Amazing Photos

[sylvia]

Lol - yes, I had marbles but it wasn't actualy for the convicts The tank had actualy been set up to breed some barbs (hence the marbles) but I also had 2 pairs of convicts in another tank which were breeding relatively happily together but I wanted to empty the tank to put in some paradisefish fry that I needed to move out of their breeding tank immediately - so I scrapped the barb breeding tank and put in one pair of convicts. The other pair I managed to offload on a friend

As for what they looked like - I'm not too big a fan msyelf lol - I realy don't do brightly-colored substrates - it was just the practical side of things for breeding eggs-scatterers that made me use marbles - and it just so happened that I didn't have anything else to put in as a substrate at the time when I added the convicts

I suppose it could look quite nice if the marbles are a decent color (but mine were mainly transparent but with swirls of red and green - I didn't like the combo. much lol)

 

[king72]

I am a daddy 8) I have 100 + eggs attached to the side of my filter. they were not there at 8 30 am when i fed them so they are very fresh.

i am like a kid a t christmas

I have 2 photos but cant post them here. will let you know where they are.

 

[saboy]

Thats Excellent, I Remember when my pair first had fry, I didnt know there was eggs, just one day I home, and lots a little things moving, I looked closer and went ballistic, It was great, I have never had fry before from a egg layer, they are great fish, I think I am gonna get a pair again one day.


PIcs ! ! !

 

[king72]

photo posted in 'non fish photos' . well aggs arn't fish . thats the only place i could work out how to down load the photo.

take a look or someone transfer it please.

thanks

 

[saboy]

You Said they where only layed this morning ? if so, then why in the picture thread, have you said that they hatched, or did you just not see the eggs when you fed them ,but they were there ?


Cause eggs take about 2 days to hatch.

 

[king72]

ok well spotted. i am just so pleased i am not concertrating. i said hatched this morning, i meant laid this morning sorry

 

[king72]

as pointed out by SABOY, all the eggs went white and died . the male did'nt do his bit. now they have the idea i am sure they will get it right.

will keep you posted on progress

 

[SamUK]

i kno ive sed this before lol but i bet if they had laid in a pit then they would of survived.

fertilising eggs in a vertical position cant be too easy lol.


even angels strugle and thats there natural way of doing it.


good luck tho and it could be alot longer than 2 days.


it was nearly a week after mine started guarding there pit before i saw any fry.

 

[heather]

heres a few pic of the fry