking of which. Assuming they were laid sometime this afternoon, when can I expect them to hatch, and when should first feed be? Theres willow moss in there, so there should be some infoursia, but I also have Liquifry No.2, 'green water' and good ole egg yolk. And can put some BBs on soon (when?)
Before anybody mentions time and responsibility etc. I know Done plenty of reading, which has gotten me into the fun genetics side, I'm just a bit nervous.... Considering I've never had the chance even to rear livebearer fry (darn danios, preds etc), it's a bit different reading about it than actually doing it.
Pictures-
Spawn tank as it is now, with daddy patrolling his territory. As you can see, it's a bit of a state... reckon I could do a water change, mainly to syphon some of the crap off the bottom?
The nest and t'objects.... The photo doesn't show them too well, but tis a cluster of pale yellow round objects. I don't think it could be anything else...
These fry should be purdy Parents are SD siblings, both white bodys with pale green fins, their other siblings all had white bodies with mixes of green, red and clear fins (and some blue, as in the other sibling I have).... Speaking of which. Assuming they were laid sometime this afternoon, when can I expect them to hatch, and when should first feed be? Theres willow moss in there, so there should be some infoursia, but I also have Liquifry No.2, 'green water' and good ole egg yolk. And can put some BBs on soon (when?)
Before anybody mentions time and responsibility etc. I know Done plenty of reading, which has gotten me into the fun genetics side, I'm just a bit nervous.... Considering I've never had the chance even to rear livebearer fry (darn danios, preds etc), it's a bit different reading about it than actually doing it.