platy ben

Ok, ive got a group of 8 odessa barbs in my 72G so i decided i wanted to breed them now they are mature, so i moved the rams into the 45G ( all went smoothly and they are getting along ok with the cokatoo cichlids) and i put my plumpest female and my biggest, most colourful male into the 15G, this morning i watched them swim over the plants with the male almost wrapping around the female after alot of chasing, i think ive got eggs in amongst the plants so i have removed the parents, wish me luck

capekate

WOW best of luck with that platyben... those odessa's are beautiful fish!
Keep us posted on the results.. hope they spawn for you!

platy ben

If they did spawn earlier the eggs are due to hatch at around 5:30 pm tomorrow, UK time

Hopefully they have spawned but if not, i'l get a different pair and try again .

Dont worry, i will keep you posted, maybe even pics if your lucky

platy ben

Right, 3 days ago i put 2 odessa barbs in my 15G and i believe that they spawned for me
So i knew i wouldnt see anything for the first 24 hours after taking the parents out because the eggs wouldnt have hatched, i waited for a day, the eggs should have hatched but i still decided that i wouldnt be able to see the fry, today is the day the fry should have become free swimming and on the back glass of the tank i can see one little grey line and 2 little white dots on either side of its head, is this one of my odessa barb fry?

Thanks

platy ben

ooo i just found another one, they look alot like little tiny fish so i think these are the fry

MissMTS

Congrats Ben Odessa barbs are such beautiful fish!

agabr123

congrats!

platy ben

Thanks , il post pics once they are big enough for my camera to pick up

agabr123

congrats and good luck!

capekate

Ok.. PlatyBen, your request for the merged threads is done.

platy ben

Thank-you Kate

capekate

your welcome, any time.