Some Of The Fish I Breed In My Fish Room

[coralbandit]

Here are some pics of fish I have produced..

^^EBA^^
I have 6 adults in my 180 display tank in living room and steal the eggs when I have time.


^^EBR^^

^^GBR^^

 

[Dave125g]

Very nice. I can't wait until the kids grow up and move out, so I can have a fish room.

 

[coralbandit]

^^ White albino swordtails^^

^^ Ed Parker jet black swordtails^^

^^My original pair [female up right] of Pelvicachromis Teaniatus Moliwe [kribs]^^

 

[Seth15]

Very nice fish you got there! Keep it up! I'm especially fond of the white albino swordtails!

 

[aquarook]

Wow those her black swordtails are unlike anything I have ever seen! Striking!

 

[wrs2]

The EBA are stunning!

 

[bitseriously]

Nice! Ummm, how come most of the fish appear to be in the same tank (same driftwood in multiple shots)?
Just curious.

 

[picolo003]

Thise are really nice looking rams, makes me want to get some

 

[coralbandit]

Thanks all !

Nice! Ummm, how come most of the fish appear to be in the same tank (same driftwood in multiple shots)?
Just curious.

Those are all pictures I took for sales ads so all those fish are in the same tank[2.5g] .Fortunately not all at the same time and surely they live in larger tanks ...

 

[coralbandit]

These are fish I got in the Spring from NJ[ a nice ride with the top down !] .
They are from Israel and called Dantum angels bred by Shahar Danzinger of Danzinger discus farms [the creator of Black rams ! ] . These are albino Dantums.
Out of 6 2 have paired up and spawned 3 times so far .
Hoping now that I am back in town [long summer working out of town] that I can harvest a batch of eggs since the parents failed to raise any. I do have 6 juvis from their very first spawn but they did not get a lot of attention so far ..

 

[coralbandit]

A group picture of all 6 before I separated the first pair .

I use a poret sponge[2 inches thick and sized for 55g] to keep one pair in one half [ just less actually] of the 55 gallon tank they all share.
The other 4 still have yet to pair and all get along well with 1 male and 3 female albino congo tetras in their half .

 

[Seth15]

Very nice looking angels!!! Good luck on breeding them!!!

 

[coralbandit]

Here's a shot of one my black rams taken by a friend. I got them first before the angels from the same shop in NJ [ I live in upstate NY ! ]

Being out of town all summer they have been idle ,or at least there was little I could do with them.
Snagged a small batch of eggs from them this a.m. !
I have many juvis that are have some starting to darken up but the majority are just very colorful rams [with the black gene ] .




Picture of a breeding pair

 

[PonzLL]

This is a cool thread man. Breeding is so interesting to me

 

[chromedome52]

coralbandit , just a note, the Pelvicachromis from Moliwe has been assigned to the revalidated name of Pelvicachromis kribensis in a recent revision to the genus. So you have real Kribs!

 

[Seth15]

Awesome looking rams!!! Very cool that you're breeding and producing fish!!! Keep up the great work!!!

 

[coralbandit]

Finally getting around to the Red Picta .
These are great easy fish that just aren't too commonly found.
I got these from HawaiI just about 1 year ago.
I think I ordered 6.
Just separated 4 super red[as described by breeder] females that are pregnant, and another 20 to continue breeding in a 20 long.
Leaving 50 in the original 20 tall breeding tank !





if you never heard of Red Picta give them a search..Cool little fish.

 

[PonzLL]

lol I love how the java fern is just kinda hanging out in there

 

[coralbandit]

lol I love how the java fern is just kinda hanging out in there

Thanks !
I try to get the fish 'comfortable' in the little tank.
Taking pictures of these guys is tough enough.
I can't imagine how many of take such nice pics of fish in big tanks !

 

[coralbandit]

Pics again of the Pelvicachromis female



She is ninja like in the bolbitus !

 

[Dawn Michele]

HI Tom!!! Hope all is well!!! You have such GORGEOUS fish!!!

