Tom

I went to turn off the lights in my 37 gallon and I saw some little white things on the filter intake. The intake part is about 2" across and then the tube in the centre. There are about 100 eggs. I just hope the plecos don't eat them. I am so excited. I will have pics asap.
Tom

COBettaCouple

congrats!

♥ashley♥

ooooh, sounds like fun. i want to see pics. hurry run run run go get them.

capekate

Hi Tom, great news and good luck with this spawn. Did you go and buy more GBRs? Last I read you were down to one?
I hope your pleco or another fish in the tank doesnt eat those eggs. Any way to move them to another smaller tank?
~ kate

Tom

Not a chance, it is right on the filter intake tube, so I can't take that out since I don't think they make the filter any more. lol Yes, I got another pair cause when the male of the other 2 died, I went and got another pair since it was still under the warrenty, I was planning on getting one, but they had seemed to have paired off in the store tank and were cleaning the driftwood so they could get ready, so I scooped them out and now they bred in my tank.
Tom

capekate

DUH.. of course you cant take the filter tube out. What was I thinking? woke up too early I guess LOL Hey... am so glad that you found another pair. How I wish I could.... Good luck with them, you lucked out when you found the pair at the LFS!

~ kate

Allie

Congrats!

Tom

I went back to the same store, and they are all sold out of the GBR.
Tom

Tom

Well the eggs are gone. I think either the parents ate them or the stupid plecos ate them(which are finally gone today).
Tom

capekate

Sorry to hear that Tom . Maybe when you get serious about breeding the GBRs you will set up a tank just for the pair and let them spawn in there. With other fish in the tank and a pleco, its really hard to see eggs develop to fry and live.


~ kate
ps... when you get your pair to breed i WANT some!!!

Tom

lol I'll try my best to get them to you. I didn't expect them to spawn so it was kind of a shock to me, but now the plexos are gone and I think they shoudl spawn again and again until they get it right.
Tom

Tom

Here are some pics that I got of the parents and some of the eggs, which aren't too clear.

The daddy

The mommy

The eggs

Another of the eggs.

Tom

guppiemaster892

That is an awsome fish and some cool tanks. Have fun with the babies.

Tom

I lost the eggs yesterday, I am assuming it was either the parents(a young pair) or the plecos that are now gone.
Tom

joshthefisherman

I doubt that the GBRS ate the eggs because from what i have read they are good parents

lilsoccakid

its very very common for the GBR's to eat the eggs for the first couple times

Tom

That is exactly why I think they ate them, they are very young still.
Tom

lilsoccakid

im in the same situation as u Tom. mine just bred today, and are in a now divided 55 gallon. they are still very young, but both are very dedicated parents, and i expect to not hav to many problems raising them.


are u going to try to raise them as well?

Tom

When they breed and raise the young, I plan on selling them when they get large enough.
Tom

lilsoccakid

thats what i plan on doing. i have frozen baby brine shrimp and hikaris "first bites" for the fry (although i heard the first bites are to big for a week or so)

what are u feeding yours? how long until they reach a big enough size to sell? ill be getting about 2 dollars for each one i sell to my LFS, because they are 7 dollars each here

Tom

I don't know what I would feed them, maybe BBS. I would sell them when they reach about 1/4-1/2" but I would take them to the local aquarium meetings and auction them off there for just about the same amount as i could get them in the stores.
Tom

capekate

Whenever you get those rams to mature I will be in line to buy some!

Alas.. Tom is in Canada, so I cant get any of his..

~ kate

lilsoccakid

the father is now chasing the mother away if she gets to close! ive heard this is fairly common, right?

Tom

That it is, just look for some little white/beige eggs where the male is protecting from the female and other fish.
Tom