G. balzanii Spawned Yesterday!

[Dan F]

Yesterday morning I noticed my pair (I know they are harem brooders, but out of the four juvies I bought I only got one female) of balzanii acting funny. Upon closer examination, they had laid eggs. By noon she had covered them in a fine layer of sand. Today it appears that she may have picked them up.

I don't hold out a ton of hope for fry on the first spawn, but it would definitely be cool! Anyhow, just wanted to share...

 

[rich_one]

Gorgeous! Congrats, man! I hope I get some activity from mine soon!

-Rich

 

[ryansmith83]

Beautiful! I'm growing out some F1s from Peter right now, though they're only about 1 - 1.5" yet. I didn't like the big humps on the males at first, but the more I see pictures like these, the more they grow on me. I hope mine are as yellow as the ones I'm seeing here.

Care to share your water parameters?

 

[jakeca77]

very nice!

 

[halconGT]

wonderful, it's spectacular the breeding way of balzaani

 

[JK47]

Congrats Dan! I am with Ryan, what's your water perams?

 

[Dan F]

Gorgeous! Congrats, man! I hope I get some activity from mine soon!

-Rich

Thanks!

Beautiful! I'm growing out some F1s from Peter right now, though they're only about 1 - 1.5" yet. I didn't like the big humps on the males at first, but the more I see pictures like these, the more they grow on me. I hope mine are as yellow as the ones I'm seeing here.

Care to share your water parameters?

Thanks!
Water is at about 68F, I have them in the garage with a heater turned to its lowest setting. The pH is 7.6 with 6 degrees of hardness. Nitrates are low - I haven't tested in a long time, but it is a 75 with just the pair of balzanii, four Corydoras paleatus, and 10 Bloodfin Tetras and I change 8 gallons/day automatically.

very nice!

Thanks!

wonderful, it's spectacular the breeding way of balzaani

Yes, the male is awesome...

Congrats Dan! I am with Ryan, what's your water perams?

Thanks! As I mentioned, the water is slightly hard and basic, but I suspect it is the temperature that has more to do with it.

 

[darippa]

Great shot of those eggs in the sand. Nice job!

 

[BayArea_510]

where did u get the balzani? Where can i find some largish ones

 

[Dan F]

Great shot of those eggs in the sand. Nice job!

Thanks! I'm really glad I noticed, or I wouldn't even know they had spawned (she isn't near as obvious that she is holding eggs as my steindachneri).

where did u get the balzani? Where can i find some largish ones

I picked them up at The Wet Spot, but they were tiny (an inch or so) and grow fairly slowly at first. I've had them for about a year and a half.