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 Mar 25 2008, 04:46 PM
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 Fish Crazy  Group: Members Posts: 134 Joined: 24-April 07 From: Bolton UK Member No.: 31468  |
Well, its been a quiet winter and finally my 14 Peppered Corys are at it.
Managed to switch my tanks around a bit and placed 14 eggs on their own in a 25l glass bottom tank. The next 3days cannot go quick enough! Got myself 10 Pandas arriving on Thursday as well, so it may be a busy year for me - just need a few more nursery tanks now just in case it all goes swimmingly well. |
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Mar 25 2008, 07:28 PM
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 Fish Addict  Group: Members Posts: 746 Joined: 5-September 07 From: yorkshire hull Member No.: 35189 |
congrats Gazo
 hope it all goes well for you m8 |
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Mar 26 2008, 03:09 AM
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 Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 509 Joined: 10-February 08 From: Markham, ON, Canada Member No.: 39223 |
Nice.
Just make sure the eggs have lots of water circulating over them. Good luck. |
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Mar 26 2008, 07:10 AM
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 Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 6635 Joined: 18-June 05 From: Fresno, CA Member No.: 14124 |
Good job! We want pictures.
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Mar 26 2008, 09:50 AM
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Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 134 Joined: 24-April 07 From: Bolton UK Member No.: 31468 |
Oh yes Cory_dad, they have good water flow and oxygenation (is that the right word?) system.
I will try and get pics up Jollysue, esp my little Pandas when they arrive!! |
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Apr 11 2008, 08:58 AM
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Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 134 Joined: 24-April 07 From: Bolton UK Member No.: 31468 |
Well it didnt go how I anticipated and none hatched again.
Anyway its third time lucky for me now as they spawned again last night. Eggs now in a hatchery in the same main tank this time - COME ON!!!! lol Ooo got my microworms batch from 5teady and they are wriggling about nicely just waiting for the youngsters to hatch!!! |
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Apr 11 2008, 03:21 PM
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Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 6635 Joined: 18-June 05 From: Fresno, CA Member No.: 14124 |
I took a couple of times for me to get a good batch of panda fry.
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Apr 12 2008, 12:05 AM
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Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 509 Joined: 10-February 08 From: Markham, ON, Canada Member No.: 39223 |
Are pandas hard to breed?
I just saw a bunch at the lfs and they are the cutest things. Good luck with your eggs, we're all pulling for you. hatch, hatch, hatch, hatch, hatch, ...... |
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Apr 12 2008, 12:10 AM
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 My bristlenose's eggs Group: Members Posts: 3359 Joined: 19-January 08 From: UK - Yorkshire Member No.: 38539 |
Hatch hatch hatch hatch Hatch hatch hatch hatch Hatch hatch hatch hatch
Hatch hatch hatch hatch Hatch hatch hatch hatch Hatch hatch hatch hatch Hatch hatch hatch hatch Hatch hatch hatch hatch Hatch hatch hatch hatch I said bloody Hatch hatch hatch hatch 
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May 18 2008, 03:14 PM
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Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 134 Joined: 24-April 07 From: Bolton UK Member No.: 31468 |
I've just moved my 16 (found 2 more since original post lol) Peppered Corys to a different tank - about 2degrees less and better quality water - they haven't stopped spawning for 24hrs. The tank is right here next to my pc, so I get a full show of them all going crazy.
This is the 4th time now and I've collected the most number of eggs I've ever had. I must have some success this time!!
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May 18 2008, 03:17 PM
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 Fishaholic  Group: Members Posts: 293 Joined: 6-February 08 From: West Yorkshire, UK Member No.: 39130 |
QUOTE (Gazo @ May 18 2008, 04:14 PM)  I've just moved my 16 (found 2 more since original post lol) Peppered Corys to a different tank - about 2degrees less and better quality water - they haven't stopped spawning for 24hrs. The tank is right here next to my pc, so I get a full show of them all going crazy. This is the 4th time now and I've collected the most number of eggs I've ever had. I must have some success this time!! ooooooo Good luck , fingers crossed 
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May 19 2008, 07:54 AM
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Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 6635 Joined: 18-June 05 From: Fresno, CA Member No.: 14124 |
Pandas are not at all hard to breed, Cory_Dad. They are little rabbits once they start. But please be sure that you get good breeding stock and not farm bred or inbred. The reason that pandas are so popular a farm product (other than the "cute" factor) is that they are so easy to breed. Add a few hormones and you have fishy mill extrordinaire! Pandas take a little longer to mature than peppers and bronze though.
I have gotten lost Gazo. Are you breeding pandas or peppers in this thread? How are they doing? Do you have babies yet? Some find peppers a little more difficult to raise. It may have to do with water. I don't get big batches to growout. Just a slim %, but I don't work hard at it either. This post has been edited by jollysue: May 19 2008, 07:56 AM |
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May 19 2008, 08:11 AM
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Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 134 Joined: 24-April 07 From: Bolton UK Member No.: 31468 |
Peppers lol. The Pandas are still Juvies, but getting bigger every week now!
Well I have collected over 60eggs and I reckon the 2 females easily laid double this amount - think they have stopped now. This post has been edited by Gazo: May 19 2008, 08:13 AM |
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May 19 2008, 08:12 AM
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Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 6635 Joined: 18-June 05 From: Fresno, CA Member No.: 14124 |
Did you get any to grow out yet?
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May 19 2008, 08:14 AM
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Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 134 Joined: 24-April 07 From: Bolton UK Member No.: 31468 |
No success so far, so I'm hoping some of these 60 will finally hatch for me.
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May 19 2008, 12:00 PM
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Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 6635 Joined: 18-June 05 From: Fresno, CA Member No.: 14124 |
Do you mind if I ask what temp you are keeping them at? Peppers actually like rather chilly temperatures. They can be happy well below 70 degree F. Are the eggs at the same temp as the adults?
Just a thought. As I said, I don't get as good growouts with my peppers as with some other species, although they lay plenty of eggs. Amanda has been trying to get fry from her albino peppers for a very long time now. |
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May 19 2008, 12:08 PM
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Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 134 Joined: 24-April 07 From: Bolton UK Member No.: 31468 |
They are now at 22degrees - eggs in trap in same tank.
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May 19 2008, 12:16 PM
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 Fishaholic Group: Members Posts: 425 Joined: 15-January 08 Member No.: 38421 |
Iv had around 70 eggs from my albinos (standard not pepper) and i think i have about 3 fry from them. They just dont seem to survive, they hatch but then dissapear >.< My panda fry however is more of a 90% success rate
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May 19 2008, 12:19 PM
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Fish Crazy Group: Members Posts: 134 Joined: 24-April 07 From: Bolton UK Member No.: 31468 |
Where are you from Cooper? I see you around, but never know where you're from as not on your profile or posting tag.
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May 19 2008, 02:08 PM
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Fishaholic Group: Members Posts: 425 Joined: 15-January 08 Member No.: 38421 |
Im from Mansfield mate near Nottingham.
Iv only been keeping fish since January but im now addicted and know more than your average pets at home shopper (although thats not hard) : 
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