bolivianbaby

Uh, I need a little advice. I just walked by Shelby's JD tank. She has a male blue JD and a female gold JD. There's a couple hundred fry swimming around. I hope they show up in the vid. I wasn't expecting this. How do I care for JD fry? I'm used to convicts, but this is my first JD spawn and I didn't do it on purpose

Amanda

I'd imagine just let the parents do their thing...
They're EBJD & gold crosses

bolivianbaby

Blue Gene, not Electric Blue. Mom's a gold. Dad's blue gene. He's the one guarding them in the vid. I'll try to get a better vid of him later when it's dark outside. Maybe he'll show up better. I didn't see this coming, I just assumed they weren't old enough and that they were difficult to breed.

Should I just re-name my house the fry factory? 5 convict spawns in the past 10 days, 3 guppies had babies in the past month. But those are easy. I thought JD's were much more picky about spawning.

Amanda

Shawnie had a spawn also...I may be going up to her to pick up a few in a month. I would love Golds too...jeez I'm going to need another 150!!

bolivianbaby

If I can figure out how to take care of these guys and they make it, you can have as many as you want

Amanda

lol...my mom will be SO thrilled to hear that!

Lucy

So cool! Congratulations.
Check off another place I won't drink the water....yours, Shawnies......lol
It's too fertile!

Shawnie

hahaa...um BB , thats whot happens when you put boys and girls together silly woman!!!!! LOL

dont do anything..especially if they are the only occupants...after about 2 weeks, id scoop some out if you want to be sure to have babies live...but in the meantime, they will be fine

btate617

Right on BB! Like Shawnie said just leave them be.
Good luck.

Brian

bolivianbaby

This from the woman who has a cory baby and she's not sure which type of cory it is? Hmmm, I'd say your water is just as dangerous as ours

I thought boys and girls only worked with convicts. With JD's, I thought candles or dinner was required

Thanks Brian

I have total sympathy for the parents. It's a 55g tank and those fry are EVERYWHERE! They are definitely refusing to stay in the yard Mom and Dad are being run ragged chasing them down to put them back in the house.

There are two pink convicts in the tank as well, but they're keeping a respectful distance. If things get dangerous for them, I'll put them in an empty 29g.

Shawnie

they will learn to stay outta the way fast my 75g with the new spawn is overstocked...like you wouldnt believe and all know one side is the jd's

btate617

I have stooped as low as playing a little Barry Manilow music for the guys who don't want to do their business.....

Shawnie

what do you play when you want the "guys" to chill out?

btate617

I haven't come across that yet.

I encourage all my boys to play as often as the girls are willing.

Brian

Tony G.

LOL marie your water is just as dangerous as shawnie's!!!

Shawnie

tony my water is pure as the driven snow

Tony G.

send me some! my cons just stare at eachother and dont want to do anything...

bolivianbaby

UPDATE: The babies have disappeared. I guess Mom and Dad or the pink convicts got hungry. Mom looks kinda upset. I'm sure some convict fry will cheer her up. I've heard it's like chocolate for humans At least I know what to expect the next time and I won't be in a panic trying to figure out what I need to do.

Shawnie

awwwwww
that was fast!!!!!!! mine were in there for a few weeks before i tried to save any...but at least you know they are a pair right?

bolivianbaby

True, and that was their first time spawning as a pair, so I'd say overall they did well. I may take out the pink cons the next time they spawn. I still have empty tanks, so it really wouldn't be a problem. I'll get one aquascaped soon in case of a repeat performance How often do JD's spawn?

Amanda

Maybe next time you'll be able to save some fry

Shawnie

hmmm mine spawned with an overstocked tank ...severely no less lol..how big are your parents? mine have cons(too many of course), jellys, parrots, angels, pictus, firemouths, and red jewels...maybe yours jumped the gun and just need to get bigger?

mine spawned in july and just again this month..but im sure sherry can help more as she has just jd's in her tanks as far as i know....

bolivianbaby

I'm guessing at this, but I'm thinking they're both at around 4". They're definitely upset with each other. They're in separate bedrooms on opposite sides of the tank. Maybe it was a domestic dispute that involved the children.

Shawnie

wowsers!!!!!! thats very very small for a couple to spawn ...so im going to go with "learning the birds and the bee's" with them....

and im sure dad forgot to change a a diaper or two and just rinsed the bum under the shower!! that would upset any mom

bolivianbaby

Aaaahhh, that makes sense. They heard about the birds and didn't realize they were to young for the bees. This spawn was a TOTAL shock to me, so it probably shocked them, too. That's cute, they're a couple teenagers in love.

Shawnie

like i said, wait for sherry as she knows her fish..i can only speak from mine..and 4 inches is way small for a spawn..im surprised both can "git er done" at that size