DevUK
UKAPS member
Wow. I really wasn't expecting this! I have a tank with some fancy guppies, a few dwarf platties, quite a few coffee bean rasbora (maculatus) and some pygmy corries (habrosus). I aslo have at least 3 (was 6, only count 3 now) sparkling gouramis.
Recently they have been croaking off and on. It shocked me at first before I realised what the noise was I didn't think anything of it. Anyhow, I caught one of the guppies giving birth so managed to get her into a breeding net. I only rescued 4 fry, though I've seen one hiding out in the plants (very heavily planted tank). Several days later I noticed the gouramis getting very aggressive around the breeding net. I figured they were eyeing up the fry in the net and chasing the others away from their potential meal.
I then noticed some more fry hiding between the net and the glass. They were a lot smaller than the guppy fry so I was wondering what they were. Today I saw a lot more fry! I also sat and watched one of the gouramis chasing other fish away from where the fry were hiding! So I have a good group of fry and a defensive mum! My fingers are crossed!
Anyhow, pics:
First small group of 7 or 8 I saw:
Large clutch I found, all clinging onto some a Hydrocotyle leaf:
Mum on the look out:
I'm very pleased
Recently they have been croaking off and on. It shocked me at first before I realised what the noise was I didn't think anything of it. Anyhow, I caught one of the guppies giving birth so managed to get her into a breeding net. I only rescued 4 fry, though I've seen one hiding out in the plants (very heavily planted tank). Several days later I noticed the gouramis getting very aggressive around the breeding net. I figured they were eyeing up the fry in the net and chasing the others away from their potential meal.
I then noticed some more fry hiding between the net and the glass. They were a lot smaller than the guppy fry so I was wondering what they were. Today I saw a lot more fry! I also sat and watched one of the gouramis chasing other fish away from where the fry were hiding! So I have a good group of fry and a defensive mum! My fingers are crossed!
Anyhow, pics:
First small group of 7 or 8 I saw:
Large clutch I found, all clinging onto some a Hydrocotyle leaf:
Mum on the look out:
I'm very pleased