Fish Folk Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 Male struck a pose out front today. I believe there are eggs somewhere in here already… My goal is to let the algae build up generously — that’s what they lay eggs in. NANFA article says eggs hatch in 3x days. Fry are impossible to find. _____ 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 Three Females… The non-dominant male “hiding” — can’t hide the blue fin fringes… I haven’t seen fry yet, but typically fry of Elassoma are _impossible_ to spot until several weeks old. It’s possible they’re not breeding just yet until temperature gets up past 70°-F. Currently they’re at 68°-F. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 How is this tank doing? How has the sunfish been for you? I read more and it always seems there's a lot for me to learn. It's unfortunate the lifespan on these species are so brief! As always, thank you for the detailed info. Much appreciated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted September 8, 2023 Author Share Posted September 8, 2023 On 9/8/2023 at 1:05 PM, nabokovfan87 said: How is this tank doing? How has the sunfish been for you? I read more and it always seems there's a lot for me to learn. It's unfortunate the lifespan on these species are so brief! As always, thank you for the detailed info. Much appreciated. I moved them outside. Got a cloud of Endlers in the tank now. Brought a few E. gilberti fry indoors the other night… 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 On 9/8/2023 at 10:41 AM, Fish Folk said: Brought a few E. gilberti fry indoors the other night… Very cool to see them. They seem so different, and I'm sure it's to help hide as they are younger while they grow up and gain their patterning. It's also interesting in the adults that the females stay lighters, potentially for the same reason. I definitely need to work on gaining some knowledge and care skills with smaller fish. Using powdered foods even has been an enlightening change for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted September 16, 2023 Author Share Posted September 16, 2023 (edited) I’m very pleased with today’s update on this thread. Summer is cooling off fast, so today I tore down all 3x outdoor water gardens (tubs… mini-ponds… whatever). It was a long, thankless job. The last of the three was the 14-gal Elassoma gilberti tub. I had started off with about a dozen brooders. Today, I worked through the muck and mud to pull fry… After hours of careful work, I successfully pulled 80x fry, and 5x adult brooders… I fed them all live BBS. Here’s fry eating… And here is a trio of adults eating… So if you’re dying to get into Elassoma gilberti, or know someone who is, let me know! Edited September 16, 2023 by Fish Folk 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 I would call this a major success. Congratulations. 🎉 I’ve wanted these so bad for years. Now you have them and circumstances dictate I can’t add them right now. 😭. I hope you keep some so you will have another batch next year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted December 28, 2023 Author Share Posted December 28, 2023 Same young blue buck in different lighting… 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted January 1 Author Share Posted January 1 Little male tries dancing with the stars. Female takes off, and on the follow up, he meets a larger male… 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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