When I switched around my tank a few weeks ago, I noticed I had a female m.callainos holding. Well this evening I thought I'd try and take a few pics and just as I was finishing up I noticed something in a crevice on the far right hand side of the tank. And it was a fry!!! The egg sack is completely gone and he's been darting out to snatch little tidbits, so he's probably close to a week old. The female is still holding on to a few of them, cause her chin is still bulging and she isn't eating yet. I'm so excited. I tried to get some pics, but they were all very blurry.
Here's the fry pic, it's really blurry, but it was the best my little crappy camera could do, and he's so tiny.
To give you an idea of how small he is, here's a pic of the rocks he's hiding in, the crevice that's circled is his.
Here's a pic taken about 3 weeks ago of his mama.
Here's the proud papa, he rarely comes out of his cave unless it's to eat or entice another female in.
Here's another male m.callainos, I managed to get a good close pic of his teeth.
And here's my alpha male p.acei, he has been trying like crazy to breed with one of his girls, but no luck so far.
I'm also pretty sure one of the labs are holding, I won't know for another week or two, IME labs are hard to tell for the first week or so, and they rarely hold until term.
Hope you all enjoy, I'll keep trying to get a clear pic of the little fry, fingers crossed he makes it.
Here's the fry pic, it's really blurry, but it was the best my little crappy camera could do, and he's so tiny.
To give you an idea of how small he is, here's a pic of the rocks he's hiding in, the crevice that's circled is his.
Here's a pic taken about 3 weeks ago of his mama.
Here's the proud papa, he rarely comes out of his cave unless it's to eat or entice another female in.
Here's another male m.callainos, I managed to get a good close pic of his teeth.
And here's my alpha male p.acei, he has been trying like crazy to breed with one of his girls, but no luck so far.
I'm also pretty sure one of the labs are holding, I won't know for another week or two, IME labs are hard to tell for the first week or so, and they rarely hold until term.
Hope you all enjoy, I'll keep trying to get a clear pic of the little fry, fingers crossed he makes it.
lovely colours 
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. Or they found a really good hiding place and never come out, which isn't unheard of, but I doubt it. Oh well. As I speak the alpha male is trying really hard to breed again, so we'll see what happens.
better luck next time eh 
