Re: BNs spawned

by **timkel** Tue 11 May 2010 - 20:33

The main problem you face is,that it will take several months before they are at a size where lfs will take them and in the meantime you will have several more spawns.I have set up a 3ft tank just for my fry.As my bn's are in a community tank every couple of spawns i just leave them in there,otherwise i would be over run with them.As it is i'm probly down to about 200 fry atm.I have almost sold most of my 1st spawn,and are ready to get another 1 in there.

by **kizno1** Tue 11 May 2010 - 20:41

How old are they before they get to about 1"? the lfs take them about that size. Thats what i was planning on doing only haveing one spawn at a time in the 10G and the others will just have to fend for themself in the tank. It sounds harsh but like you said otherwise i will get over run. how long will it take before they spawn again? because i noticed hes alredy been clearing sand from in and around the same cave he spawned in last time he did this for a few days before the last time they spawned. thanks :]

by **timkel** Wed 12 May 2010 - 4:46

Y our looking at them spawning roughly every 3 weeks.It will take 2 to 3 months before they are a sellable size.Do you have a spare tank for the fry?You will need to do daily wc's while they are small as they are poo machines and this is there most vulnerable stage.

by **kizno1** Thu 13 May 2010 - 19:23

Their yolk sac have almost gone now and they have all turned brown :[ so no albinos. i have the fry in a 10G atm with a air stone and a air filter untill they are big enough for a proper filter.

by **kizno1** Thu 13 May 2010 - 20:01

This is what they look like now
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by **Nataliey** Thu 13 May 2010 - 22:16

Wow they are cute

by **kizno1** Fri 14 May 2010 - 17:51

Lol. They ate for the first time today they had a bit of microwaved courgette.

by **Nataliey** Fri 14 May 2010 - 19:56

mmm...yum!

by **kizno1** Fri 14 May 2010 - 19:59

Lol. im going to try and get a albino long fin female for the male now so if its a pure longfin i will get 100% longfin albino fry from them which sell alot better around hear. Or if i cant get one im going to cross one of the female fry back with the dad to get 25% albino 25% brown and 50% brown but that have the albino gene like the fry i have atm.

by **Nataliey** Fri 14 May 2010 - 20:03

sounds interesting but complicated to me, would love to see albino fry...i love albino fish they are goregous Love

by **kizno1** Fri 14 May 2010 - 20:09

The albino long fin are amazing have a look on google some of the males are really ice. TBH its fairly simple. the albino male is aa and the brownn female is AA captual is the doninant gene so when they have fry and each one passes a gene down the fry wil be Aa so they will show the brown because its doninant but they will have the albino gene. So if i then cross the fry Aa with the male aa i will get 50% aa (so albino) and 50 % Aa ( so brown but with the albino gene) does that make scence?

by **Nataliey** Fri 14 May 2010 - 20:15

Yes definately it explainns things to me anyway Very Happy

by **kizno1** Fri 14 May 2010 - 20:18

good good. we had to do it in science so it was fairly easy to understand. its the same with longfin and short fine. the long fin gene is dominat like the brown gene and the short fin gene is like the albino one.

by **timkel** Sun 16 May 2010 - 21:06

I wouldnt reccomend cross breeding with siblings.

by **kizno1** Tue 18 May 2010 - 16:03

Why? one generation shouldnt do anything to them.

by **kizno1** Tue 18 May 2010 - 19:31

They have been eating really well they are eating boiled spinage and microwaves courgett. ive also tryied lettice, cucumber and peas but they seem to prefer spinage and courgett. im replacing it every 12 hours so it doesnt mess up the water. there about 1.5cm now including tail. Ill try and get some pics soon.

by **kizno1** Mon 24 May 2010 - 18:00

I finally got some pics today. Their just over 1.5cm now.
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Their on the 15g that the apisto used to be in now and the other fish have upgraded to a 21G

by **Irish_Lass** Mon 24 May 2010 - 18:53

Look like happy wee babies Kiz!

by **kizno1** Mon 24 May 2010 - 18:57

Yh only need to grown 1cm more and a few lfs are going to take them off me for about £1 each. that courgette was put in there last night and all that was left before i took it out a few hours ago was the skin. their shredding what ever goes in the tank. Theres about 100. Im trying to get a albino longfin bn for the 30G and a trio or pair of chocolate zebra plecs, clown plecs, or starlight bns to try breeding in the 21G.

by **kizno1** Sat 5 Jun 2010 - 14:09

There between 1.5 and 2.5 cm now so theres a few that are almost ready to sell. Im pretty sure there going to spawn again soon the male has been clearing out caves for the last few days.

by **kizno1** Sun 6 Jun 2010 - 11:08

The parents spawned again. there must be between 150 and 200 eggs they cover half the cave.

by **aly_starh** Sun 6 Jun 2010 - 11:36

Ahhh!

Lol, good luck selling all the fry!

by **kizno1** Sun 6 Jun 2010 - 11:37

One of my lfs are going to take 25- 50 off me for £2 each. I might just leave this lot to survive in the tank or im going to get overrun with fry.

by **aly_starh** Sun 6 Jun 2010 - 12:47

Oooohhh, thats a good profit! Smile

by **kizno1** Sun 6 Jun 2010 - 12:59

Yh and all ive had to spend money one is courgette and spinage ive only spent about £8 rasing them so far and they will be redy to sell in another 2-4 weeks. im trying to get my lfs to swap 10 of my normal bns for 5 starlight ones which are worth alot more or some albino longfins.

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