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May 31st, 2009
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| Here's 1st Cacatuoides brood
Here are few first pics of the pair's first brood, she is being a great mother, mouthing and moving the young from one side of the pot to the other and back again. Not too small batch, maybe 40 or so that I can see. | 
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May 31st, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| awwwwww I just love babies!!!! great pics! | |
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May 31st, 2009
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| aw how cute!!! Thanks for the pics 
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May 31st, 2009
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| Congrats on the spawn I just love cockatoo cichlids. Those babies are adorable! | |
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May 31st, 2009
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| It must be so cute to watch momma move the babies.
Thanks for sharing! | |
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May 31st, 2009
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June 5th, 2009
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| Super Bummer! Babies and mom are just fine, she's still being a great mom although I am noticing that the babies are starting to distance themselves so may be soon she will be moved. Unfortunately the male was being great dad, but I left him in too long as the female beat him up pretty bad, don't know if he will make it. I have him in quarentine now and his swimming is labored and gill movement rapid and also labored, drat. Any suggestions on care for his wounds that appear to be more internal than external, only see a little of his caudal fin torn, but having a difficult time swimming and breathing as I suspect he got head butted and rammed, nipped in his vital gill area.
Bummed, Dave  | |
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June 5th, 2009
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| Babies!!!!!! Gotta love 'em!  | |
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June 5th, 2009
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| Dave super clean water right now will do him more good than anything I can think of to help him get well. Got my fingers crossed.
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June 24th, 2009
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| Well, he strugled but just wouldn't eat, finally passed. He was a beautifiul double-red, I hope I have one male in the brood. Out of the hatch, there are still about 12 lil'ens hugging close to gravel and wood, though they are getting bigger and eating the crushed flakes/ brine shrimp, and a cleaned and mashed worm from the garden every other week. Can't quite get pix as they are too afraid of me, which I think is a healthy instinct for now. Anyway that's the Caucatoides update.
thanks for the thoughts everyone. | |
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June 24th, 2009
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by djbrist  Well, he strugled but just wouldn't eat, finally passed. He was a beautifiul double-red, I hope I have one male in the brood. Out of the hatch, there are still about 12 lil'ens hugging close to gravel and wood, though they are getting bigger and eating the crushed flakes/brine shrimp, and a cleaned and mashed worm from the garden every other week. Can't quite get pix as they are too afraid of me, which I think is a healthy instinct for now. Anyway that's the Caucatoides update.
thanks for the thoughts everyone. | Im sorry to hear the male didnt make it. The female and mother of the brood was just doing what came naturally... poor guy. But Im glad to hear that you still have babies and that they are eating and getting bigger with every new day. Hopefully you will find another male among the fry and papa will live on through them.  | |
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June 24th, 2009
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| Sorry to hear of your loss....
How interesting that you give them a mashed earthworm!!! I would have never thought to do that..... I like the flower pot on it's side; looks great!
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July 1st, 2009
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| I would suggest that if you breed them again...see if you can get your hands on a 20 gal long tank. Much better room for mom dad and babies. I use a 10 gal only as a fry tank. cocktoo fry grow fast. I have a trio in a 55 gal community tank...the females take turns spawning and the male occasionally helps...but the females generally dont like anything around the kids....usually loose most of them and end up with 6-7 pairs. Your male had no where to run to. My females, each have claimed about half the tank. | |
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July 2nd, 2009
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| Thanks for the info and recomendations Tedstank, I'll look into getting one for next time around. I do still have the fry ,about a dozen, in the fully planted 10, they will have to stay until I catch them for sale to LFS. The female is in a 29 with two adolescent koi angels, she's happy. Can you say how long before I would be able to identify the sex of the fry?
Thanks again,
Dave | |
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July 5th, 2009
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| The fry I have out of the community tank are approx 1 month old are are starting to show color...the mailes are getting colred ok enough to now to be able to sex....so my estimation are 4-5 weeks until large enough. Cacatouds grow fast!! I also have Borelli fry and are taking at least twice as long to grow out.but.....keep in mind that if you want to breed the cacs, a 20 gal long would be good for the parents to raise them. You can leave them with the parents about a month. When she is ready to spawn again, she will very likely will turn on them...so you will need a growout tank!!...again a 20 long works good. I am using a 45 gallon from free-cycle but only 1/2 filling it. With most the dwarf cichlids the area for the tank is way more important than the depth...Enjoy, it is fun.
And keeping them in the community tank also works while learning!!!..You end up with fewer fry to stress over!!...as my cacs and Borelli started breeding I ended up in a panic searching for enough affordable tanks for fry and growout. I have also learned that leaving the fry with the parents acheivies a much lower mortality!!!..not from just the protection but from "training"...the mom is constantly moving them around and keeping them active. If I take the fry the first day they are free swimming, they just lay on the bottom of the fry tank. | |
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July 8th, 2009
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| thanks again TedsTank, I appreciate the info. | |
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