Link2Hell Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 My breeding pair of Alto Comp Mbita2ft tank runs sponge filter and 2213 Eheimfry have been left with the parents to see howgrowth and parental care developssoon to be moved into a 3' or 4' tankDadMumIt's a big world out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sicj Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Hi Chris.Quality looking pair of Fish.The fry look fantastic.One of my favourite types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattrox Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Great fish. Awesome photography too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 Really like these guysMatt it was the first attempts with the new camera somore good luck than skillCannon 600D just set on auto with flashshot in large format then cropped and resized Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saroon Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 awesome pics Chris :-)i really like the one with fry, pretty sweet :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUSCichlidBreeder Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Thanks for sharing, keep us updated on how the pair go with raising fry.I usually strip and don't let the parents raise them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowie Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Be interesting to see if they make good parentsVery nice picsto mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aymenz Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Really amazing pair, good to have photos detailing the growth process as well.Mad pics by the way, keep up the excellent work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattrox Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Really like these guysMatt it was the first attempts with the new camera somore good luck than skillCannon 600D just set on auto with flashshot in large format then cropped and resizedYou are certainly doing something correctly! More pics please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosco Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Awesome fish Chris. I will grab some fry in 10years time when eventually get to 3-4cm LOL.. They are such slow growers well done on breeding them and keeping the damn fry alive better than I have achieved with Black Calvus.cheersrosco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosedagoose Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Stunning pictures!!! Nice fish you sure have talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted January 14, 2012 Author Share Posted January 14, 2012 Just to update on the fry experiment23-12-11the female killed off all but a few fry at the 2 - 3 cm sizebefore the male took control and banished her to a back cornershe didn't eat them but had crushed the fry's heads by the lookof the corpsesthe male hasn't worried what are left but I have moved those fryout and will see how long it takes for them to reform as a pairand breed againfry moved to a 2' tank with guppies and bristlenose5-1-12well what was 8 are down to 2 don't know if it is a resergence ofextreme aggression these fry have shown to each other again but the2 left are a larger and a smaller againsent to the NSWCS mini auction12-1-12the female has started to come out more and not be hunted back to herhiding place, this has improved and today the 14-1-12 they are togetherat the usual spawning shell ............ one step closer harmony againRosco I know what you mean about Black calvus, the fry I had just seemedto drop off over a few weeks and they were on the same feeding asthe Mbita but in a fry saver with water pumped in from a small internal filterin the tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 The Mbita pair are back together and she is in the shell so I'm guessing there will be some frypopping their heads out soon, will post some picks of them later that show the barring she getswhen breeding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Looking forward to seeing her in her breeding barring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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