Finally .... Cubans laid eggs

[Fishnthehood]

Woke up this morning and to my surprise.[video=youtube;IO65gN44U34]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO65gN44U34[/video]

 

[aclockworkorange]

Sweet. I took some pics of my Cuban fry last night.

 

[Fishnthehood]

How long before the eggs hatched?

 

[aclockworkorange]

Umm hmm... Probably around day 4 and they were free swimming by about 7 days. I didn't really keep track because I was so busy at the time. I had tank set at 82 degrees, started them off on frozen baby brine shrimp and now they're eating NLS flake a few times a day. Gonna move them on to .5mm pellets soon.

 

[Fishnthehood]

nice thanks for the info. How many fry do you have?

 

[aclockworkorange]

nice thanks for the info. How many fry do you have?

Around 100. They spawned on an awkward surface so a good number of eggs weren't fertilized, I've lost maybe 20 fry altogether from natural causes. This pair has put out huge spawns of hundreds of fry though. I'm honestly really glad there's only 100, if there were much more they would constantly harrass the parents because they would need so much food.

In related news, anyone interested in Cuban fry? CHEAP.

 

[Fishnthehood]

lol .... You werent able to sale any to any local fish stores in your area?

 

[R0B]

Gratz on the the spawn! Looks like you have an awesome start to your fish room. Lots more space

 

[Fishnthehood]

Thanks Rob. Can't wait until it's done.

 

[AcsFoolMike]

Congrats on the first spawn bro! Tanks and fish are all looking good.

Is it just me, or was the other Cuban nowhere to be found through that entire video?