TropheusQueen Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 Hi all, I was going to tag this onto Dave's many many T posts but thought I'd start another What a day! I have just retrieved the following from my T tanks - 17 lufubu from 2 females - free swimming fry 18 bulu point from 2 females - 9 free swimming 9 heads and tails 15 duboisi Maswa from one very tired mum 23 chipimbi from 3 females - free swimming fry Not to mention all the mbuna going maternal as well. How is everyone else fairing after that ridiculous New Year's Day. Must be all this insane weather - the barometre is going crazy as am I - connecting egg tumblers and fry savers to an already overcrowded area but I am not complaining Oh Happy Days............. Aline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 17 lufubu from 2 females - free swimming fry It looks like you have nearly doubled the colony in no time at all Aline I am amazed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropheusQueen Posted January 15, 2006 Author Share Posted January 15, 2006 17 lufubu from 2 females - free swimming fry It looks like you have nearly doubled the colony in no time at all Aline I am amazed. ← Quite amazing Nigel the wildcaughts are definately much feistier and active in the sex arena these guys have hit the floor running. These are actually the second batch - I have another 13 growing well . Cheers Aline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee427 Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 nice work aline sounds like youll have your hands full feeding fry. plenty money in the pocket when they get cashed in mate just have say nice again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeWs Fish Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 Not to mention all the mbuna going maternal as well. I have never kept T's but today had some Labidiochromis sp. 'Mbamba' fry... 9 from two females (theyre only 5-6cm) in fact. peppy cats look like having a spawn or 2 very soon also. Lets see if my R/O dose works of the peckoltias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 Great News Aline! What every fish owner likes to see is offspring!! I can't believe u got 30 fry already from your WC lufubu! Remember there is a line waiting to buy them . Will u share with us what secret methods u use to make these tropheus factories? Are u actually stripping them or u r catching free swimming fry in the tank? What are your water parameters? Kh/Gh? thx Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropheusQueen Posted January 15, 2006 Author Share Posted January 15, 2006 Will u share with us what secret methods u use to make these tropheus factories? Are u actually stripping them or u r catching free swimming fry in the tank? What are your water parameters? Kh/Gh?thxDave← The first lot of Lufubu I stripped as she held on for ages - she was holding in quarantine with Nigel and then did not want to let go . These second batches were spat after I did some rockwork housekeeping in their tank. I rarely strip my T's preferring to let them do what comes naturally and it is a delight to see the bubs thrive with their colonies Sometimes however it becomes unavoidable either due to attack or extreme loss of condition. The WC lufubus are the first colony I have not raised from fry and are yeilding bigger spawns than the others. They are also the only variant that I maintain at kH 18-20 and gH around 10-12 - the others are lower than that, holding at a pH of around 8 - 8.5. Over the years I have not bothered too much with extra buffering of the tanks, having successes without - but took extra care with the WC . I will however be buffering all the new tank setups - I believe the fish will show better colouration, meeting their potential and may yield more mouthfuls. There is no trick, alot of love, attention and luck. No doubt the tide may turn either way Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrdog Posted January 15, 2006 Share Posted January 15, 2006 Congratulations Aline . Jamie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colfish Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 hi Dave as Aline points out, i'll also agree. high kh and mid gh certainly go a long way to an overall improvment in colour and health, leading to better breeding results. though i'm also certain this crazy weather, with all the high and low pressure cells coupled with well timed water changes is also responsible for an increase in activity of all fish cheers; Col Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 i must be doing something wrong since i haven't had any mouthfuls since the beginning of summer! But i must admit i hadn't been checking my kH/Gh for a while and they were very high and now that i have slowly corrected it back to the optimal range i was hoping to see some activity. But i guess i have to be patient. Hey Col..how are the moliros going along? Are they coloured up now? How big are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trofius Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 congtates aline, must be something about new years, everyone gets some action....almost.. 13 dubosi maswa from 2, 8cm girls 32 foai magara one girl 20 attenuatus 21 dolphins Xeno spilopterous has a mouthful??? could be 10-30???? another 100+ bristlenoses I did have 2 kachese girls have a mouthful for 2 days each, then nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormboy Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Congrats Aline and Mick. Were getting plenty of weird weather over in perth as well but not much else. No babies in my tanks. oh well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterboy Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 CONGRATS I've just started my collection of Tropheus, hopefully one day i'll have the joy of sharing some good news..Hopefully... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropheusQueen Posted January 16, 2006 Author Share Posted January 16, 2006 Hey hey, Well done all .........yes the crazy weather plays a big part especially with cats I have found that maturity plays a big part, especially with the T's. My colonies played at being parents for a few months with no real success but once at the 18 month- 2 year mark took off like wildfire. As they are getting older the number of spawns increases as well as 100% success rate with the holding mums . The Chipimbis are now about seven years old and it is most apparent in them. Dave, I do not believe you are doing anything wrong you may be trying a little too hard - if there is such a thing I know you have had your Moliros for quite a while so age is certainly not an issue- do you know the ratio of males to females??? Fingers crossed for lots of wonderful little bubs around for everyone Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Congrats Aline...lots of success there They are obviously very content Andrea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 i have a sneaking suspicion that i have a larger male to female ratio with my moliro colony and since alpha male has passed away the potential males are all fighting it out for top place, being too busy to take any notice of the ladies! Had an interesting talk with Jim today who mentioned that once he removed all his substrate from his tanks his wildcaughts breed like wildfire! He made a valid point that there is no coral sand in Tanganyika! Also he gradually removed males from his colony and replaced with females until he had a female heavy colony! Only problem is i don't want to part with my males. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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