I now have five breeding pairs...

[terd ferguson]

Five? The smaller jag pair laid eggs some time during the night.

 

[Cichlidgeek]

And you're going to have a million babies

 

[armac]

lot of algae buildup, the fry will love that

 

[Citrinellus]

Mind sending one of em my way?

 

[D-Train]

No kidding a million babies.... What do you do with all of them?

 

[AreoN]

No kidding a million babies.... What do you do with all of them?

convert them to $$$

 

[terd ferguson]

And you're going to have a million babies

The larger jags typically have 1,000 to 2,000. The loisellis, on the other hand, have around 4,000.

lot of algae buildup, the fry will love that

They do love it. That's why I don't clean it off. I went through a time when I left the lights on 24/7 for a couple of months so the TSN's I used to have wouldn't be able to eat any tankmates at night. The water stayed clear due to a UV Sterilizer, but I got a lot of growth on surfaces. But, like you said, the fry ended up loving this stuff.

Mind sending one of em my way?

I'll tell you what, come on down and take all you want.

No kidding a million babies.... What do you do with all of them?

I have been letting nature take it's course. The fry would disappear over a few weeks. But, each group of fry would last longer and longer. I now have a group of about 50 jag fry from the larger pair that are over 2" TL now. Their numbers are no longer being reduced through predation. It seems they have reached sufficient size to survive on their own.

One of my goals with this tank was to prove that I could get fry to survive to grow out with multiple breeding pairs of guapotes. It would seem now I'm pretty close to reaching that goal. I've offered some for sale locally with not many takers. I don't really want to go through the hassle of shipping one or two at a time for peanuts. I really don't know what I'll do if they all start to survive this long (or longer).

convert them to $$$

I wish. Not many locals are interested. And there's only so many the couple of LFS's can take.

 

[terd ferguson]

The loiselli fry became free swimming today making three generations in the tank at the same time. The smaller jag pair pictured above are taking good care of their eggs. The large jag pair have laid eggs again today, making two generations of their fry in the tank at the same time (when the new eggs hatch). All in all, six seperate batches of fry between three pairs in the tank at the same time. There would have been more had the motas' eggs not fuzzed over a few days ago.

 

[terd ferguson]

The smaller jags' fry have hatched and there's a ton for their first try.

 

[arherp]

I'm jealous man! Nice fish, nice project!