All born on Friday 25/9/15

[aquaman45]

Friday was a good day for me, went in the fish house to check if the blackies had delivered and found 8 new 5 Star Pearl pups (4 pairs) later that day one of the female blackies delivered me my first ever P13.
Here they are, only 6 Pearl pups in the pic, the others I found later so not in the group shot.

 

[ShadowStryder]

Congrats on all the pups Richard. Stellar pups, those P13 are dynamite looking. Nice clean big spots. Yummy.......

 

[Daz123]

Congrats mate p13 are stunners

 

[jettefrances17]

Good day indeed. Congrats. Love the p13

 

[jim barry]

Hi Richard that's fantastic news especially chuffed for you on the P13 given you waited so long. How was the birth? Was It in the night and did you divide the mum? Just curious since this is your first black pups and interested if the parents acted any different to other species or not. Pearls are top class as always mate massive congratulations to you buddy, very well deserved!!

 

[topkat20]

well done Richard pearls look super

 

[aquaman45]

Congrats on all the pups Richard. Stellar pups, those P13 are dynamite looking. Nice clean big spots. Yummy.......

Thanks Don,
They are pretty much what I was looking to create. The mother is a pure wild caught BD and the father is no other than Elton for those who remember me posting pics of him as a tiny pup, he is a big spot BD/LEO, still only 12" disc, he was bred by rarayray (Giles) and although the pick of the bunch he was always very small compared to his siblings.

Congrats mate p13 are stunners

Cheers!

Good day indeed. Congrats. Love the p13

Thank you!

Hi Richard that's fantastic news especially chuffed for you on the P13 given you waited so long. How was the birth? Was It in the night and did you divide the mum? Just curious since this is your first black pups and interested if the parents acted any different to other species or not. Pearls are top class as always mate massive congratulations to you buddy, very well deserved!!

Hi Jim,

Didn't notice any difference at all from the other rays, female has a couple of clamp marks on her mid to lower disc and the male had a small amount of what looked like sperm fragments hanging out of one clasper so the signs are there that they mated again soon after. He is showing no interest in his girl at all, she is feeding as normal and still looks very fat as she did prior to becoming gravid so all good. Waiting for the other girl to drop now, Elton is also the father of these, fingers crossed all goes well, should be any time now.

Many thanks Jim.

well done Richard pearls look super

Thanks Terry mate.

 

[aquaman45]

Here is a video showing the parents.

 

[Small Dave]

Friday was a good day for me, went in the fish house to check if the blackies had delivered and found 8 new 5 Star Pearl pups (4 pairs) later that day one of the female blackies delivered me my first ever P13.
Here they are, only 6 Pearl pups in the pic, the others I found later so not in the group shot.View attachment 1142157 View attachment 1142158 View attachment 1142159

What beautiful pups Richard. The P13's are amazing, you must be thrilled.

 

[Jimr]

Congrats. Really nice.