Change of plans....
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Change of plans....
Since I came back I have been working hard in my fish closet to do rearrangements to accommodate all the new fish and set up some new tanks for breeding as well.
So, I was setting up a 5 gallon for the breeding of my pencil fish. I had finally found fake grass in the dollar store to serve as an egg collector. One of the things I needed to do was to change filters from one tank to another. I decided that the Nannostomus would be better with the sponge filter than the peacock gobies that share a tank with a female banded gourami and betta.
When working on that, I noticed that the peacock male was gone. Two days ago he was still there. I looked in one of the tube lengths and yes, eggs! Plus the male of course.
So you can imagine that the pencilfish breeding is off for the moment. I am now ensuring that the temperature in the goby tank is the same as the 5 gallon before transferring the tube with the father. It looks like I will not be sleeping anytime soon!
So, I was setting up a 5 gallon for the breeding of my pencil fish. I had finally found fake grass in the dollar store to serve as an egg collector. One of the things I needed to do was to change filters from one tank to another. I decided that the Nannostomus would be better with the sponge filter than the peacock gobies that share a tank with a female banded gourami and betta.
When working on that, I noticed that the peacock male was gone. Two days ago he was still there. I looked in one of the tube lengths and yes, eggs! Plus the male of course.
So you can imagine that the pencilfish breeding is off for the moment. I am now ensuring that the temperature in the goby tank is the same as the 5 gallon before transferring the tube with the father. It looks like I will not be sleeping anytime soon!
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This is awesome news!! Can't wait to hear that you have new babies!!!
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That's a very positive reason for a change of plans. Hope all goes well.
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Sounds like a very neat change in plans - Looking forward to updates!
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I cannot agree more! So far so good, this morning the male is still in his tube in the new tank.
These fish came from David; it are the same 3 females and male from whom he had fry. I can really recommend this fish: beautiful, interesting and very well suited for small tanks.
These fish came from David; it are the same 3 females and male from whom he had fry. I can really recommend this fish: beautiful, interesting and very well suited for small tanks.
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Good to hear that he's back to his old habits!
Now you'll be seeing him do that little thing about 2 times a month, they are really prolific.
I love this fish but he's being a terror to anyone smaller or the same size than him.
Now you'll be seeing him do that little thing about 2 times a month, they are really prolific.
I love this fish but he's being a terror to anyone smaller or the same size than him.
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l_l_l wrote:Good to hear that he's back to his old habits!
Now you'll be seeing him do that little thing about 2 times a month, they are really prolific.
I love this fish but he's being a terror to anyone smaller or the same size than him.
I have been wanting to breed these for some time now. When did you remove dad? Do I remember correctly that you fed them decapsulated brine shrimp in the beginning?
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I removed the dad as soon as I saw he was out of the tube!
I then artificially aerated the eggs with a bubbler.
You can check my journal on this website:
http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/435088-fish-adventure-tateurndina-ocellicauda/
I then artificially aerated the eggs with a bubbler.
You can check my journal on this website:
http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/435088-fish-adventure-tateurndina-ocellicauda/
Re: Change of plans....
Yes I guess it does change your plans, good luck with the new offspring.
Steve
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This is a good change. What a great thing to discover. I love finding good surprizes in my tanks.
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Me too! I have started a new thread about it. Now I am off to try to get the male out of his cave before it is too late....
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Biulu wrote:Me too! I have started a new thread about it. Now I am off to try to get the male out of his cave before it is too late....
Sounds like a good plan and good luck.
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