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Old July 14th, 2009  
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day 6 of the fry

Mama has FINALLY moved them right next to me near the glass! its her 5th time moving them and I kept asking her to move them closer to me (my chair sits right beside the tank in the living room )
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Old July 14th, 2009  
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They're so tiny and cute! I'm glad Mom is trusting you enough to put them closer.
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Old July 14th, 2009  
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Fish babiessssssssss!!!!
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Old July 15th, 2009  
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So Cute!!
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Old July 16th, 2009  
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Congrats Shawnie! What beautiful parents as well.
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Old July 17th, 2009  
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Wow amazing are they still in the egg?
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Old July 17th, 2009  
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ty all!

well other fish are becoming more brave, so gramma (ME) borrowed some babies from the nest to try to save some ...mom still moved hundreds more to the back of the tank again but she is getting tired from protecting so much ...I want to raise some fry so I "borrowed" a hundred or so and put them in a breeder box



I have moved the breeder box to another tank as mom and dad were attempting to suck out the babies through the hole
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Old July 17th, 2009  
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Wow, they are tiny! How exciting to watch them grow.....Great video Shawnie.
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Old July 17th, 2009  
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Great video Shawnie, imagine they start out so tiny. How cool.
What do you feed them?
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Old July 17th, 2009  
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ty ladies!! right now they are getting finely crushed spirulina, golden pearls (thanks carol!)decapsulated shrimp eggs, and finely crushed cichlid flakes wish I could see how many mama moved ...she hid them this time LOL
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Old July 17th, 2009  
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That's funny, she's going to be sure you don't take anymore of her babies!
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Old July 17th, 2009  
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was up till 1am helping her guard LOL...the br parrots are more brave as they grow with age...they are nawty fish! I really want some fry so im helping her out thats all
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Old July 17th, 2009  
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Hee, hee, it looks like she gave you a "dirty look" at the beginning. That was cute!

Wonderful vid, Shawnie!
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Old July 17th, 2009  
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Hee, hee, it looks like she gave you a "dirty look" at the beginning. That was cute!

Wonderful vid, Shawnie!
she so does LOL

heres 3 small vids of mom and dad (which are HUGE compared to the kid) collecting the babes and putting them back in the nest....I think the kids are grounded!!





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Old July 17th, 2009  
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That's great. It must be hard to corral 100 kids. lol
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Old July 17th, 2009  
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hahaha imagine huh? theres got to be 3 times that amount ..but im not counting..im sure she is
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Old July 17th, 2009  
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She's just afraid you're going to take some more

In that last vid, did Mom or Dad bump the side of the tank? It seemed almost like they were trying to discipline you
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Old July 17th, 2009  
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No matter how many times I see it its still so hard to believe that those itty bitty tails and eyes turn into such big fish!!! Love them Shawnie they are such cuties!!!!
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