Cinnebuns Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Just wanted the share the moment I had. Maybe sharing it will calm me down lol. My 2nd guppy had her fry tonight. In the future I'm gonna leave fry in the tank (or so I say) but for my first ones I wanna put them in grow out tanks. I was taking fry out and putting them in a small container. My cat was naturally curious what I was doing and what was going on in that container. A few firm "no"s and she got the message and looked from afar. I had almost gotten them all when all of a sudden she leaped up next to the container. I FREAKED OUT!!! She dashed away. Whew, it wasn't knocked over. If I'm ever doing something that delicate again she's getting shut into the bathroom! Can't blame her too bad. She's 9 months old. Young, curious, and unfortunately obsessed with all things water. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 We’re going to need to photographic evidence of these fry and the kitty 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnebuns Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 @Patrick_G you don't have to ask me twice to share pics. Beware tho. Now you get both the kitties! That's one terrible picture of the fry lol. Take 2. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 My daughter dreams of having cats that snuggle together. Our two won’t get within two feet of each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnebuns Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 It took a long time for that to happen. And a lot of persistence from the kitten. 13 year old man wasn't having the kid stuff for awhile. He still will hiss at her from time to time, but since I got that recliner, now they cuddle far more than ever before. Magical recliner I guess! Well "long time" I guess like 5 or 6 months lol. I have heard of taking a year or more for some. Then again some never do cause individual things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnebuns Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 I caption this one "I love my big brother" "I hate my little sister" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widgets Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 On 3/9/2022 at 12:44 AM, Cinnebuns said: Just wanted the share the moment I had. Maybe sharing it will calm me down lol. My 2nd guppy had her fry tonight. In the future I'm gonna leave fry in the tank (or so I say) but for my first ones I wanna put them in grow out tanks. I was taking fry out and putting them in a small container. My cat was naturally curious what I was doing and what was going on in that container. A few firm "no"s and she got the message and looked from afar. I had almost gotten them all when all of a sudden she leaped up next to the container. I FREAKED OUT!!! She dashed away. Whew, it wasn't knocked over. If I'm ever doing something that delicate again she's getting shut into the bathroom! Can't blame her too bad. She's 9 months old. Young, curious, and unfortunately obsessed with all things water. I would suggest a specimen container for operations like that. I have one for each tank. They help me Keep the tank specific equipment sorted (nets, pipettes, special food), and are handy for a temporary holder for the tank dwellers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnebuns Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 On 3/9/2022 at 9:54 AM, Widgets said: would suggest a specimen container for operations like that It's actually something I keep debating if I should get it or not. Part of me wants to save the money but then the other part of me remembers experiences like this! Also, in a couple months when I'm sexing the fry, it would make that job easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 On 3/9/2022 at 12:56 PM, Cinnebuns said: It's actually something I keep debating if I should get it or not. Part of me wants to save the money but then the other part of me remembers experiences like this! Also, in a couple months when I'm sexing the fry, it would make that job easier. I have one and feel like I need three for sexing. The other ‘clear’ containers I have are either not that clear or are round and therefore a nightmare to net out of. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Worth having a couple specimen containers on hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 On 3/9/2022 at 12:56 PM, Cinnebuns said: It's actually something I keep debating if I should get it or not. Part of me wants to save the money but then the other part of me remembers experiences like this! Also, in a couple months when I'm sexing the fry, it would make that job easier. I just got a coop one to replace my old seriously abused one. They are fantastic and I would not bat an eye at spending the money again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 On 3/9/2022 at 11:56 AM, Cinnebuns said: It's actually something I keep debating if I should get it or not. Part of me wants to save the money but then the other part of me remembers experiences like this! Also, in a couple months when I'm sexing the fry, it would make that job easier. id get one. i always managed to make due without one, but i picked up one last fall, and have found it useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawjagrrl Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 If it makes you feel any better, my tank watcher cat likes drinking out of the HOB filter on the QT that housed my endler fry for a few weeks 😬 He'd also bat at the chili rasboras in my first nano setup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 On 3/9/2022 at 12:39 AM, Patrick_G said: My daughter dreams of having cats that snuggle together. Our two won’t get within two feet of each other. It takes a lot of patience, here's video from my kiddo's kitten meeting the older sibling's cat: On 3/9/2022 at 12:30 AM, Cinnebuns said: one terrible picture of the fry lol. Take 2 This is honestly the best argument my local fisch club made for buying the ACO specimen containers. One of our members is a professional photographer hired to take photographs at various fish and shrimp venues, as well as photographing his own livestock. He taught the Club a class on "how to properly photograph underwater plants, fish, and shrimp" and the number one was using a specimen container to ease focus issues and to improve clarity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minanora Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Yeah I have two specimen containers and I will likely be getting a third. I have one co-op one and one Lee one. I like them both for different reasons. They're almost the exact same size but I know the co-op one will outlive the Lee one. I got the Lee one a really long time ago. It's currently being used as a hospital tank hanging on my 75g. Your kitties are precious! And the fry are so so so cute! I love guppy fry! 💚 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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