Finally hatched palembangensis

[Fat Homer]

Iirc they can at most survive between 7-10 days from hatching without food... maybe 14 days if they are really tough....

 

[erythrinus]

I don’t think they can get the brine shrimp in their mouths. I now have live ones too but they look like they can’t swallow. My guess is they’re subsiding on infusoria from the plants. All still alive and active though…

 

[tlindsey]

I don’t think they can get the brine shrimp in their mouths. I now have live ones too but they look like they can’t swallow. My guess is they’re subsiding on infusoria from the plants. All still alive and active though…

Great to hear that the fry are feeding on infusoria.

 

[erythrinus]

One more observation to those who manage to spawn this species. I found 12 fry in the parents tank. They are notably skinnier than the group but very much alive. I do not think the parents eat their young. The one other fish in the tank, a datnoid, also seems uninterested…

 

[erythrinus]

Lastly, the datnoid has been with the group of puffers for a few weeks, and they have not nipped once. This demonstrates palembangensis can be kept in a community, something I have long suspected.
I think that they are primarily insectivores. Mine live on earthworms, mealworms and roaches, with the occasional feeder. They’re fat and obviously comfortable enough to spawn.

 

[erythrinus]

Well they’re eating live brine now and I found about 30 fry in parent tank yesterday. I think it should be okay from here. I hate hatching brine shrimp though. What a pain…

 

[erythrinus]

Well, they all seem still alive and eating baby brine. Guess at this point it’ll take a long time to get them to a good size. I cant keep count due to the tank being planted, but I think most are still alive. I’ll get pics when they’re big enough to capture….

 

[Fat Homer]

Congrats on getting them this far… should be as you said just a waiting game now till they start putting on some size…

 

[erythrinus]

Current photos of fry
Growing fast now. Image detail still not great but at least they show up on the image as something more than a black speck. Gorging on baby brine several times a day

 

[phreeflow]

congrats! Perhaps try Microworms as well...I find them easier to deal with than baby brine