Update baby reds (just over 5 weeks old)

[marlbred05]

okie after many unsucessful , there are about 50 wrigglers. Only 3/4 are swim free, and the pair decide to lay 150+ eggs again. I think I just leave them as normal.

[mcloughlin2]

Looks like they are doin great....... :P

[Ben]

well done!!!
thats awesome mate!

there is a big chance that the new spawn maybe be eaten....but then again any thing is possible and i have had a pair with 2 seperate spawns at the same time.

cheers
Ben

[Stuart]

Excellent - great to see them babies :)

[kalebjarrod]

HAY, congrats

once they start they don't stop LOL

you'll have heaps of fun!

[marlbred05]

okie the eggs went white...:=(..

but the babies are doing well. They are 2 weeks old now and feeding on BBS very well..Hope everything go well. There are about 40-50.

The babies moved out when 1.5 weeks. The parents are cleaning the pot as I am typing ..so may be more coming.

thanks.
t.k

[EQ]

Congratulations mate...

[Merrilyn]

Wonderful news, congratulations.

Those babies are growing well, so keep up with the meals and water changes.

[Ben]

Well done!!!

thats great! the babies look very healthy!

keep us posted as they grow,

cheers
Ben

[Mattzilla]

well done with the babies

fingers croissed you get some more

[marlbred05]

thanks everyones!!

yeah this morning more eggs..but this time 200+ or even 300.
hope the eggs are fert. not unfert.
The most eggs I have seen so far since this pair start breeding. :P

t.k

[Mulisha]

Congratlations!!!

It would be alot of babies :D

GoodLuck with them make sure you keep on w/c and lots of food :D

[victor]

hi marlbred05

in what way you took out the frys to the new tank?


thanks.

victor

[marlbred05]

hi victor

well I think I didn't do the right thing but some how it works.

I just used a soft net (big) and catch them and move them in the tank
as quick as I can. Dont think this is the good method :wink:

I had the fry tank running for 3 days(standard 2ft) before moved them in though. with same water condition and temp as the parents tank. The fry tank is next to the parents.

I try to feed them BBS while with the parents but they didn't eat. But as soon as I moved them out. They started to eat like pig. :P

I also feed them with sprinula powder(but only once per day) before w/c.

I did 90% w/c once per day before bed time.

hope this will help.

t.k

[nicholas76]

congrats

stunning fish !! the nicest pair of seen in awhile


update us with fry pics !!!

well done again

[victor]

thanks marlbred05

in a few days i gonna move my 3 week old san-merah they love to eat bbs and beef heart

by the way your fish is awesome good luck mate

and sorry for my bad english

[marlbred05]

more wrigglers this morning.
around 90 this time...
The earlier batch of babies are still doing fine will post their pics when 3 weeks old. I will be very busy now.... :lol:
I think the pair is finally learnt to take care of the eggs and youngs.
after dozen times eating eggs. So have to be patient to be in this hoppy :P

thanks
t.k

[victor]

congrats
good luck

[marlbred05]

Hi everyones,
just want to update my baby reds. They are now just over 5 weeks old, I mixed them with my 3 weeks old as well as they are not far away apart.

Just wonder when they will show their red colour ? at the moment no sign only red eyes.

thanks
k.

[DR.V]

Good job K
I think they should colour up once they're about 8 weeks old.
Feed them lots of variety, blood worms, tetra bits, etc

[goldenpigeon]

nice bubbies :D

[Mulisha]

Wow there gona turn out wounderfull congrats :D

Keep us posted on how u go ..

[Ben]

They are comming along very well K!

Well done mate!

You will find they wont start to get some of the true red till after 16 weeks of age.

Cheers
Ben

[Merrilyn]

Well done Marlbred. They all seem to be growing well. Keep up the good work.

Full red colour will take months to finally come through. Red fish are different from most of the other colours. The colour will begin at the outside edges of the body, and slowly fill in towards the middle. The red colour will darken and intensify as the fish matures. Some strains don't show full red colour till the fish is 8 months old. They just get more beautiful as they get older.