BSP x Pinoy

[Mugwump]

The box recommends a dose of 1 tab per 10 gallons.  Through experimentation I found that half a tab per gallon keeps the fungus off the eggs and it does not seem to affect the wigglers if you leave it in there.

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[LizStreithorst]

This will be good to know if I ever decide to join the dark side and raise babies without their parents.

[waterboy]

This will be good to know if I ever decide to join the dark side and raise babies without their parents.

Hey, come on over to the dark side. It is as much fun (if not more) as watching them raise their own.  I have only had two pairs that ever raised their own.  If I waited for mine to parent raise, I wouldn't have any around to watch or to sell at swaps.

[ghonk]

I have never had a pair parent raise,although I didn't give them a bunch of times to try to get it right either.
But every time they ate the eggs,except for a couple times when they ate the fry AS they hatched.
If i  WANT  the batch i'm pulling it, no screwing around.

Many of my spawns were albinos or albino mixed,so i had to pull them,even if they would parent raise the albino fry wouldn't have been able  to feed properly in that large of a tank. 

[Babers]

I've got 2 pairs that spawned last night. I left the eggs with them and they're still fanning this morning. We'll see how they do.

[Mugwump]

I've got 2 pairs that spawned last night. I left the eggs with them and they're still fanning this morning. We'll see how they do.

.....cool beans.....

[Babers]

Not successful. One of the pairs ate the eggs sometime the next day, the other one ate them on day 2. I don't think they will parent-raise, Multiple tries for one of them.  Back to pulling eggs😃

[Babers]

Spawn #2 of the Male BSP (D/g - pb/pb - bg/bg) x Female Pinoy (D/+ or D/g - pb/pb - +/bg)  Not sure on the female if has gold or not.Small hatch rate. We'll see what happens this time.

My first batch didn't make it to freeswimming. The big question is will they make it this time? 

Fingers crossed

[Mugwump]

Spawn #2 of the Male BSP (D/g - pb/pb - bg/bg) x Female Pinoy (D/+ or D/g - pb/pb - +/bg)  Not sure on the female if has gold or not.Small hatch rate. We'll see what happens this time.

My first batch didn't make it to freeswimming. The big question is will they make it this time? 

Fingers crossed

...good luck 

[ghonk]

Hey Joel,did you get my PM?

[Babers]

Freeswimming yesterday....first feeding... I can see 2 different shades of fry. Dark and Lighter ones. 50% of these guys will be BSP, and 50% will carry the bg.

[waterboy]

Congratulations!  They look bigger than 1 day free swimming.  Guess you have a good healthy pair. Is this from the (D/g-pb/pb/-bg/bg) BSP and the (D/+-pb/pb-bg/+) Black Lace Pinoy?  I would really be interested in the fry counts when they get bigger.

[Babers]

Thanks Dale. Yes, this is from the female black lace Pinoy with bg and male bsp. I'll keep record on the phenotypes I get.

The Pair spawned 4/14. Fry went freeswimming 4/20. A day ahead before I was expecting them to go freeswimming. Most of them are Eating good so far.

We'll see...

[Mugwump]

Congrat's .....I'm interested in the counts, and how you identify them.....

[Babers]

It's gonna be exciting and at the same time I know it will be challenging...