After losing a discus this morning I got a pleasant surprise tonight. Such a pretty sight in my attempt to create a natural setting. :)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc306/paulinemi/Mugwump%20Angels/RNSIAngelSpawn0031_zpsab41c2cb.jpg) (http://s218.photobucket.com/user/paulinemi/media/Mugwump%20Angels/RNSIAngelSpawn0031_zpsab41c2cb.jpg.html)
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc306/paulinemi/Mugwump%20Angels/RNSIAngelSpawn0061_zpsf71f432c.jpg) (http://s218.photobucket.com/user/paulinemi/media/Mugwump%20Angels/RNSIAngelSpawn0061_zpsf71f432c.jpg.html)
That's a beautiful pair. That's a nice surprise from your bad luck with your discus. They will have some pretty babies, good luck with them.
Now that's just drop dead beautiful, Pauline.....WOW...
NICE!
A beautiful sight indeed.
I forgot to add, now you'll see what Neil/Ken used for the pairs parents.....save the wild type fry tho....it's breeding back out now... ;D
Great looking pair there Pauline and as usual great picture too. ;D ;D ;D
Thanks everyone. This is a spirit lifter. I put a nightlight over the tank. There are other fish in the tank and very hard water so this will probably be a practice run. I will pull this pair as they are beauties. Thanks Jon. :)
Fine looking Pair Pauline
Quote from: Mugwump on May 13, 2014, 06:12:13 PM
I forgot to add, now you'll see what Neil/Ken used for the pairs parents.....save the wild type fry tho....it's breeding back out now... ;D
You sure do know Angel breeding, Jon. I keep learning more and more from you. Thanks.
Thank you JR.
Surprisingly the eggs are still in good shape! Parents are guarding them, none are white. It's still early though. They haven't been there for a full 24 hours yet. I'd pull them if they weren't on a huge hunk of driftwood. It's probably a better plan to put the pair in the 20 for the next go round. Then I can see if they'll parent raise. I've never experienced that with angels before.
Quote from: PaulineMi on May 14, 2014, 12:49:34 PM
Thank you JR.
Surprisingly the eggs are still in good shape! Parents are guarding them, none are white. It's still early though. They haven't been there for a full 24 hours yet. I'd pull them if they weren't on a huge hunk of driftwood. It's probably a better plan to put the pair in the 20 for the next go round. Then I can see if they'll parent raise. I've never experienced that with angels before.
Don't be surprised if they raise right in their tank this time. They can be very able parents. I'll bet they have tried once before somewhere in there....who knows..?? LOL...wait til they move them ..LOL...
It's neat to watch them parent raise but a little nerve racking. They can hide the eggs/wigglers pretty good.
Well....they ate the eggs. :P
Hmmmm...in case they moved them I gave them their nightlight back. I didn't realize they moved eggs. :o
Quote from: PaulineMi on May 14, 2014, 07:26:01 PM
Hmmmm...in case they moved them I gave them their nightlight back. I didn't realize they moved eggs. :o
Usually just wigglers, but I've had a pair move them early......
Pauline, their behavior should give them away....watch and see if they are occupying a different tank area.....guarding??....if not, then they may have chowed..???.....BN's in there?..cories??
Yep, theres a BN in there. Not good. All plecos will be gone soon though......the BN and in another tank two very old clown plecos and a rubberlipped pleco. They will be rehomed.
I've never seen a BN touch an egg. I had them in my breeding tanks back when I was doing a lot of breeding. Common plecos will scarf a spawn in one fell swoop. I don't know about Cory's.
Quote from: LizStreithorst on May 23, 2014, 04:37:05 PM
I've never seen a BN touch an egg. I had them in my breeding tanks back when I was doing a lot of breeding. Common plecos will scarf a spawn in one fell swoop. I don't know about Cory's.
BN and cory's are opportunists....if available they'll chow...young pairs aren't up to the challenge, a seasoned pair can win the battle if tenacious enough....
I've only used BN in Discus breeding tanks. I guess it's not the same in both species. I never even noticed a Discus parent having to run a BN off. I can't 'splain it but that's the way it was.
These two are at it again!
Quote from: PaulineMi on May 23, 2014, 07:04:40 PM
These two are at it again!
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !!!!! ;D