Jack.of.all.aquariums Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 12 minutes ago, HBugbee said: They are adorable. Congratulations on your breeding project! I'm in CT and looking for a Spotted Congo puffer - do you have any recommendations? Unfortunately there aren't really many consistent sources for them that I've ever seen. I'm hoping my breeding success will lead to more people trying though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph’s Fish and Plants Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Wow they’re adorable. And over 40 days now how exciting!! Congratulations 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack.of.all.aquariums Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 Day 47! This morning while waiting for brine to hatch I believe I witnessed the largest baby eat a super tiny snail. I've noticed that the population of tiny snails was super low but have been assuming they just got bigger and I wasn't noticing. Maybe the babies have already turned into snail murderers. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph’s Fish and Plants Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 How exciting! If I’m remembering correctly they’re almost out of the woods time wise from what Preston said. I love how tiny they still are. Congrats on making it this far, I’m excited to see them continue to grow up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack.of.all.aquariums Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 Day 67. Nothing special to report other than all 10 are still doing well. I believe they have eaten most of the newly born snails now. They still are eating baby brine as well. Not big enough for bloodworms yet. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeonduck Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Just caught up with this. Well done with getting them so far. I hope that they're still growing well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack.of.all.aquariums Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 The babies are doing well. Not really babies anymore. They are starting to eat bloodworms but I'm still feeding baby brine periodically. They have started to clear out larger and larger snails from the tank. I'll need to move them soon but don't really have anything set up for them. I'm tempted to move them in with the adults though. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanTruth Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 This is an incredible ongoing breeding project. Wish you continued success! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph’s Fish and Plants Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Wow can’t believe how long it’s been it feels like just yesterday was the start of this thread 🤯 congrats on your success thus far. They’re absolutely adorable! And such a good size now wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack.of.all.aquariums Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanTruth Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Looking oh so chubby and happy! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Their eyes always look so weird in photos. Cute little chubbers nonetheless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack.of.all.aquariums Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 Move one juvenile into the tank with the adults. They are 104 days old at this point. 6 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Oh Wow, they look beautiful. Congratulations ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derekthelegend Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Do you know at what size you can see sexual dimorphism? My lfs got some 2.5 inch ones in and I might try my hand at this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preston John Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 You can sex puffers from the same spawn reliably at 12-16 months. At 2.5" you are looking at at least a 24 month old puffer, but hard to tell with the wild ones until you have a month or two of heavy feedings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry344 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 On 5/6/2021 at 7:11 PM, Preston John said: You can sex puffers from the same spawn reliably at 12-16 months. At 2.5" you are looking at at least a 24 month old puffer, but hard to tell with the wild ones until you have a month or two of heavy feedings. What do you look for with wild ones? I just got 2 wild caught puffers the other day and I wanted to see if they are a male female pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preston John Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 @larry344 I created a new thread that maybe helpful. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph’s Fish and Plants Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 It’s been quite a long time, was wondering if there’s been an update on how the now one year old puffs are doing? And if you’re working on another spawn? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack.of.all.aquariums Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 Thanks for checking in! They are still doing well. Nothing too special really just been feeding them and watching them grow incredibly slowly. Unfortunately I haven't been putting much effort into the hobby lately. I think I got a little burnt out from the twice a day brine shrimp hatching and then got my enthusiasm killed when covid was keeping me from getting the tanks I wanted. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph’s Fish and Plants Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Definitely understandable. My interest waned for a while with covid too and working in a fish store 😅 but these puffers sure keep me coming back. Glad to hear they’re doing well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack.of.all.aquariums Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 Lots of breeding happening lately. I need to figure out a way to collect the eggs. I'm thinking of setting up a small tank to transfer breeding pairs into. I'm guessing the stress will end the breeding so I might need a larger tank they can spend some time in it but I don't really feel like gravel vaccing the entire tank and then looking for eggs. Maybe some more experienced breeders have some ideas? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preston John Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 All you need is an airline tube and a bucket. Or if you want to catch the eggs as they are released, try a few aquarium coop sponge filters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Amazing images! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.thumb.JPG.78daf2973f50c2e033088abab11a91cc.JPG)
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now