Initial EBJD breeding program...not to successful.

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I started an EBJD breeding program by purchasing 5 small fish at my LFS (at 11.00/piece and the beautiful colors it was a steal). I knew that these wouldn't be key players early on, but I was hoping to have them around to introduce as potential new males and females for my next generation. One thing I learned about having an extensive breeding program for any fish is that you always need to be aquaring and introducing better fish to improve your specific line. A breeder can degenerate their bloodline quickly and thoroughly with the introduction of poor fish.

I only had one tank and that was my CA/SA tank. I put in a breeder box and it worked fine, the little guys where in their box and couldn't get out. The process was working well for over two weeks, success.

This weekend I overfilled the tank to a level in the breeder box allowed for the fish to get out. while doing my morning feeding on Sunday, I noticed that members of my CA/SA had indeed been eating all night long.:WHOA: Only two small pieces of the five EBJD's were left.:cry::cry: I was devasted. I just felt bad that such beautiful fish became a midnight snack. The $55.00 didn't hurt but not as bad as seeing the little critters become part of an elevated nitrate/nitrite level in my tank.

This weekend I am starting my new EBJD breeding program in earniest with the aquisition of some breeding size fish. I will be picking up about 4 to 5 larger fish this weekend from vaious local sources. I am very excited. I'll start a new thread to keep you posted.

Enjoy!
 
With a project like this you really need more tanks. I would get a few more tanks like some 40 breeders and get some more ebjd to grow out in them.
 
Fish, like most things, are cyclical. Currently, I have found about 9-10 large (above 8 inch or more) JD and EBJD's. I am going to try and get at male EDJD first then I will add females JD's until I get a pair to match-up. Once I get one I do plan to get additional tanve been hittiks. I hadn't planned on buying them so soon, but ow do you pass up 1 to 1.25 inch EBJD's at 11.00 a piece. In my neck of the woods they start at 20.00 when your lucky, 24.99 normally.

I've been hitting CL and will have a batch of tanks shortly. Also the next Petco sale at a dollar a gallon, I clean up there.
 
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