Finally A Spawn! *photos*

[Bubblenester]

Looks like this'll be a fantastic spawn! Keep us updated, I might want a baby or two when they're old enough. I'm glad I'm in the US for once, lol.

Well, at least a few of us Americans have stumbled upon the forum. Don't worry, if I get a decent turnout I'll offer them here.

Amazing pics and congrats, i must invest a camera with that quality lol how much was it?, i got a hitachi video camera it was £220 and it sucks lol unless its in proper daylight...

Need to invest in a good digital camera i think lol..

It's nothing fancy- I've had it two or three years and it's only 4 megapixels. It's a Coolpix 4100 and I got it as a gift, so I don't know what the original price was. I do use macro for my fish photos... that's all the advice I have. It's gotta be macro.

 

[Bubblenester]

Well, the fry aren't doing so well. It doesn't seem like they're eating- I've never spotted one eating a worm, and it doesn't look like there is anything in their bellies. Right now I can see a lot more dead than alive. We are feeding vinegar eels three times a day, and I can see plenty of them wiggling near the surface. The water went green a couple days after they hatched- could that have anything to do with it? Nitrates and nitrites are zero but it looks like about 2 ppm ammonia... I've never tested water in a fry tank before so I don't know if that's normal or too high. Anyone have any ideas? I've never had this problem before (massive fry death or green water in a fry tank)

 

[5teady_2012]

Well, the fry aren't doing so well. It doesn't seem like they're eating- I've never spotted one eating a worm, and it doesn't look like there is anything in their bellies. Right now I can see a lot more dead than alive. We are feeding vinegar eels three times a day, and I can see plenty of them wiggling near the surface. The water went green a couple days after they hatched- could that have anything to do with it? Nitrates and nitrites are zero but it looks like about 2 ppm ammonia... I've never tested water in a fry tank before so I don't know if that's normal or too high. Anyone have any ideas? I've never had this problem before (massive fry death or green water in a fry tank)

You ammonia needs to be at 0 - that would explain the deaths..

 

[shaz3271]

i agree, i would do a water change asap

 

[JamieM]

Congrats on the spawning looks immense,

Your photos are of excellent quality, what camera did you use + settings if you dont mind,

I have a Cannon Eos 400d with the standard lense kit but also have a macro kit basically magnifing lense extentions.

 

[monica]

Sorry about the fry. Could it be Velvet maybe?

He had quite the nest going by the way

 

[Bubblenester]

Hey, thanks for the help. It's over though... they're gone.

I just don't know where the ammonia came from! I really don't feel like I was overfeeding, and the parents were only in the tank for a few days so their waste shouldn't have had too much of an effect. I also used a seasoned sponge filter, and the tank was filled to about 5 gallons. No plant death.

Well, I guess I'm going to drain and clean the tank, throw in a different sponge filter, and condition the parents again. This time I'm well stocked on test strips so I can keep a better eye on things.

Oh, and I used a preventative treatment of Aquarisol so I don't think velvet could have been a problem, but who knows.

 

[Lindsey88]

Are you sure they are all gone? I thought all mine were gone but nope I have 6 little healthy looking survivors.

 

[Yuki_of_the_Stars]

Amazing pics and congrats, i must invest a camera with that quality lol how much was it?, i got a hitachi video camera it was £220 and it sucks lol unless its in proper daylight...

Need to invest in a good digital camera i think lol..

It's nothing fancy- I've had it two or three years and it's only 4 megapixels. It's a Coolpix 4100 and I got it as a gift, so I don't know what the original price was. I do use macro for my fish photos... that's all the advice I have. It's gotta be macro.

Damn, only four? I've got one with six and I can't get those kinds of pictures. Beautiful fish, by the way... I might just buy one off of you. I'm in the states as well.