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Hi @Callum! Welcome to the forum. Scotland is definitely on my places to visit.

I have seen female yellow labidochromis holding eggs in their mouths several times. Until yesterday I have never really tired with much effort to catch one out to strip the eggs, the combination of their speed and # of Easy Planters has acted as a deterrent. 😄 Well, yesterday was the day to catch out a holding girl and see what she had. Lucky for me she hid in a coconut shell early on in the hunt. Simply positioning the net in front of the shell, then lifting and moving it towards the net allowed me to easily catch her. After a swishing around in a specimen container I was gifted with 7 fry. They are currently in a ziss egg tumbler. Ironically enough, this is the first time I will be using the egg tumbler for a mouthbrooding fish.

Just fed them well and let them do their thing.

Took some fish into the Co-Op! Bucket O' Fish - Lyretail mollies Male and Female Geophagus pellegrini

I am working on my second (and consecutive) successful clutch of barbatus fry! Here is what worked for me: Combine 2 smaller groups into 1 larger group (total 11 fish) Feed well, daily BBS, Xtreme pellets, and twice weekly frozen bloodworms. Move eggs laid on glass to separate container, still use same water from the breeding tank. (I use specimen containers hanging off another 40B for this) 2 drops of Methylene blue (which is honestly 1 more drop then I felt comfortable with given water volume) Change 25% of water on day 2. Check on eggs several times a day, pick unfertilized eggs (they go clear while others keep their orange-ish color) When fry emerge a few days later (i need to track this) add in a clump of guppy grass. When the fry consume their yolk sack start feeding BBS. Change 25% of water every other day. I am waiting for the first group to put on more size before I move them into a grow out 10 or 15 gallon tank. I remember talking with @Dean’s Fishroom about Corys spawning in shallow water as well as their fry growing up in the shallows. I don't want to move them to a tank that has greater depth which would be more water pressure on the fry then what they would normally experience. Honestly, I am probably being too cautious but better safe then sorry. I have been wanting to spawn this fish for sometime now and don't want to botch my first few spawns! 😄

Dang, sorry i missed the notifications for this thread. Here are the types that I started with: "Pinoy Smokey Pariaba" and "Smokey Leopards". The offspring were pretty evenly split with each spawn; 25% Pinoy Smokey Pariaba, 25% Smokey Leopards, 25% silver variant, and 25% light silver/white variant. Also, maybe 5% of the offspring would have the pearlscale trait too. Hope this helps!

Do you know the story? @Dean’s Fishroom @Cory

It has been too long since I have posted to this thread. Shame on me. It's getting a little warm in the warehouse so we decided to call in the big guns.

I also get a grey hair with each spilled bean.

I have betta rubra offspring! Although, not from my efforts of moving the holding male to an isolation tank. 🤣 So far I have 3 very juvenile betta rubra in the main 15 gallon where the female is housed. My own efforts haven't been a total waste as I did see 1 fry in the isolation tank where I recently moved a holding male. Not really sure if I should be seeing more fry at this point. The male definitely has the appearance that he is holding something still.

Retrofit day at the warehouse. Joel doing work!

Hey! I have a Honda 7000i as well! I started with a Honda 2000i. Had to upgrade as the 2000i wasn't enough to run all the circuits that I wanted to in the house + the fish room.

Peru and Florida for me! I can't wait to do more collecting whether it is domestic in the USA or overseas.

Hi @JoeM. Welcome to the forum. Which killifish species are you working with?

Agree! I am using one right now for my second clutch of barbatus eggs.

A few months ago I decided that I should try and move my two separate groups of Scleromystax barbatus into a single 40 breeder that was recently freed up. (Thanks for taking the last of my angels, @Robert😄). The original intent of having the barbatus in two separate 20 highs was to see if there would be any difference in behavior or breeding with two different types of substrate; fine sand vs small gravel. I have had these fish for going on 10 months and I never really noticed any breeding activity in either setup. Given how long I have had them, feeding routine, stable temps, and clean water, I assumed the lack of spawning could be 1 of 2 things: 1) the group size is too small for this particular species (I have had success with panda corys with just a group of 5 or 6), 2) these fish are not a fan of the front to back layout with the only "clear" side being the front, which is actually the end of the tank, or perhaps a sprinkling of both column 1 and column 2. I realize #2 might be a stretch, but hey there could be something to the footprint dimension relative to the "clear" side. So, with a vacant 40 breeder I moved both barbatus groups about 3 or 4 days ago. Today during feeding and a little maintenance I noticed a lot of movement from their new tank. I didn't spot it immediately, but my floor almost dropped when I noticed the clutch of eggs up on the back of the glass! Success! I can say that I really needed a new fish room "win" and am super glad it was with these fish. Now, which change is more likely responsible for the spawning? I really think it is both, definitely the bigger group I think has to play a role, but moving to a larger tank has to count for something. I am not so sure the dimensions relative to the "Clear" side matter so much, but hey who knows. In truth, it could be one last thing that triggered this spawn. I did spend a few hours with Master Breeder @Dean’s Fishroom yesterday. I would not be surprised if the fish detected some of the residual Dean clinging to me and decided to get their act together and spawn. I don't know what we will call it, or how to market it, but bottling some of Dean's fish breeding magic will certainly be a new Co-Op product that I will be working on. 🤣

Hi @MauiAquarium, That is a bummer about your brine shrimp eggs. My thought would be the higher humidity in Maui would also play a factor in the eggs going bad. Typically I can leave my eggs in my fish room in a sealed container for about 2 weeks with no degradation in hatch, but my fish room is very dry with the dehumidifier running 24/7 to keep humidity at <35%. Regarding the store phone number, it is currently unlisted. Feel free to email us at shipping@aquariumcoop.com for support.

Hi @Kalita I have had luck on Aquabid buying from sellers with high positive feedback. I was curious and just looked through some listing on Aquabid. Someone is selling some "Midnight Galaxy" guppies and they look legit! I assume they are a relative new seller as they have a lower amount of feedback, but it might be worth the risk for these fish.

A patch would be sweet!

🐌🐌 🐌🐌 🐌🐌 🐌🐌 for days!

I wonder if there are any shadow dealings going on in the dark recesses of this forum for the Mystery Snail sticker?? 🤣

That is great news!

Ohhh, interesting!

That would be a snoozer of an episode! haha