Gotta love mum's thinking :) - new pics 15/7

[Dave76]

Thought I'd post these pics which I found found funny.

Parents have a lovely breeding cone, not to mention a PVC overflow (which they prefer, go figure....)

But look where they decide to move their wrigglers to - right around the intakes on the box filter :roll:

I've turned the filter off so they can't get sucked in - fingers crossed they should be free swimming today so won't be an issue...

Best I can tell there aren't any actually 'in' the filter - just all around the edges......

Dave

[mistakes r crucial]

Great pics Dave. Best of luck with your fry.
MAC

[nicholas76]

aaaaah discus you got to love it.

same deal with me,, a tank full of big lovely drift wood pieces yet the nozzel of the inlet bar they go for!


perhaps the like a bit of current! smart thinking it beats fanning 24/7.

[Dave76]

All ended up ok with the fry - they attached today.

I estimate about 80 - 100 fry.

Sorry for the bad pics - rather humid in the container atm - camera lens keeps fogging up :wink:

Dave

[DiscusMan]

Is is jsut me or do the new pics look like the old pics strangly HEHEHEHEHEHE

[Dave76]

Gotta remember to preview before submitting next time....... stupid brain

[DiscusMan]

So what are the parents you have got to breed in this case.

From the picture perhaps a Red and white one and a blue truq?

Just for interest sake to see how the babies turn out frmo different crossings.

[Dave76]

Hi mate

This pair have bred a couple of time previously - heres their first spawning last year

http://www.discusforums.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5240&highlight=

Fry are a mix of turqs, orange/whites, orange whites with turq coloured finnage, plus a few other 'interesting colour combinations'

I got a very nice snakeskin from their last spawn, plus a very finely patterned; looks like spots starting to form - both approaching 4 inches and starting to colour up. I kept both of these.

I'll try and take some better pics tonight....

Dave

[G-1000]

Dave - You crossed those two fish and you didnt end up with almost 100% white based fish ?

Interesting - I wonder what a cross with blue knight x snow white will give.

G

[Dave76]

Hi G

They've only had 2 small spawns previously - in both cases have been about

10% full R/W
30% Turq
50% R/W with turq fins
10% 'Other'

I pulled mum from the tank yesterday - she was cleaning the pvc and shimmying - didn't want them to spawn again & eat their fry - dad is looking after them ok & they have started taking BBS/dry food combo which is good.

Pics I took last night sucked - so will try again tonight.

Dave

[Dave76]

6 days on all going well. Fry are eating BBS fine & getting bigger.

You can really see the colour difference in the fry now :)

[Dave76]

Here are a couple of the fry I kept from the last spawn - they are about 4 inches now.

The turqs didn't want to be photogenic tho...