SD X HM melano hatched 17/6/11

kel wrote:all snails will eat plants given the chance

I've just raided my plant collection but should have more offshoots etc. by end of august if you'd like a few, gotta remind me though as i'm useless lol

Okay thanks kel, il remind you when i get back from my week in somerset at end of august

My yellow apple snails never ate any of my plants ever but these have even though they get a home grown lettuce leaf every day, they just eat everything so quickly,lol!

My java fern that i had on a drift wood have gone and all thats left is the block of wood!

How old are they? =]

1 month old now The bigger ones are starting to chase the smaller ones...very naughty!

I once saw my bigger one trying to swallow a smaller 1,lol. It's head was inside the bigger one's mouth but it survived~ i think XD

BettaLover97 wrote:I once saw my bigger one trying to swallow a smaller 1,lol. It's head was inside the bigger one's mouth but it survived~ i think XD

Thats what happened with the spawn of females the bigger fry had the smaller ones tail in its mouth! In the end my cherry shrimps got torn to shreds instead!

I removed my cherries when the babies turned 1.5 months old =] I think you should do the same~

BettaLover97 wrote:I removed my cherries when the babies turned 1.5 months old =] I think you should do the same~

None left now and im not replacing them...they just tore the poor shrimps head off!

OUCH~

BettaLover97 wrote:OUCH~

The baby had the whole head in its mouth and i had to pull it out or im sure it would've drowned it was just laying on the bottom with a mouth full of shrimp head!

Wow... It must had been hungry, haha

just pure evil!!

A few photos of mainly Coal the biggest black fry i took early this morning (2am ish) after i cleaned the snail poop out their tank...i am usually in bed at this time,lol!





Coal


Coal


Coal








Coal has an obsession with the sponge filter sits in it and in the wedges if anyone else comes near they are sure to be chased away!

Maybe infusorias gather there and he likes munching them

BettaLover97 wrote:Maybe infusorias gather there and he likes munching them

Maybe the others like a look in but never get the chance!

A few photos of the ever growing fry!









The runts are so small and their are a few!

I love runts as you know!

fuzzynicki wrote:I love runts as you know!

I know and there's plenty to pick from Nicki

The black fry i think could be a boy (has long ventrals for his age/size) and is quite bossy and chases the others quite a lot

Heres a few photos of them:

still looking so tiny! Sprout is bigger than Rainbow now!

Is she...wow, most of these are vibrant red, only Coal thats black so far the runts are colourless.

After being away for a week on holiday i wanted to update you with some photos of the fry:

That red 1 best be a girlie am missing a red baby and you must make it number 9 lol

Nice spawn Nat Never ceases to amaze me the colours that come out in the spawn from a matched pair.

Milngavie wrote:Nice spawn Nat Never ceases to amaze me the colours that come out in the spawn from a matched pair.

LOL, i know i hoped for at least 1 black and i seem to have 2, just hoping 1's male as my last spawn was an all female spawn

Looking great Nat. I love the ones with red fins!