My breeding diary.. Pic added

Been watching babies today, there are a cpl that are really playing dad up, they escape the nest he catches then and spits them back up again and as soon as he turns his back they are off again..
Think dad might have to come out soon as he really is getting slightly narked with these two lol

LOL That's how mine was with the one this morning, I decided to take him out and Im glad I did coz I came home tonight to find most of them all over the shop! Yours will be at it soon now! x

ohhh the excitement.. everyone still got hair?

We're both grey Kel!

atleast it's still dyeable! lol

Lol yeah, still got hair, but got no nails again now!!! Babies are really hacking dad off now, so tomorrow he is going to have to come out.. Still he needs some tlc now, bless his heart..

if a good few of them are horizontanl i'd pull him tonight hun

otherwise asap as soon as they are!

Do you think he will be ok till the morning hun? Or should I quickly go and do the divider in the growing out tank and get him out now?

Just been out to check what he is doing.. He is kinda napping away from the nest so I think he will be ok till the morning. I will move CB out to the new breeding tank and do a quick partial water change and put BB back in his tank..

I would remove now hun

How are they all looking today?

Got many wrigglers?

Well I did have to leave him in last night, checked this morning he was still busy with them. I have spotted one or two that are flying around the tank, but other than that I dont have a clue!!! lol

Opps this hasnt been updated for a while.. I have 5 babies out of this spawn, but 5 is better than none in my book..
Here is a pic that I took earlier, they wont stay still long enough either lol..

So here are my babies..


And this is their tiny growing up tank


its only 12x8x7, but I thought it is big enough for them for a few weeks at least..

awwww... pretty babies

a few are better than none, hope thay continue to thrive for you hun

Thanks Kel, I was looking at them earlier, one is really pale, she is nicknamed blondie. There are a cpl in the right light that are showing a slight blue colour to them They are so sweet, but so bloody quick lol

lol

thats the best bit.. watching the colour develop

then its the finnage

awww they're lovely well done hun good job!!

Well done hun

Awwwww lil babies...how sweet!!

How are we doing now, pic update please lmao.

Sorry Storm just seen your question.. Five babies have now been moved out of the tank into their own 'beanie boxes'. They are all doing well and growing now.. Will try and get some updated pics tomorrow

I do have a question though. The little ones will eat bbs happily, but I am having a problem getting them to eat flake. I crumble it up to a dust, they swim over look and then swim off again.. How can I get them to eat it?

feed alittle bbs with flakes hun, that might help

start replacing one of their meals with the flake, preferably the first one of the day when they'll be hungriest.

eventually they will start to take it, then gradually replce more feeds with it til you have them fully weaned and onto adult diet