SD X HM melano hatched 17/6/11

LOL!

I have WRIGGLERS im so happy...they arent horizontal yet but when falling from the nest they are wiggling back up or dads catching them and putting them back. The fry are looking dark in colour already...i suppose as mum and dad are dark thats why.

Yeah for you Nataley!

Thanks Dave

These are the first photos i could get from this 2nd attempt spawn with this pair, the fry are giving dad a hard time keep falling and wiggling try to get back up to the nest!

Look at these 2 stuck on the front of the tank


The rest of the fry!


Look at dad in this shot he kept getting in my way when i was trying to take a photo of his babies!

Looks to be a bunch you have there.

2tall wrote:Looks to be a bunch you have there.

They are keeping dad busy, lol!!!

The babies are still keeping their dad very busy keep falling from the nest, lol! But he's been extremely good this time but looks very tired.

Hes due for a break soon.

2tall wrote:Hes due for a break soon.

I think i may need to lower the water levels and take him out this morning he looks stressed out, poor boy but thats what kids do to you he must've learnt the first time round,lol!

Sounds like a well deserved break and he should get a pat on the dorsal. He did his job and
now its your turn.

2tall wrote:Sounds like a well deserved break and he should get a pat on the dorsal. He did his job and
now its your turn.

Id give him a big squeezy hug and a kiss if i could but i doubt he'd appreciate that, lol!

Iv got my egg yolk powder and my little spray bottle at the ready!

Iv removed the male now he's looking very tired and he was thankful of the pellets i gave him he gobbled them up right away!

The fry are pretty much all horizontally swimming so will give them the egg yolk mixture iv made, put it in my little spray bottle i bought...so its over to me i guess now!

4 day old fry

I think iv got well over 50...

They look great Nat, theres loads!

looking good hun!

You'll be like chard before you know it with 1000's lol

excellent work nat well done!i hope they all make it

Thanks everyone, its been long coming believe me!

wassy82 wrote:excellent work nat well done!i hope they all make it

Just in case i better get jar collecting, lol!!!

My fry are now 8 days old and looking good, feeding well on powdered egg yolk mix every 4 hours.

Here are a few photos i took yesterday:

Well done Dad! I hope he's enjoying his hard earned rest!

Have you picked out a couple of good ones each for me and Siobhan?!!!!

fuzzynicki wrote:Well done Dad! I hope he's enjoying his hard earned rest!

Have you picked out a couple of good ones each for me and Siobhan?!!!!

Unfortunately dad passed away i found him dead this morning, he'd been looking very depressed since i removed him from his babies

Today after i got in from work i moved the babies from the 7 litre tank into the 40 litre grow out tank.

Oh so sorry to hear this Nat What a terrible shock.

fuzzynicki wrote:Oh so sorry to hear this Nat What a terrible shock.

Im gutted Nicki and iv now come to the point that im not restocking on males, what iv got il breed if good enough.

So sorry to hear about the Dad. He was such a hard worker.

2tall wrote:So sorry to hear about the Dad. He was such a hard worker.

Thanks Dave i know im really down about it he was a great dad even if he did eat the first attempt with the melano female he must've had his reasons.

Nataliey wrote:

fuzzynicki wrote:Well done Dad! I hope he's enjoying his hard earned rest!

Have you picked out a couple of good ones each for me and Siobhan?!!!!

Unfortunately dad passed away i found him dead this morning, he'd been looking very depressed since i removed him from his babies

Today after i got in from work i moved the babies from the 7 litre tank into the 40 litre grow out tank.

ohh really sorry for you nat.!!

the green HM my fry are from,nearly died twice.he just sat in his recovery tank staring at the top of the tank did not move react anything.then when he did liven up,started biting himself tore his tail to shreds!!

sorry again nat,,hopefully you will get some sort of similar replacement from the fry?