BettaBoyz
Fishaholic
Mishka Ishka-Bibble gave birth today between 3:30 and 4:30 pm. i noticed she was much slimmer, no more tiny black dots in her pink belly-spot neither. so, i searched for the fry.
i didn't expect to see any, you see the tank is also home to an African Dwarf who relishes small, moving foods, four Kuhlii who never miss a thing if it touches the gravel, a little big-mouthed Oscar and a 'vicious' Betta.
it wasn't surprising that i found one tiny, ripped-up fry carcass. -sigh- it was suprising that i found four fry! now, i only caught three, the fourth is at large. i'm estimating little Mish had around 6-7 fryballs in her tummy when she was pregnant, so that means the Brat Pack got to at least three of them. the three i have are adventuresome, they've all ventured past the divider in the breeder and one has tried to jump out!
does anyone have hope that the rest of the babies may have escaped? if so, how would i find them?
also, my other girl Polly is showing the same signs Mishka did. she's getting fat, the bottom of her tummy is getting more squared, her chest is wider, her little bum is wide open, and she's swimming a bit like a Goldfish does (think swimming plant) her little 'hollow' gravid spot is now appearing pink rather than semi-transparent orange, and she's getting teensy weensy black lines in it (my guess; the fry developing) now, i've had both fish one week. Mishka was bought because she was pregnant, but the tank that both were in had males, and i'd had one for about two days. meaning Polly was either impregnated on Tuesday (when all the fish were brought in) or on Saturday/Sunday/Monday. when should i move her into the top portion of the breeder? d'you think i should just follow my instincts? i was sure i should've moved Mishka, but i didn't want to risk stressing her and have her abort the fry.
also, how do i feed them? 'till Saturday i haven't got proper fry food, though i will pick up some of that specially-formulated dusted stuff. i can't seem to crush anything tiny enough for them, i dropped a pinch (a teeny pinch! really small) or utterly dusted food in, and it was still a bit too big. one big-mouth got his little jaws around a piece, and his belly is fat now. i'm afraid he may explode!
i didn't expect to see any, you see the tank is also home to an African Dwarf who relishes small, moving foods, four Kuhlii who never miss a thing if it touches the gravel, a little big-mouthed Oscar and a 'vicious' Betta.
it wasn't surprising that i found one tiny, ripped-up fry carcass. -sigh- it was suprising that i found four fry! now, i only caught three, the fourth is at large. i'm estimating little Mish had around 6-7 fryballs in her tummy when she was pregnant, so that means the Brat Pack got to at least three of them. the three i have are adventuresome, they've all ventured past the divider in the breeder and one has tried to jump out!
does anyone have hope that the rest of the babies may have escaped? if so, how would i find them?
also, my other girl Polly is showing the same signs Mishka did. she's getting fat, the bottom of her tummy is getting more squared, her chest is wider, her little bum is wide open, and she's swimming a bit like a Goldfish does (think swimming plant) her little 'hollow' gravid spot is now appearing pink rather than semi-transparent orange, and she's getting teensy weensy black lines in it (my guess; the fry developing) now, i've had both fish one week. Mishka was bought because she was pregnant, but the tank that both were in had males, and i'd had one for about two days. meaning Polly was either impregnated on Tuesday (when all the fish were brought in) or on Saturday/Sunday/Monday. when should i move her into the top portion of the breeder? d'you think i should just follow my instincts? i was sure i should've moved Mishka, but i didn't want to risk stressing her and have her abort the fry.
also, how do i feed them? 'till Saturday i haven't got proper fry food, though i will pick up some of that specially-formulated dusted stuff. i can't seem to crush anything tiny enough for them, i dropped a pinch (a teeny pinch! really small) or utterly dusted food in, and it was still a bit too big. one big-mouth got his little jaws around a piece, and his belly is fat now. i'm afraid he may explode!
and congrats to the frys as well!!
