tolstoy21 Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 (edited) I had an Apisto Cacatuoides spawn on 3/4/21. I knew it was large, but I never tried to take an actual count. Just did my best to get a semi-accurate count today and the total is about 200. Totally shocked me. I would have guessed 50 fish tops. I had multiple females in there originally, but I thought I pulled the extra females out the moment I recognized free swimmers. Are apisto spawns typically this large or is it more likely that more than one female had fry? Time to get another, or larger, grow out tank! Edited June 23, 2021 by tolstoy21 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 On 6/22/2021 at 4:37 PM, tolstoy21 said: I had an Apisto Cacatuoides spawn on 3/4/21. I knew it was large, but I never tried to take an actual count. Just did my best to get a semi-accurate count today and the total is about 200. Totally shocked me. I would have guessed 50 fish tops. I had multiple females in there originally, but I thought I pulled the extra females and the moment I recognized free swimmers. Are apisto spawns typically this large or is it more likely that more than one female had fry? Time to get another, or larger, grow out tank! Oh wow! Just count your blessings. Maybe it was one female. That’s really big! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted June 22, 2021 Author Share Posted June 22, 2021 (edited) On 6/22/2021 at 4:52 PM, Fish Folk said: Oh wow! Just count your blessings. Maybe it was one female. That’s really big! Yeah, to be honest, not sure what to do with this number of fry. I haven't been selling or trading fish long enough to know how long it takes to offload this number of apistos. I guess I'm about to find out. Everything in life is an experiment/experience! Edited June 22, 2021 by tolstoy21 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 On 6/22/2021 at 4:57 PM, tolstoy21 said: Yeah, to be honest, not sure what to do with this number of fry. I haven't been selling or trading fish long enough to know how long it takes to offload this number of apistos. I guess I'm about to find out. Everything in life is an experiment/experience! Are these wild-colored Cacatuoides or Orange Flash / Super Red / etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 (edited) @tolstoy21, I think you just paid for your hobby for the rest of the year! 😀 Edited June 22, 2021 by Patrick_G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted June 22, 2021 Author Share Posted June 22, 2021 On 6/22/2021 at 6:08 PM, Fish Folk said: Are these wild-colored Cacatuoides or Orange Flash / Super Red / etc? 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 You will sell these! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 BEAUTIFUL FISH!! Holy we have too many baby fish Batman it is!!! Lets get an above ground pool! 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted June 23, 2021 Author Share Posted June 23, 2021 On 6/22/2021 at 8:02 PM, Fish Folk said: You will sell these! In my short experience -- this being the third spawn I've had of these fish -- about 50% of the males come out with the nice orange coloration in the ventral fins. The rest are true 'triple reds' with uncolored ventral fins, but the rest of their fins being richly colored. I'd like to see if I can get that percentage higher in successive generations. To be honest, they color up magnificently against dark substrate, but appear more pale over all (but still nice) against lighter substrates. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchwayAquatics Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Congrats on the initial success and holy beautiful fish! This is the *exact* fish I want to add next to my collection... winkwink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the other Irene Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 wow- that is amazing. I have a pair but yet to spawn. does anyone know how bit they need to be before they spawn? the male is flashing and the female has chosen her cave-but she is only 1 inch so I think she is too young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the other Irene Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 i meant big. not bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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