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Old January 19th, 2008  
Tom
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My GBRs just bred

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.
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Old January 19th, 2008  
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congrats!
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Old January 19th, 2008  
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ooooh, sounds like fun. i want to see pics. hurry run run run go get them.
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Old January 19th, 2008  
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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
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
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Old January 19th, 2008  
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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
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.
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Old January 19th, 2008  
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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
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Old January 19th, 2008  
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Old January 19th, 2008  
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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
I went back to the same store, and they are all sold out of the GBR.
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Old January 20th, 2008  
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Well the eggs are gone. I think either the parents ate them or the stupid plecos ate them(which are finally gone today).
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Old January 20th, 2008  
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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!!!
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Old January 20th, 2008  
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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!!!
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.
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Old January 21st, 2008  
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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.

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Old January 21st, 2008  
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That is an awsome fish and some cool tanks. Have fun with the babies.
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Old January 21st, 2008  
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That is an awsome fish and some cool tanks. Have fun with the babies.
I lost the eggs yesterday, I am assuming it was either the parents(a young pair) or the plecos that are now gone.
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Old January 24th, 2008  
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I doubt that the GBRS ate the eggs because from what i have read they are good parents
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Old January 24th, 2008  
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its very very common for the GBR's to eat the eggs for the first couple times
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Old January 24th, 2008  
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its very very common for the GBR's to eat the eggs for the first couple times
That is exactly why I think they ate them, they are very young still.
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Old January 24th, 2008  
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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?
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