JoefishGofish Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 Well, at they are spawning regularly because I’m a little worried about those fry. I think a lot may have kicked the bucket. Time will tell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitecloudDynasty Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 5 minutes ago, JoefishGofish said: Well, at they are spawning regularly because I’m a little worried about those fry. I think a lot may have kicked the bucket. Time will tell. Shine a flashlight on them and see who jumps around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoefishGofish Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 Some. But many are just laying on their side. A dozen or so are very active. do they need to reach the surface? Seems like a long way up for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitecloudDynasty Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 4 hours ago, JoefishGofish said: Some. But many are just laying on their side. A dozen or so are very active. do they need to reach the surface? Seems like a long way up for them. As long as the aquarium flow is low theyll be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoefishGofish Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 I turned the pumps right off. There’s enough plants to oxygenate. Let them just be for a week. They get out of the way when a cherry shrimp walks by. There’s quite a few in there dead but many have survived so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitecloudDynasty Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 7 minutes ago, JoefishGofish said: I turned the pumps right off. There’s enough plants to oxygenate. Let them just be for a week. They get out of the way when a cherry shrimp walks by. There’s quite a few in there dead but many have survived so far. Idk why they are dying..mine is close to 100% hatch rate and survive rate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoefishGofish Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 They seem so delicate. If they get disturbed or pushed by current during a water change they croak? I feel like the simple act of pouring them into the tank kills them. Next batch I’ll dump them into a grow out tank on day 3 or 4 after they’ve hatched in a tank with no shrimp. Then I’ll leave them alone until they can take food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoefishGofish Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 Could be weak stock? @WhitecloudDynastyhow could i get my hands on some of your stock? Im up in Canada, have you ever done cross border shipping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoefishGofish Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 I hope the fry have disappeared into the plants because I don’t see many out in the open. Maybe 5 visible. that’s one falling straight down in the middle of the pic after darting around. I think they must be laying amongst the plants. Here’s hoping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitecloudDynasty Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 4 hours ago, JoefishGofish said: Could be weak stock? @WhitecloudDynastyhow could i get my hands on some of your stock? Im up in Canada, have you ever done cross border shipping? I can't tell, if you have weak stock. But the breeder looks fine and beautiful. I never ship to Canada, and I believe itll have to be imported. Hopefully your shrimp aren't hunting them down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoefishGofish Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 The shrimp may get a hold of them. they cleaned up the dead ones which was helpful. It might not work out this round. I think I blew it with this batch. But that was my best hatch rate yet. The Methylene Blue was a win. The fry just seem incredibly fragile. I’ll clean out a different tank that had just shrimp in it. move the shrimp to the planted tank and start again with the next batch. So close, yet very disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Are you feeding them at all? Infusoria or anything? Don’t give up! You will get it one of these times. Every batch is a learning experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoefishGofish Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 I’ve put in Hikari Fry Food and freshly hatched BBS but I think they’re still to small. I think at 2 weeks roughly they may eat? There’s 6 or so bouncing at the tops of the plants to the surface and back down. Not nothing!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitecloudDynasty Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 18 hours ago, JoefishGofish said: I’ve put in Hikari Fry Food and freshly hatched BBS but I think they’re still to small. I think at 2 weeks roughly they may eat? There’s 6 or so bouncing at the tops of the plants to the surface and back down. Not nothing!! How many babies did you end up with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoefishGofish Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 I think there has to be a dozen or so. It’s day 10 and they rest in the plants or on the bottom then dart up to the top for a few seconds. Then fall back to where they started. Maybe I’ll be lucky and there are more hiding amongst the plants. I quickly lost track of them in that tank. I’ve got a different tank prepared bare bottom for the next round of fry. I’m eager to see that play out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitecloudDynasty Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 1 hour ago, JoefishGofish said: I think there has to be a dozen or so. It’s day 10 and they rest in the plants or on the bottom then dart up to the top for a few seconds. Then fall back to where they started. Maybe I’ll be lucky and there are more hiding amongst the plants. I quickly lost track of them in that tank. I’ve got a different tank prepared bare bottom for the next round of fry. I’m eager to see that play out. All of mine hatch and most are free swimming now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoefishGofish Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 All of them? All the time? Amazing. I can only keep trying. I might keep my Shiners indoors this summer so I can collect eggs and play around with them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sliceofnature Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 On 4/21/2021 at 7:33 AM, JoefishGofish said: The Spawn Their color is stunning. Cant wait to see you cranking out hundreds of them. Id love to do a large native species tank some day, these are definitely on my list. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoefishGofish Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 Well, the final tally 15 days after egg collection.....5. Its not nothing! Better luck this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoefishGofish Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 so here we go again. May 6. The spawn. Watching the female drop the eggs is wild. And then for every 10 she drops 9 get eaten immediately. But this is going on for hours so there should still be a good collection. If there’s a better egg collecting contraption out there let me know please. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoefishGofish Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 Slow Motion egg drop and lots of eggs getting eaten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoefishGofish Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 Just recorded what was going on in the tank. Sorry for the background noise. Basement dehumidifier. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitecloudDynasty Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 How many eggs did you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoefishGofish Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 7 hours ago, WhitecloudDynasty said: How many eggs did you get? A few hundred for sure. Unfortunately a small female got chased and pinned in amongst some stones and couldn’t get out. She is in rough shape. Might lose her along with an old female that’s pretty beat up now too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoefishGofish Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 They are now in a 2.5 gallon. 1 drop Methylene Blue and an airstone. I’ll change out the water every 6 hours or so until the blue is gone. .......and I’m not going to be gentle about it!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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