Let's try this again Day 1 Sturisomatichthys spawn

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Re: Let's try this again Day 1 Sturisomatichthys spawn

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Had a double spawn late last night
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All 3 cleaning spawning sight
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Clutch of eggs from first female, all have left to feed.
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2nd. female and male return and second clutch is deposited.
I also took video of the actual spawn and will post tomorrow.
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Wonderful! how are the older babies doing?

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Indication of how many eggs there are.
Indication of how many eggs there are.
Largest fry from 3-10-23 spawn.
Largest fry from 3-10-23 spawn.
Forgot the video will make sure to do tonight.
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Pulled the eggs today
new breeder box with spawn of 5-3-23
new breeder box with spawn of 5-3-23
eggs hatched almost immediately when I placed them in breeder box.
another pic of 5-3-23 spawn
another pic of 5-3-23 spawn
pic of tube I made that snaps over air lift tube in aquarium
pic of tube I made that snaps over air lift tube in aquarium
pic of old breeder box with spawns of 3-1-, 3-29, 4-5, and 4-12
pic of old breeder box with spawns of 3-1-, 3-29, 4-5, and 4-12
I'm shooting for 100% survival rate.

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Looking good! You've got the system down to a routine.

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Another spawn
male is the upper fish
male is the upper fish
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Right on schedule
Female cleaning spawning site 2pm 5/16/23
Female cleaning spawning site 2pm 5/16/23
Male and female at spawning site 5:30pm 5/16/23
Male and female at spawning site 5:30pm 5/16/23
8:30am 5/17/23 female is upper fish
8:30am 5/17/23 female is upper fish
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Awesome. They are really prolific! How many babies do you have now?

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bekateen wrote: 18 May 2023, 03:30 Awesome. They are really prolific! How many babies do you have now?

Cheers, Eric
From the first 4 spawns twice I counted 24, this last spawn I only managed to salvage 3 as they hatched when I pulled the tube and the guppies immediately snatched them up, so hoping the spawn I have now will work out a little better, I'm not gonna leave the eggs as long, keep trying sooner or later I'll figure it out.

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Still good. Keep trying to improve.

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4 day old fry, do they like current.
4 day old fry, do they like current.
2 males guarding eggs, those eggs Ain't Pimping Big Daddys but yet he fiercely defends them.
2 males guarding eggs, those eggs Ain't Pimping Big Daddys but yet he fiercely defends them.
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Pulled eggs from 5-17-23 spawn and I got every one of them.
eggs from 5-17-23 spawn
eggs from 5-17-23 spawn
eggs from 5-17-23 spawn
eggs from 5-17-23 spawn
And I still have all 3 fry from 5-10-23 spawn.

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Eggs are already hatching.
new fry
new fry
new fry
new fry
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Fry hatching on tube and fry on breeder box walls
Fry hatching on tube and fry on breeder box walls
I have yet to see these fry as wigglers on the bottom, seems they go right from hatch to free swimmers.

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yolk sack is almost gone
yolk sack is almost gone
And look how much they've grown since yesterday.

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Tuesday 5-24-23
Female cleaning spawning site.
Female cleaning spawning site.
Male and female at spawning site.
Male and female at spawning site.
Wednesday 5-24-23 eggs
Wednesday 5-24-23 eggs
Fry from  5-10, 5-17-23 spawn I easily counted 40.
Fry from 5-10, 5-17-23 spawn I easily counted 40.
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Found these on the back glass of my 125gal. last night.
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Pulled eggs from 5-24-23 spawn
eggs from 5-24-23 spawn
eggs from 5-24-23 spawn
fry from todays eggs
fry from todays eggs
fry from 5-17-23 spawn
fry from 5-17-23 spawn
1 of the 3 fry from the 5-10-23 spawn
1 of the 3 fry from the 5-10-23 spawn
and I still have the 3 fry from the 5-10-23 spawn, so I have 3 spawns total in the breeder box and as far as I know I have only lost 1, so much improved. :YMPARTY: :YMPARTY: :YMPARTY: :YMPARTY: :YMPARTY: :YMPARTY: :YMPARTY: :YMPARTY: :YMPARTY: :YMPARTY: :YMPARTY: :YMPARTY:
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fry feeding on bottom of breeder box after water change
fry feeding on bottom of breeder box after water change
juvenile from 3-10-23 spawn that I released into tank on 5-30-23
juvenile from 3-10-23 spawn that I released into tank on 5-30-23
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Wonderful Jeanne. These fish are breeding machines!

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fry sticking to breeder box after water change, I have to flush them off with a turkey baster.
fry sticking to breeder box after water change, I have to flush them off with a turkey baster.
found the juvi I released, seems to fit right in.
found the juvi I released, seems to fit right in.
fry today on bottom of breeder box after  water change
fry today on bottom of breeder box after water change
one of the larger fry I released into the tank
one of the larger fry I released into the tank
This guy is gonna hang with Big Daddy
This guy is gonna hang with Big Daddy
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Pulled the eggs from my 5-30-23 spawn today
eggs from 5-30-23 spawn
eggs from 5-30-23 spawn
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3 spawns
1st. spawn 6-5-23 8:07a.m
1st. spawn 6-5-23 8:07a.m
2nd. spawn 6-5-23 8:14p.m
2nd. spawn 6-5-23 8:14p.m
3rd. spawn 6-6-23 12:37p.m on front glass
3rd. spawn 6-6-23 12:37p.m on front glass
young male guarding eggs
young male guarding eggs
All eggs belong to the young male but the guarding is being shared by the young male and Big Daddy.
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Three spawns in two days?!! Wow!
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Eggs of double spawn on 6-5-23
Eggs of double spawn
Eggs of double spawn
Invasion of the sturio
Invasion of the sturio
More sturio
More sturio
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Wow that's a lot of babies!
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Pulled all eggs from the triple 2 day spawn
eggs on lift tube
eggs on lift tube
hatched fry
hatched fry
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Another spawn
6-13-23 spawn
6-13-23 spawn
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Looking like I'm gonna have another double spawn, 2 females at tube, male by arrow, these are the 2 largest females from my younger group, its 4pm est.
2 females cleaning spawning site, male waiting.
2 females cleaning spawning site, male waiting.
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I have eggs.
6-21-23 spawn
6-21-23 spawn
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