Re: New BN fry pics

by **kizno1** Thu 29 Jul 2010 - 23:50

Haha. I couldnt handle getting up early on weekends.

I tryed the first lot on just algae wafers for a few weeks and it cost me a fourtune i want through a pack that costs £5.99 each in 2 weeks where as a courgette costs about 99p and lasts just as long.

by **flip** Thu 29 Jul 2010 - 23:52

yep i tried feeding mainly waffers and it will break ya. im with you it is cheaper to feed veggies and give the waffers like once a week.

by **kizno1** Thu 29 Jul 2010 - 23:58

Thats what i do now. Although i did find some blood worm stick pellets on ebay for £5-6 for 1kg and they have lasted agers.

by **kizno1** Fri 30 Jul 2010 - 1:01

Some of them should be getting bristles soon one was just on the glass so measured it and including tail its 2" long so any day now. They have also been fighting alot more recently nothing bad they just nudge each other and flick sand with there tail. The 1 month old fry seem to have taken to riding and going to to toilet on the banjo catfish which he aint to happy about lol.

by **flip** Sat 31 Jul 2010 - 15:08

they are getting big. your poor banjo, i bet he cant wait till they are gone!!

by **kizno1** Sat 31 Jul 2010 - 15:17

Haha. He doesnt mind to much aslong as he gets to eat the babies. If anything he seems to be alot more active with all of them around.

by **kizno1** Sat 31 Jul 2010 - 15:35

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by **kizno1** Fri 13 Aug 2010 - 18:52

There should be another lot any day now. Its been just over 3 weeks so slightly longer than last time but the male has been in and out of the cave and the female seems to be more active like she normally is before spawning.

by **2tall** Fri 13 Aug 2010 - 19:15

Good for you Kizno!

by **kizno1** Fri 13 Aug 2010 - 19:17

Thanks. I just cant wait till i get some albino fry.

by **2tall** Fri 13 Aug 2010 - 19:19

It'll happen for you!

by **kizno1** Fri 13 Aug 2010 - 19:24

Hopefully. Ive changed my mind on the breeding rack. Im going to go fo 1 big tank instead Im looking for one between 4' x 1.5' x 1.5' - 5 x 2 x 2 and if i can find one im going to look into the cost of making a plywood tank. Then i can set it up for the bns and have a few trios of apisto that will hopefully breed and control the numbers of bn fry. I might drop the snakeheads aswell untill i can get a bigger tank because the assams are the ones i want but they need 40G plus.

by **2tall** Fri 13 Aug 2010 - 19:58

Are you blowing wind again! lol! Eventually you'll run out of options and make a final decision. lol again!

by **kizno1** Fri 13 Aug 2010 - 20:02

Haha im always like this i have about a 100 different ideas of how i could shuffle the tanks around so it might be a while before i run out. I think it will be alot easier to heat one divided tank and then they will be alot easier to move about and then i dont have the trouble of drilling glass because i would go nutty it i messed it up and knowing my luck i would.

by **2tall** Fri 13 Aug 2010 - 20:28

It was just a rib! You want all phases well thought out for sure. You might only have one chance in the near future!

I've have less to deal with at I can't make a final decision yet!. Since I'm waiting on money I have some time.

I had a 75L long bare tank delivered to me yesterday. Brings me to one 75L, 2 37L complete, 1 bare 18L, and 7.5L Hex. I'm not done either!

by **kizno1** Fri 13 Aug 2010 - 20:48

Well the plan atm is to build a 4-5 foot tank and the stocking 1 albino male bn, 3 female (1 albino, 1 albino longfin, 1 brown) and 3-4 trios of apisto 1 trio of Apistogramma Agassizi, 1 trio of fire red Apistogramma Agassizi, 1 trio of Apistogramma Borellii and 1 trio of wild caught apisto of some type.

Thats good thumbup

Any plans on stocking?
Im sure you will have them all set up soon i went from 1 to 4 within a few months lol.

by **kizno1** Mon 16 Aug 2010 - 13:54

Some of the oldest fry look like there getting bristles. There coming around the sides of there face near the gills there tiny but i think they could be bristles. The ones that are getting then seem to be being a bit more territorial and dont like other fry to close to them. The albino female is getting huge so hopefully i will have some albino fry on the way soon.

by **silverrabbit** Mon 16 Aug 2010 - 15:12

Hope you get some albino babies soon

by **2tall** Mon 16 Aug 2010 - 16:12

Are you pacing the floor yet? Ha ha ha!

by **kizno1** Mon 16 Aug 2010 - 16:23

Haha i really hope i do get some soon. I manged to get some pics of her but you cant really see how big she is in the pics
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by **kizno1** Tue 31 Aug 2010 - 15:46

The fry are about 6cm including tail now. There starting to get proper little bristles now.

by **2tall** Tue 31 Aug 2010 - 15:56

Hey, thats good to hear. You should be able to sell some now or soon.

by **kizno1** Tue 31 Aug 2010 - 15:59

Hopefully. Im going to swallow aquatics on sunday. They said i can have £1 each for them so im going to give them a call in the next few days and see how many they want.

by **2tall** Wed 1 Sep 2010 - 4:37

What do mean ask how many! You tell them how many they're going to take! lol!

by **Nataliey** Wed 1 Sep 2010 - 9:22

You got any photos of them kiz now they are bigger?

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