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 Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:30 am
the fry are a little bit bigger and easier to count. i counted 26 fry. (could be missing some? they hide)
so far total i have lost 5 fry (spread out over a few days) they were all very small so im assuming they just weren't strong enough.
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Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:58 am
i've added a small air stone on low to break up the surface of the water. its been a little scummy and water changes havent been doing anything.
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Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:05 pm
the air stone did its job perfectly. and its a very low air flow so it doesnt blow the fry all over the tank.
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:51 am
away for the weekend. i hope the fry do well till i get back
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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:20 pm
i got a sponge filter for the fry tank. going to attach it first thing when i get home after i do a quick water change. i hope i dont find any more dead fry. its common to find dead ones of course but i still dont like it! not like i have hundreds of them.
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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:21 pm
It must suck to be away from them at this stage! I hope they'll be okay without their surrogate momma.
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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:25 pm
my mother and my sis are now captivated by the fish. my mom gets excited when she sees a nest in one of the males little tanks and they watch the babies. they dont do anything to the tank (cleaning or feeding) for fear of killing them but they tell me that there are baby betta swimming around.
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:49 am
how did i know leaving my fry alone would yield death? lots of dead fry. and i found out my mother left the light on THE WHOLE TIME. the things may have been cooked for all i know. i think i may only have 5 good ones left.
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:53 am
i wish i had more tanks so i can try and spawn these two again AND another pair at the same time.
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:01 pm
im not happy but im not fuming (like i thought i would be)
i'll just try to get the pair to spawn again. i was going to wait till these fry were either a) all grown up or b) all dead but whats the point in waiting? if i end up with any adults from this batch it will only be a few so no worries about space.
im only using the same pair because they have the most experience. more of a chance the dad will take care of his eggs meaning i will have a bigger chance of having more fry which translates into bigger chance of more making it to adulthood.
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:52 pm
At least you'll have a chance to look for the food you want beforehand. Maybe order decapsulated brine shrimp eggs online or something. How are the remaining ones doing?
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:26 pm
wasnt the food. i got them to eat all kinds of other things. they werent getting the water changes AND the light was left on. the temp could have gotten to 90F
if i end up with more i'll get something smaller than brine like rotifers
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:04 pm
well i still have some fry that are doing extremely well from what i can tell.
and their parents are at work yet again to maybe give them more brothers and sisters!
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 3:09 pm
more spawning action! from that same pair. lets see how this goes.
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:48 pm
yay! spawning is finally done and daddy might actually be taking care of his kids this time.
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