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RexFish
06-29-2009, 10:00 AM
Yesterday i took out a breeding pair of H. Temporalis from my 135 and sold two Nics, which left 7 Atabapos and one one C. Amazonarum. To this i added two more Atabapos. This morning i see that a pair had laid eggs, i guess the Temporalis pair didnt let them breed. All i need to do is move the Amazonarum to see if any others will pair off.
Here are some pictures of them
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n472/ECAquatics/Fish/IMG_2085.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n472/ECAquatics/Fish/IMG_2084.jpg
http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n472/ECAquatics/Fish/IMG_2109.jpg
peathenster
06-29-2009, 10:34 AM
Very nice! Hope you'll have better luck than me :)
RexFish
06-29-2009, 10:56 PM
Very nice! Hope you'll have better luck than me :)

Not much luck, just got back and they are gone already. Hopefully they pair up again.
Polyptasaurus
06-29-2009, 11:03 PM
mmmmmmmm.... i love me some severums
peathenster
06-29-2009, 11:37 PM
Could they have been picked up?
Ruck Fules
06-30-2009, 2:01 AM
Eric, that's good news. How many do we have....13 including the original pair right?
RexFish
06-30-2009, 8:20 AM
Could they have been picked up?
I hope they were


Eric, that's good news. How many do we have....13 including the original pair right?

No, i wish we had 13 but its only 9 counting the two original ones.
Loves severums
06-30-2009, 9:25 AM
good luck!:D nice severums.
peathenster
06-30-2009, 9:42 AM
I hope they were

Are there empty egg shells (light gray)? Also, the female should have her mouth shut and refuses to eat....
RexFish
06-30-2009, 10:02 AM
good luck!:D nice severums.

Thanks

Are there empty egg shells (light gray)? Also, the female should have her mouth shut and refuses to eat....

No, no egg shells and everyone just ate. Hoping that the second time around i can have some wigglers.
Ruck Fules
06-30-2009, 1:22 PM
I hope they were




No, i wish we had 13 but its only 9 counting the two original ones.


Oh yeah, we divided it with Sean. He probably killed or sold his group already :D.
peathenster
06-30-2009, 3:04 PM
No, no egg shells and everyone just ate. Hoping that the second time around i can have some wigglers.

IME they usually pick up ~48 hours after spawning, which means they'll have to be able to defend the eggs for that long...

Maybe you can move their "favorite object" to one end of the tank, and stick a divider in there after they spawn next time? Worked for me....with some unexpected complications....
LouieV
06-30-2009, 4:16 PM
wow....mine havent spawned yet.. the female drop her tube but no egg laying??? ughh..Good Luck though...
RexFish
06-30-2009, 8:27 PM
IME they usually pick up ~48 hours after spawning, which means they'll have to be able to defend the eggs for that long...

Maybe you can move their "favorite object" to one end of the tank, and stick a divider in there after they spawn next time? Worked for me....with some unexpected complications....

I think that right now they are trying to figure out who is the dominant one, since i took out some fish and added two more.
I had a pair in a separate tank by them selves but nothing happened so i decided to put them all together.

wow....mine havent spawned yet.. the female drop her tube but no egg laying??? ughh..Good Luck though...
Thanks, just move some fish around and see if that helps.
RexFish
07-07-2009, 10:32 AM
On Saturday i took out the Amazonarum to leave the Atabapos alone and today i see that a pair had layed eggs. There also seemes to be another pair trying to lay eggs. Hopefully i get some fry this time.

http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n472/ECAquatics/Fish/IMG_2230.jpg

Going to try and put a video on here later on today.
peathenster
07-07-2009, 11:04 AM
congrats man! they always like vertical surfaces.
RexFish
07-07-2009, 11:09 AM
congrats man! they always like vertical surfaces.

Thanks, i just hope this time they make it past one day.
RexFish
07-08-2009, 10:09 AM
Just cheked and it seems like the male has the eggs in his mouth. He didn't eat when i gave them food, so i guess they are in there.

Heres a video of them right before the spawn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD2V7Mn_9Cg
peathenster
07-08-2009, 11:46 AM
That's good news! Nice tank setup too.
RexFish
07-08-2009, 7:53 PM
That's good news! Nice tank setup too.

Thanks, hopefully i get some fry this time.
straitjacketstar
07-08-2009, 11:57 PM
Dude, you need to dicth that black gravel and lace rock for some playsand and branchy a$$ wood. Perfection right there with that stunning a group of sevs.
I call dibs on fry!!! :headbang2
RexFish
07-09-2009, 9:37 AM
Dude, you need to dicth that black gravel and lace rock for some playsand and branchy a$$ wood. Perfection right there with that stunning a group of sevs.
I call dibs on fry!!! :headbang2
I would, just dont have the $ for it. Been wanting to get rid of that black gravel for some time now.
RexFish
07-09-2009, 9:42 AM
I just looked at the tank and saw that another pair had just layed eggs, more than the other pair. lets see if more of them pair off.
Ive noticed that they like to put their eggs on the rocks and not the ceramic pots i have in there, I guess they like the rough surface better.
RexFish
07-14-2009, 1:20 PM
I just caught the dominant pair, and when i took out the female she spat these guys out.

http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n472/ECAquatics/Fish/IMG_2301.jpg
Ruck Fules
07-14-2009, 1:28 PM
I just caught the dominant pair, and when i took out the female she spat these guys out.

http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n472/ECAquatics/Fish/IMG_2301.jpg

:headbang2, that's cool. Have you talked to Sean about his schedule this coming weekend? You need those sponge filters.
peathenster
07-14-2009, 1:37 PM
congrats man!
RexFish
07-14-2009, 2:23 PM
congrats man!

Thanks
LouieV
07-14-2009, 3:57 PM
Hey rex thanks for the Advice.... my Female laid eggs and im just waiting...also when they hatch should I remove the female for she can spit out the frys for I can feed them in a 5 gallon??? or leave them with her??
RexFish
07-14-2009, 4:31 PM
Hey rex thanks for the Advice.... my Female laid eggs and im just waiting...also when they hatch should I remove the female for she can spit out the frys for I can feed them in a 5 gallon??? or leave them with her??

Is the pair in a community tank? Either way i would just leave the female there because the fry are inside her mouth, so theres no danger. If its the first time they have layed eggs then i wouldnt expect fry untill the second time around, but you never know. It was a week from the time they layed eggs till today, but i would wait longer so that when you do take them out they have a higher chance of survival on their own.