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June 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Wigglers!
Well it seems they got it right this time 
It would seem that I def. have a male & female con in my 20 gal., since I have about a million (okay, maybe not - but it sure seems like it!) wigglers inside the terra cotta pot. These fry will be Black Con x Jellybean Con mixes.
I hope at least SOME make it to selling age, I can't wait to see what they look like!! | 
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June 13th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| Yeah!!!!! Congrats on the wrigglers! Being the proud parent that you are Amanda I know you're taking 100's of pictures but if you would share 1 or 2 or 3 would be nice  Have fun! | |
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June 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Haha, I'll get right one that
Because I know Shawnie will be demanding pics as soon as she sees this thread. | |
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June 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Amanda  Haha, I'll get right one that
Because I know Shawnie will be demanding pics as soon as she sees this thread. | tapping foot, tapping fingers....twirling hair and whistling while looking up!!! CONGRATS !!!!!!!!!  WHAHOOOO ...but ya , you have had plenty of time for pics gf!  you will have all stripped babies with this spawn...but if the babies spawn, you will get 50/50 unless the jelly is a couple generations ...as you know, I dont know so goodluck either way!!! you have done good dahlink! | |
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June 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
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June 14th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| Awesome! Thanks for the pictures Amanda.  | |
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June 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| love it!!!!! took them no time did it LOL ...they didnt even come from the same tank hahaha guess its pure love | |
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June 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| About half of the babies are gone, I think the mom or dad ate some of them. | |
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June 14th, 2009
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| Congrats! Sometimes all of the first batch of wigglers don't make it and mom and dad clean up. Maybe the rest will make it. fingers crossed
carol | |
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June 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| I hope a few make it! I know that if I have many, most will be used as fish food at my LFS  but I want to witness at least one spawn grow up. | |
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June 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Well, they're still a wiggling on the bottom of the pot. Both parents are caring for them, so that's a good sign. | |
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June 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| be prepared, as they will move them a few times, and you will think they are gone, until one day you see a cloud of them swimming | |
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June 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Lol, I'm afraid they'll get sucked up my filter intake... | |
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June 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| thats the only fry tank I dont have a sponge on..and mine all did fine...but its a standard filter for a 20 gal that came with the kit ...if yours isnt just the standard one, id put some nylon over it.. | |
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June 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| My standard filter died the other night, so I actually have a filter rated for a 10 gal. on there now. I have to find another filter in my rubbermaid of wonders up in my attic. | |
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June 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Well, they're still on the bottom of the terra cotta pot.
I also had another surprise this morning when I went downstairs, 2 of the juvie cons in my 55 gal. have spawned & laid about 50 eggs on the back of a piece of granite. So, I'm a little nervous about the fate of my other fish in that tank. | |
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June 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| The fry look like little tadpoles with eyes now, lol.
The parents moved them out of the pot into a pit they dug out front. So now I have a really good view of them. I have pics, I will upload them when I get a chance. I went to 2 LFS today, they both said that they'd take the fry, they sell Cons. But of course they don't offer me anything in resturn although they'll be making profits. | |
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June 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| WHAHOO on babies ! congrats ....wait to see what the fry look like..pinks deffinately get exchange for food and supplies around here...the jail bate stripes do not ... | |
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June 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| lol.
The one store, B&G's, has a breeding pair someone brought in, and they've had 5 spawns. So they will take them & sell them at $2 each, or use them as feeders. The other store, Pet Stop, actually orders them & sells them - for like $6 a fish.
But B&G's breeds their own fish, and relies on local breeders - whereas Pet Stop orders massive stock from one place. | |
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June 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| now a days, even the big shoppers are buying from locals to save a buck or two!!! never know if you sell bulk cheaper, you could be allset  im still glad you got to experience them spawning and growing up..good luck with them | |
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June 19th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| It's a good experience, it's fun to watch. And all I have to do is sit back & relax.
Hopefully when I begin breeding JD's, it'll be that easy... | |
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June 20th, 2009
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June 21st, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Well, I lost a lot of them to the filter intake. Ugh. | |
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June 22nd, 2009
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| That sucks. Try getting a sponge filter, they are a lot gentler. | |
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June 22nd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| I lost at least half of the spawn. I put nylon around the intake. | |
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