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The same pair spawned for me again. I took a brief video tonight, but will need to upload it to Youtube for posting here. Also, the first batch of fry has been growing well and should be ready for distribution in earlt spring. I will try to shoot a video of them on or before the weekend.
Jeff, I don't have the space right now for another large spcies. There's still the chance of getting some T. depressum or T. sparmannii, but those would be available only in very small quantities, if at all.
Here's what I do (nothing special, really). I purchased a group of five from Mark Denaro a while back. He got them from a breeder in Germany. Two fish paired off while I was holding the group in a small (10G) quarantine tank and spawned three times. The first two times they ate all their eggs...
...this one is for Jeff
Jeff, I hate to rub it in, but my second pair of ruweti spawned again today. I pulled the eggs tonight.:biggrin: I wouldn't blame you if you decided to pull out of our sabinae breeding contest.:wink:
Jim: I couldn't agree more. I never acquire a species only to get rid of it after the first spawn.
The problem with the WACMP is that we all have good intentions, but very little time. Whatever entries you have for me, for example, is probably outdated. But there might be a better place to...
Jeff, I'm still sitting on the fences as to whether do this or not (tank space). Two other species to consider would be N. transvestitus and P. humilis Dinkaya. I kept two pairs each way back and failed miserably, due to their high level of aggression (particularly the Dinkaya).
Janos
Jeff, I didn't word my post very well -- I actually meant to refer to you as the master breeder, believe it or not:wink:
I'm trying to locate some depressum, but it's a long shot. If that doesn't work out, we can talk about the ethelwynnae.
Janos
I wouldn't dare to challenge the Master Breeder, would I? Although I know your weak spot, T. ruweti!:biggrin:
You've seen my fishroom, which is only mid-sized. Working with 3-6 species at the same time would be difficult for me to handle. How about picking one species that hasn't been spawned...
2011 Resolution/fundraiser
Ted: I pulled up this old thread. I spawned 2 of the 3 species (alcalicus, ruweti) and just transferred cash for my failed run at the desfontainii. I gave away 11 ruweti and 32 alcalicus to other hobbyists.
I'm doing this again for 2011; the three species are:
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deckerti arrived
The T. cf. deckerti arrived! Unfortunately some died during transit from the Northeast of the U.S. to Nebraska in the cold weather, but I have a pretty good number of survivors. There might be one (or no more than two?) small groups to spare beyond of what I'm keeping for...
Larry: "Underwhelming" is quite an understatement. My other pair actually ate their own eggs after the first two spawns. I learned my lesson and pulled the eggs from the third spawn, and now again for the first spawn by the second pair. Ruweti is actually one of my favorite Tilapia; the stay...
I finally got a spawn from my second pair of T. ruweti. The other pair had spawned three times earlier this year, but didn't do well protecting the eggs. I didn't take a chance with the pair that spawned now and transferred about 2/3 of the eggs into an egg tumbler. There is a small group of...
Anton pointed that that the Tilapia sp. Jewel have recently been ID'd as Tilapia deckert and that the fish I got fromn Joop should now be referred to as T. cf. deckert. The deckerti arrived safely in the U.S. last Thursday, but haven't made the final trip from the Northeast to my place. There...
Mike, you are right on. The T. sp. Jewel that I was referring to in the other thread (http://www.forum.apistogramma.com/showthread.php?t=10761) is now T. cf. deckerti, according to Anton. I was planning on updating the thread once the fish made it into the U.S. -- hopefully this week.
The two Gobiocichla in the tank managed to snag some tholloni fry every day, and the numbers came down to about 20-25. I decided to pull as many tholloni as I could and netted about 15 fry tonight. I'd like to bring up at least enough fish to pass on to two other hobbyists.
I keep them in a 40G Breeder. This is the second time the pair spawned. I always had to keep a constant eye on the male, because of his aggressive personality. Normally, I put the female in the plastic cage, but this time I isolated the male so that the female could stay with the fry.