Odd Duck Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Every time you post pics of dace hatchlings it strikes me how independent they are right from the start but also how loooong they are compared to so many other hatchling fish. It makes perfect sense considering their environment, but I find it very neat to see a clear adaptation difference between species. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted January 1, 2023 Author Share Posted January 1, 2023 Left lights on for 48 hrs. Mountain Redbelly Dace in full warpaint spawning colors! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 And here’s the results… I had to gently nudge a few sticky eggs off the glass hatching container. They’re stickier than other eggs from similar species. All eggs went into this little 2.5 gal hatching tank. Methylene blue added (1-ml). Let’s see if we get any in about a week… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 On 1/2/2023 at 2:40 AM, Fish Folk said: And here’s the results… I had to gently nudge a few sticky eggs off the glass hatching container. They’re stickier than other eggs from similar species. All eggs went into this little 2.5 gal hatching tank. Methylene blue added (1-ml). Let’s see if we get any in about a week… Can’t wait to see it they hatch! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 I think it is helpful to share both ups and downs, success and failure, solutions and mistakes. Recently, I’ve been very pleased with a new hatch of Mountain Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus oreas). It’s my brooder’s third successive hatch. I’m so pleased! Here’s a scene from before the drama… But late yesterday, my over eagernesses had gotten the better of me. I must have fed too much, tinkered around, etc. A bacterial bloom took off, and in a little 2.5 gal, the chemistry was headed for a crash. I added Kordon Amquel and some API Ammo-Carb to take the edge off. But fry were visibly stressed, struggling at the surface, and I knew this could crash the hatch. So, here’s the story… This rescue Op was carried out between 12-1 am. Here it is 8-hrs. later now. Was a move worth the risk? Reporting… Ammonia Titration test on the 2.5 gal shows some ammonia, but definitely stabilizing… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 Interesting! Observe the shadow-reactivity with these Mountain Redbelly Dace wigglers … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 Male Southern Redbelly Dace reminding me why I fell in love the first time… 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 19, 2023 Author Share Posted April 19, 2023 Mountain Redbelly Dace fry — 04-18-23 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying fox 6523 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 11:20 AM, Fish Folk said: Male Southern Redbelly Dace reminding me why I fell in love the first time… Those are some awesome looking fish. On 1/1/2023 at 4:53 PM, Fish Folk said: Left lights on for 48 hrs. Mountain Redbelly Dace in full warpaint spawning colors! Are You raising these ? they are some cool looking fish, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 19, 2023 Author Share Posted April 19, 2023 On 4/19/2023 at 9:28 AM, Flying fox 6523 said: Those are some awesome looking fish. Are You raising these ? they are some cool looking fish, Indeed! Raising fry for sale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying fox 6523 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 On 4/19/2023 at 9:31 AM, Fish Folk said: Indeed! Raising fry for sale. Damn, when did you start them up ? I might have to think about getting another 75 gal tank cause I'm talking to white cloud mountain minnow about his fish to go with the shiners in a few mons & get another 75 gal for the Mountain Redbelly Dace. But that's going to be down the road for another tank & more fish like maybe next year depending. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 19, 2023 Author Share Posted April 19, 2023 Reach out whenever you're ready. I can't promise to hold anything long term. But there's a bunch in here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted May 27, 2023 Author Share Posted May 27, 2023 Can you count ‘em??? 😂 Mountain Redbelly Dace fry 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted May 27, 2023 Share Posted May 27, 2023 On 5/26/2023 at 9:03 PM, Fish Folk said: Can you count ‘em??? 😂 Mountain Redbelly Dace fry the answer is 3, just like the owl and the toostie pop!🤪 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted May 27, 2023 Author Share Posted May 27, 2023 On 5/26/2023 at 10:13 PM, lefty o said: the answer is 3, just like the owl and the toostie pop!🤪 Now that's a classic 1980's reference. "The World May Never Know!" 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted May 27, 2023 Share Posted May 27, 2023 On 5/27/2023 at 4:03 AM, Fish Folk said: Mountain Redbelly Dace fry Nice! What do you end up doing with the 100s of fry that you have? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted May 27, 2023 Author Share Posted May 27, 2023 On 5/27/2023 at 1:21 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: Nice! What do you end up doing with the 100s of fry that you have? I sell them after 1-2 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted May 27, 2023 Share Posted May 27, 2023 On 5/26/2023 at 8:03 PM, Fish Folk said: Can you count ‘em??? 😂 Mountain Redbelly Dace fry Congratulations!!!! Just how much flow do those Redbelly Dace need? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted May 27, 2023 Author Share Posted May 27, 2023 On 5/27/2023 at 6:36 PM, Torrey said: Congratulations!!!! Just how much flow do those Redbelly Dace need? The adults appreciate something like a river-stream, powerhead, spraybar, etc. Juveniles do fine with air-stones / sponge filters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted June 16, 2023 Author Share Posted June 16, 2023 Southern Redbelly Dace has a tux on today… 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted December 2, 2023 Author Share Posted December 2, 2023 (edited) Got some nice free swimming Chrosomus erythrogaster fry (Southern Redbelly Dace)… Meanwhile, my Mountain Redbelly Dace also spawned today… I pulled the eggs afterward… In the end, got a wee haul… These sell pretty fast for me once they’re a few months along. Hatching them in a bottom 20-long with some M-blue… Edited December 2, 2023 by Fish Folk 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 I thought Rainbow Darter looked good. The Rainbow Dace look beautiful. Awesome job breeding them. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 Got loads of Southern Redbelly Dace fry (free-swimming) and just-hatched Mountain Redbelly Dace ("skaters")... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted December 13, 2023 Author Share Posted December 13, 2023 Got a new batch of Mountain Redbelly Dace fry free-swimming… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Mr. Redbelly Dace… still a stunner! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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