Vinm Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 Yes mountain. Next batch I'm going to let go until about the 12 day mark where the eggs look like the last picture I posted. I think they are very close to hatching at this point. The fry are very active in the eggs and the eggs are about 3/4 of the way full with the body of the fish. They also are colored just like the adults. Also all the eggs I pulled in the beginning that went into the breeding boxes were pulled from the gravel. I noticed the eggs after I did tank maintanenece and a water change and must have blown some out of the cave. Now that I know what to look for I'll be much more careful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinm Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 Alright guys today was the day. Day 14. 5 babies swimming free. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 They are so cool great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinm Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 Three little guys still going in breeding box 1. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinm Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 Day15 update. 10 have hatched from the main tank pot and there's about 21 eggs still left that need to hatch. Some of them are hunting and eating vinegar eels today and some seem to be resting from the hatching event. 1 of the 3 eggs left in breeding box 1 also hatched today and he is swimming around exploring his enclosure. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 @Vinmthat is quite a thing you've done. Well done sir! Keep up the updates please and thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinm Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 Day 16 all the eggs are hatched in the main container and in breeding box 1. Also the adults laid new eggs again. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinm Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 Some close ups of all the babies. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Looking great @Vinm. I have yet to overfeed puffer fry its impressive what they can put away. The palustris do seem to eat bigger foods earlier than I thought they would. It will be fun to compare them with your hairys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabby Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Wow, congratulations @Vinm! That’s huge! Best of luck for the fry and this next batch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverbox Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 On 12/6/2021 at 10:47 AM, Vinm said: Hi. Been a member for like ten months and have learned tons since I joined. Now I am in need of advise as there is little to no information on breeding hairy puffers. Mine just laid eggs and I am not sure if I should remove them or leave them? If I remove them do I have to add methynol blue? Any help would be great. Where's Dean when ya need him lol. Congrats! How are your puffers houses together. I've heard that they can be aggressive to each other compared to palembangensis but this might just be guesswork based on their more violent feeding response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinm Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 The male and female are housed together. As with every fish I've had I would assume it's dependent on how aggressive your individual puffers are. Throughout the years I've had success house fish that usually don't go together but again it is dependent on the individual fish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 On 12/23/2021 at 6:43 AM, Vinm said: The male and female are housed together. As with every fish I've had I would assume it's dependent on how aggressive your individual puffers are. Throughout the years I've had success house fish that usually don't go together but again it is dependent on the individual fish. Id agree on the Hairy especially. My 3 are all pretty relaxed with each other and cooperatively hunt when that opportunity arises. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinm Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 Came home yesterday to find that all the new eggs that were laid were gone or eaten. Not sure what happened this time but there was only one thing that I change. I increased the lighting on the tank so I could see my side tanks better. Not sure if he didn't like the increased brightness. Other than that the only thing I can think of is that over the last two weeks while he was guarding the old batch he eats very little and I mean almost nothing. So maybe he was just hungry. I offer him food everyday but he will not eat it as he is focused on guarding the eggs. On a better note the fry are growing extremely fast. They were able to eat baby brine shrimp about day 2-3. I still offer them vinager eels as well and they eat everything I put in there immediately. When the lights come on today I'll post some pictures. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) On 12/25/2021 at 7:25 AM, Vinm said: Came home yesterday to find that all the new eggs that were laid were gone or eaten. Not sure what happened this time but there was only one thing that I change. I increased the lighting on the tank so I could see my side tanks better. Not sure if he didn't like the increased brightness. Other than that the only thing I can think of is that over the last two weeks while he was guarding the old batch he eats very little and I mean almost nothing. So maybe he was just hungry. I offer him food everyday but he will not eat it as he is focused on guarding the eggs. On a better note the fry are growing extremely fast. They were able to eat baby brine shrimp about day 2-3. I still offer them vinager eels as well and they eat everything I put in there immediately. When the lights come on today I'll post some pictures. I have also had that happen where a spawn vanished. If it helps my group of palustris the breeding male had a small spawn, then ate the eggs that were infertile a few times (one was the whole spawn), then had a bigger viable spawn that next month; I have never seen infertile eggs last any time at all in the cave with him. Based on my observations with my Pao, I do not believe they will eat them for hunger. Ambush puffers like the P.bailey can likely go a very long time without feeding in the wild. I think egg eating is more for spawn maintenance to keep the viable eggs going. If there are none left it may have been that none were fertile eggs. Edited December 28, 2021 by mountaintoppufferkeeper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minanora Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Sad to read about the second spawn. Maybe losing the second spawn was a blessing in disguise. More time to focus on the current fry you have and give you a buffer between batches. 🙂 They are so adorable! I look forward to the future updates! Puffers are a favorite of mine but I have to live vicariously through Mountaintoppufferkeeper and, now, you! 😛 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Thanks for all the great pics! Keep them coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinm Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 Looking like little puffers now! Eating tons of bbs. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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eatyourpeas Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 What a fantastic sight! Congratulations @Vinm, they are simply adorable! 😍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Looking great. Love that pattern in the fry. How is their behavior at this age compared to the adults? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinm Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 At this point they act very similar to the adults and are constantly searching for food. I feed them about 4 times a day. They are still on bbs but hoping to go to blood worms or maybe mysis shrimp soon. I haven't seen any real aggression yet but there are a couple that are Alot smaller than the other ones. I'm probably going to have to move all the smaller ones to one of the breeding boxes and the larger ones to the other at some point. I have a 20 g set up for when they outgrow the breeding boxes and are on a larger food. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinm Posted January 11, 2022 Author Share Posted January 11, 2022 Moved to their new home today. 6 gallon cube. There is 30 still going strong. They started eating frozen blood worms and mysis shrimp. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinm Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 Little up date. Babies are growing like weeds. Still have about 30. They are 1/2"-5/8" now and eat brine daily along with frozen blood worms and mysis shrimp. Here's some pics 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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