mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Found these in the 75 with my Mekong River Puffer Colony today. Only other fish in there are victorea mouthbrooders and variatus platys doesnt look like either of those . 6 and counting just turkey baster'd them over to the breeder boxes 6 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 that is pretty cool. i have no idea what you feed tiny puffers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/12/2021 at 3:28 PM, lefty o said: that is pretty cool. i have no idea what you feed tiny puffers. Me either 😁. Learning on the job with this batch. Vinegar eels, first bites, algae and mulm is my current plan. Live baby brine once they can eat them. Pretty tiny at the moment but good practice for the hairy puffers whenever they give me some fry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Congratulations! They are so teeny! If you can grow some infusoria that would be a great thing to feed them as well. 🐡 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 First major hurdle live baby brine bellys. It appears that my little mekong puffer fry are approximately 10 days old if I assume their body appearance at 10 days should match that of the spotted congo puffer growth charts. 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer V Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Congrats! This is so cool! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 Bellys of baby brine shrimp today. And a decent photo of 2 fry. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 Down to 6 this fry never took to vinegar eels, the mulm critters, or the baby brine, happens with them all occasionally. Photo next to a dropper for a size reference. Heres to another day of growing them learning from whatever else the day may bring. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 Part of the journey occasionally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 But the good news is we are looking like baby puffer fish now. Pretty much eyes and stomachs with patterning starting to show 4 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 I think ill keep posting. They just keep growing and turning into mini puffers for me which is so cool for me frist time through with freshwater pao puffers. Day 7 am update 5 happy puffers hunting vinegar eels and microfauna during day and baby brine in the evenings. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 One of life's happy accident congratulations on breed success 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 On 7/16/2021 at 10:44 AM, Colu said: One of life's happy accident congratulations on breed success Indeed. Thank you. The colony of 6adults with the plants and caves set up were in hopes of fry but I figured they would be a while before I hit it right on the triggers. I didn't really expect it would work within their first month on the mountain based off the hairy puffer pair slow walking their courtship over the past few months. So fun to have baby puffers. I'm enjoying the success of knowing that I got them happy enough to produce fry. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 Day 7 pm brine shrimp feeding maco style 5 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 I’m transfixed by this thread. They’re so cute! @mountaintoppufferkeeper, do you think you’re the first to breed them in the US? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Oh my goodness, those little eyes. 🥰 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 (edited) @Patrick_G I believe they may be the first captive born P. palustris in the United States and possibly anywhere but im not completely sure. I haven't found anything about a captive breeding prior to this one in my research. If the members of the forum have not heard of it being done before they almost certainly are the first captive born mekong puffer in the United States. Edited July 17, 2021 by mountaintoppufferkeeper 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 That is so very awesome, I hope they all make it into adulthood, this is very cool !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 @xXInkedPhoenixX The remaning 5 of the 7 fry found on monday (at 3 days old) have an excellent shot to make it; but the puffer fry info is light so im just learning as I go using the past experiences. My adult group is 1 dominant male, 4 females, and 1 either subdominant male or a 5th female based off of their dimorphic belly pattern differences. Hopefully this is more of a long term multiple fry batches project but if not this has been a pretty great week of puffer fry so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 I hope you get multiple batches because that's pretty incredible. Have you posted pics of your tank/individuals. I looked on your profile for some but didn't see any. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sombat Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Congratulations. They look awesome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 On 7/16/2021 at 8:35 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said: I hope you get multiple batches because that's pretty incredible. Have you posted pics of your tank/individuals. I looked on your profile for some but didn't see any. Funny thing .....this morning one of the females paid him a visit the acrylic needs a little magfloating but didnt want to miss it . The darker coloration with black belly and white pattern is the male, the lighter coloration are female. Its pretty crazy hoe different the colors can be. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 Day 8 am feeding of vinegar eels 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 (edited) Fry update later this evening but for now the Male and one female shared his cave today for a while. Feels like a great sign. The pattern change is one which makes me think more eggs and fry could be on the horizon. The puffer that heads in the cave is one of the females that normall looks light green with black spots. The male is in the cave and has the reciprocal blotching pattern. Neither was interested in defending against eachother so that cant be a bad thing. Edited July 17, 2021 by mountaintoppufferkeeper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Oh my they are so cute- those shots of the females in the male's house feels like they're being caught in an episode of cheaters (caught in the act! 😮) Love it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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