 

[RainBetta]

What a gorgeous fish!

 

[coralbandit]

Hey Dawn all is well .Hope the same for you .
Thanks to both of you .
I think she is amazingly beautiful also !

 

[PonzLL]

That is a beautiful fish, just wow

 

[coralbandit]

Snapped pictures for new sales listings today .




^^ This years GBR and the tank some of them are growing out in ^^
Next EBR




^^ EBR and the tank some of them are growing out in^^
Going back to back since I think we have 10 pic limit per post..

 

[coralbandit]

The Black /EBR hybrids




^^Black/EBR hybrids and the tank some of them are growing out in ^^
And although not for sale anymore as far as shipping goes I thought I would get a picture of the Albino Dantumn Angels @ 4 1/2 months.
The card is 3 1/2 tall and 2 inches wide for sizing.The cup is 4 inches tall .



I am not afraid to say I am not the hugest angel fan but such beauty is hard to resist .
I have about 18 of these guys that I think 8 -10 of will go to LFS this weekend if not sooner and I will keep the rest .
Never thought to ask before , but are these good pics for sales links? I try to honestly represent my fish .

 

[LeahsTank]

The Black /EBR hybrids

How much do you charge for a pair of the black/EBR hybrids? I am about to set up a new 55 gallon and would LOVE to have a pair of these. I obviously will have to wait for the tank to get “seasoned.”

 

[coralbandit]

How much do you charge for a pair of the black/EBR hybrids? I am about to set up a new 55 gallon and would LOVE to have a pair of these. I obviously will have to wait for the tank to get “seasoned.”

I sent you a private message .

 

[bizaliz3]

Those EBR/black hybrids are STUNNING!!! (how did I miss this thread all this time??)

Your sales pics look great and I must admit...I am sad to hear you are bringing a bunch of your dantum albino angels to the lfs. I wish you were near me so I could get some. I understand that you are not shipping them anymore, nor do I have space for them....but man....I wish I could intercept a few on your way to the LFS!!

 

[LeahsTank]

I sent you a private message .

Replied. Thanks.

 

[coralbandit]

Those EBR/black hybrids are STUNNING!!! (how did I miss this thread all this time??)

Your sales pics look great and I must admit...I am sad to hear you are bringing a bunch of your dantum albino angels to the lfs. I wish you were near me so I could get some. I understand that you are not shipping them anymore, nor do I have space for them....but man....I wish I could intercept a few on your way to the LFS!!

Thanks Liz and yea the male black /EBR is just what I hoped for ! Not all came out that way but the best look great . I have fry from 2 of those fish already and am hoping the F1 black/EBR will really have color ! This line interest me greatly .Not sure if other breeders have done this yet or if I am first ?

 

[bizaliz3]

Thanks Liz and yea the male black /EBR is just what I hoped for ! Not all came out that way but the best look great . I have fry from 2 of those fish already and am hoping the F1 black/EBR will really have color ! This line interest me greatly .Not sure if other breeders have done this yet or if I am first ?

I am willing to bet you are the first! In the USA anyway. I feel like these black rams are still way too new in the USA and are just slowly making their way over here. And most people are breeding them with other blacks and most are not having success anyway.

I have not seen EBR/black crosses anywhere else. And yours are exactly what I would want to see out of a cross between the two. Absolutely stunning. Keep it up!!!

 

[coralbandit]

The perfect black seems on it's own time line while the hybrids have an accelerated time line IME .
They show a different result right away .I wasn't sure that would happen ,but it did with the GBR/EBR also .
I will patiently work and wait for consistent blacks but these guys are here ! I think a lot of the black breeders are putting a lot of effort into something that can't be greatly accelerated .They are going to take how ever long before they are consistent like EBR.
I am liking these guys a lot also .

 

[SarahMcGee]

You have some neat fish. All the pictures just make me want to go out and buy about a dozen more tanks so I can get some of my own. If course then I would have to have some where to put all those tanks as well.

