Sarah's Diary

Check the nest for eggs?

HMMMMMM

Is the tending his nest more?

I think Sarah put her back in the trap overnight????

Hes is under it all the time apart from when he goes to flare at the female then he goes back to it, shes back in the trap

Sarah

was she in the trap overnight

yes she was, i put her back before i went to bed

Let her out again for a little swim around and see what happens.. Might spurn her back into action..

Im not sure as to why she has got thinner?

If this pair dont work out have you got another female to try. Also maybe before letting them out give them alittle bit of food.

Ok people they are wrapping as we speak, but no eggs are coming out, he has wrapped her about a dozen times and nothing there, female looking very exhausted, yes i have another female at the ready, what should i do,

managed to get it on film

Leave them at it. It takes a few goes for the eggs to start dropping.
Interferring might confuse him in the future.

WE HAVE EGGS, YES and hes collecting them up, good boy.

Yer I agree with time Sarah, you have done very to get to this stage. So fingers crossed.



Edit great news hun

Congratulations Sarah, now the fun begins

Thanks, i really hope i get some fry, i know theres so much that can go wrong, they are still wrapping, how long can i expect them to be doing it for

sarah

Can take a few hours Hun, but the eggs should get less and less. How many eggs are falling now roughly. Be gental not to disturb the nest when it's time to remove thefemsle hun

How long is a piece of string?????? Could take an hour could take all day.... I cant give you an answer hun, they will finish when they are ready..

She will swim away from the nest and if she goes back over or near it he will chase her away and possibly get very nasty with her..

They have done he chased her away, then got really nasty with her, ive removed her, thanks for all the help guys youve been great massive thank you

Awwww that's great news Sarah, did you get loads of eggs.

Make sure you give her plenty of tlc hun and lots of food

Look forward to hearing in a cpl of days that you have babies

will do, she looks pretty well considering, she has 2 bites and a few missing scales but otherwise looks ok.
I had a feeling as soon as i let her out that something was going to happen, he was acting alot differently with her, there was still flaring but in a diff way, he did a lot of swimming up to her and around her then back to the nest, she then followed, went like clock work really, because ive never done this before i dont know what to expect, very nerve racking though, and exiting.

Sarah

Glad it worked so well

Thanks, I have posted some pictures of the spawning, they are in the gallery

https://bettabred.forummotion.com/gallery-f12/spawning-pics-t1670.htm#21137

Congrats Sarah

Just had a peek at my male and it appears the whole nest of eggs has moved places not far just about an inch to the right is this normal,

And also the female is fine eating well, looks like shes recovered fine.

Sarah

Yeah thats fine hun, he will move the eggs around.. Wont be long now and you will be seeing little tails

Glad she is doing ok too..