Schuyler Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 (edited) Trying out black sand after reading this article https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfb.15392 They had been separated a few days. When they were put back together there were literally three females in the cup waiting for the male. Edited April 13, 2023 by Schuyler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 I pulled the black sand, put it in a Tupperware with a bit of tank water, gently swirled the sand around for ~20 seconds, and like magic there were dozens of eggs sitting on the surface of the sand. It was still a bit tedious picking them out but nothing like picking them from dirt. I think I'll try fine sand and sifting next. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted April 21, 2023 Author Share Posted April 21, 2023 Updates - Those eggs ask fungused over... - I sold a pair to someone locally - I moved the smallest male who was constantly picked on, over to my display tank. He went from sad and pale to fully colored overnight. My son named him Fred. I'm be keeping a close eye on Fred to make sure he's behaving. Hopefully his tomorrow nature stays in place and he can stay in the tank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 Breeding this guy before I bring him to the big auction as part of a trio to trade to @Patrick_G After that I'll be down to three females and three males (not counting the runt I moved to the display tank so he didn't get picked on) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick_Nick Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 On 4/21/2023 at 10:26 PM, Schuyler said: Breeding this guy before I bring him to the big auction as part of a trio to trade to @Patrick_G After that I'll be down to three females and three males (not counting the runt I moved to the display tank so he didn't get picked on) That is a beautiful fish! Any plans when the last 3 pairs are gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 I’m here, now I need to find @Schuyler 😀. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Found him 😀 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted May 11, 2023 Author Share Posted May 11, 2023 (edited) Quick update: the remaining fish are doing well. When I got rid of some males and moved the runt to my main tank, it threw off their hierarchy and they began some serious sparring. This guy's find were pretty much ripped to shreds. It was too the point that I was considering euthanizing him. He's spent roughly the last month below the fry grow out tray and he has recovered amazingly. Depending on the lighting he'll occasionally look almost purple or indigo and not nearly as much yellow as his brothers. It is crazy how much lighting impacts they're color! For comparison, here are the other males that I still have. The male still with the females: Fred, the lonely guy making advances at confused guppies in my main display: Edited May 11, 2023 by Schuyler Adding pictures of the other males 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick_Nick Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 On 5/11/2023 at 6:57 AM, Schuyler said: Quick update: the remaining fish are doing well. When I got rid of some males and moved the runt to my main tank, it threw off their hierarchy and they began some serious sparring. This guy's find were pretty much ripped to shreds. It was too the point that I was considering euthanizing him. He's spent roughly the last month below the fry grow out tray and he has recovered amazingly. Depending on the lighting he'll occasionally look almost purple or indigo and not nearly as much yellow as his brothers. It is crazy how much lighting impacts they're color! For comparison, here are the other males that I still have. The male still with the females: Fred, the lonely guy making advances at confused guppies in my main display: Glad to hear everyone is doing well! You aren’t kidding about the color differences. Fred seems like a real horn dog 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted May 11, 2023 Author Share Posted May 11, 2023 On 5/11/2023 at 10:38 AM, Slick_Nick said: Glad to hear everyone is doing well! You aren’t kidding about the color differences. Fred seems like a real horn dog 😂 They're all basically perpetual stereotypical teenagers. They just eat constantly, try to mate, pick on each other to see who's coolest, and sneak out of the house. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick_Nick Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 On 5/11/2023 at 11:08 AM, Schuyler said: They're all basically perpetual stereotypical teenagers. They just eat constantly, try to mate, pick on each other to see who's coolest, and sneak out of the house. Don’t remind me what I’m in for with my 3 and 6 year old boys 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 I tried putting my three remaining males in one display tank. One of them is very aggressive, he chased the second fish out of the tank and really beat up the third one. They’re separated now and all is good, but it wasn’t a smart move. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted May 16, 2023 Author Share Posted May 16, 2023 (edited) I set a light off to the side to harvest some BBS and noticed it made some pretty great lighting for the lone male: Edited May 16, 2023 by Schuyler Didn't proof read the swipe text... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick_Nick Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 On 5/15/2023 at 10:05 PM, Schuyler said: I set a light off to the side to harvest some BBS and noticed it made subs pretty great lighting for the long male: Great pics! The colors are popping 😍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted June 12, 2023 Author Share Posted June 12, 2023 He has no problem with me shoving a camera on his face to take pictures 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick_Nick Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 On 6/12/2023 at 6:38 AM, Schuyler said: He has no problem with me shoving a camera on his face to take pictures I don’t blame him for wanting to show off!! He’s a good lookin fish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted June 24, 2023 Author Share Posted June 24, 2023 Trying sand again but this time is much finer. They seem to be ok with it: And here are the first fry of a second generation: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick_Nick Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 On 6/23/2023 at 10:54 PM, Schuyler said: Trying sand again but this time is much finer. They seem to be ok with it: And here are the first fry of a second generation: Looking good! They’d probably spawn in rainbow gravel lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted July 12, 2023 Author Share Posted July 12, 2023 (edited) The fry are growing so I've moved them to a new box. I suspect that they are female but it's hard to tell at this point I also got some video of males sparring: Edited July 12, 2023 by Schuyler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick_Nick Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 On 7/11/2023 at 8:37 PM, Schuyler said: The fry are growing so I've moved them to a new box. I suspect that they are female but it's hard to tell at this point I also got some video of males sparring: Those babies are growing! My male Aphyosemions like to spar like that too usually after a nice feeding of brine shrimp really gets them fired up! Those males are soooo good looking!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted July 12, 2023 Author Share Posted July 12, 2023 On 7/11/2023 at 9:20 PM, Slick_Nick said: Those babies are growing! Yeah they are growing much faster than the Fundulopanchax Gresensi fry I have growing On 7/11/2023 at 9:20 PM, Slick_Nick said: Those males are soooo good looking!! Thanks! I think a lot of it is the amount of live foods I've been giving them. Lots of daphnia, grindal worms, and stuff like that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick_Nick Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 On 7/11/2023 at 9:29 PM, Schuyler said: Yeah they are growing much faster than the Fundulopanchax Gresensi fry I have growing Thanks! I think a lot of it is the amount of live foods I've been giving them. Lots of daphnia, grindal worms, and stuff like that It’s definitely working! Great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted July 18, 2023 Author Share Posted July 18, 2023 The babies are are getting bigger so I've moved them to a one of the tanks Before moving: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick_Nick Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 On 7/18/2023 at 6:40 AM, Schuyler said: The babies are are getting bigger so I've moved them to a one of the tanks Before moving: How many babies do you have at the moment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted July 18, 2023 Author Share Posted July 18, 2023 On 7/18/2023 at 6:42 AM, Slick_Nick said: How many babies do you have at the moment? For these it's only the two. But then I have three Fundulopanchax Gresensi growing out. I have another batch that should be ready in a few weeks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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