 

[kallililly1973]

All your fish are amazing looking and the selling pics look great. I like the plug you add into your pics with your youtube and email and such. If its cheap enough for you I would even consider getting a little metal type badge with your info on it that way you could hang it outside the tank with the help of a magfloat or something along those lines. Very impressive!!

 

[coralbandit]

The badge is a neat idea ? I do metal work for a living [mostly copper ]. I have stickers on some of my filters ,

Custom plate and sticker on car ,

And shirts with the best model going !

One of our own mods !

 

[kallililly1973]

Very very cool!! WTG!!!

 

[bitseriously]

coralbandit One day, when you’re bored (snork!), I’d love a break down of that rack and all the plumbing shown in the previous post. Tell us what you like about it, what works for you, and what you’d change.
I ask because clearly, the product it puts out is superior, so wondering what parts I might want to emulate.

 

[coralbandit]

The plumbing is just gravity drains I made that syphon water out into the tub which holds a pump that pumps all the water out my window through the large clear tubing ! Fish room is in basement .
The drains work great ,maybe you don't notice the middle 60 gallontank has about 1 inch of water in it with if I remember correctly about 200 EBR !
I like draining fast as I can as that rack alone is 200 gallons.The bottom 80 g has a mag 5 pump to pump water into the tub and then be pumped out ! All the tanks drain lines meet in the 3 inch PVC which directs the water into the tub. Changing water is key to growing good fish .And not just 50 % .Look close at that middle tank everyone ! The are super sensitive electric blue rams in 1 inch of water waiting for 90% + fresh clean water ! Changing water is more important then good food .Straight out !
I have to set a cooking timer when re filling these tanks or I may forget it takes so long ! About 10 - 13 minutes each to be re filled from my temperature controlled hose .
Those tanks run on 1 Aquaclear 110 and 2 Aquatop CAF 60 sponge filters each .

 

[coralbandit]

Need to get some pictures of the golds up here ..


And the EBR/GBR hybrids ..

 

[coralbandit]

Time to add a few more rams !



^^ More gold rams at just under 4 months !^^



^^ This generation of Black /EBR hybrids[ I call them BEX] at just under 4 months ! ^^



^^ some of the females that I am using to hopefully get red rams ?^^
These are all females and from the hybrid of the black /EBR but show neither black or EBR.
I have also got very red females from the GBR/EBR hybrids so ?

 

[coralbandit]

Going back to back due to 10++ pictures ..







The darkest of my blacks at just under 4 months old .These are not the same 3 pairs I pulled but from the same spawn .These are from my F1 darks that hatched 9/11 with my very first golds !

 

[coralbandit]

Time to show off the 5 month old Super red BNPs ! I have a batch from every month since December growing in different tanks !


^^These guys are the oldest and largest of 5 different batches !^^
And FINALLY some White Albino swordtails ! I quietly worked very hard on them this last winter …

 

[coralbandit]

 

[coralbandit]

 

[coralbandit]

Finally fry from my red Alpha swordtails have grown into sexable juvies !



It takes both colors to get the female alpha color ..
The males are the Ruby reds and the females are the Alpha color …
These are the latest introduction to swordtails and still not seen all that often today ..
Psyched to have these cooking in the fish room . These are from the 4 I brought back from the auction in Connecticut ..

 

[angelcraze]

First time I saw this thread! Thanks for sharing your breeding projects. I would love some of those purple kribs one day

 

[e_watson09]

Wow these fish are all stunning! Thank you for sharing!

 

[Thedudeiam94]

Really like the look of these guys!

 

[coralbandit]

First time I saw this thread! Thanks for sharing your breeding projects. I would love some of those purple kribs one day

Wow these fish are all stunning! Thank you for sharing!

Thanks you guys I really enjoy fish more then just rams !
For me just keeping fish is not enough ..I must breed some of fish that I see ...

Really like the look of these guys!

The dark black rams are still a work in progress. Although striking in appearance their disposition needs some work .. They are mean fish to each other … Not sure why ?