Orange heads - the first 40 days

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peathenster

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Day -1 - older siblings getting bigger and parents getting "restless" ;)
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Day 0 - separated juvies and parents in the middle of the night. A big patch of eggs in the morning! :D
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Day 11 - first appearance after 2-3 days as eggs and ~7 days in parents' mouths :) Feeding on live bbs already
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Day 17 - growing nicely on live bbs. Looking more like fish :D
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Day 31 - about 3/4". Feeding on decap bbs. No more hatching bbs :headbang2
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Day 37 - just under 1". Feeding on 0.5mm pellets and frozen food (bloodworms and brine shrimps).
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Day 41 - they are just over 1". Feeding on 1mm pellets, flakes and frozen food. See how fast the frozen bw disappear :nilly:
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I always enjoy catching your vids.

That appears to be an incredibly successful spawn - what would you figure as their approximate success rate?
 
Loves severums;4570416; said:
wow nice geo fast eaters :D
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lol I guess sand sifting is not obligatory yet :D

jag123;4570461; said:
I always enjoy catching your vids.

That appears to be an incredibly successful spawn - what would you figure as their approximate success rate?
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Thanks! I think most if not all made it to this point. Will start culling soon tho...

Kezzie;4570466; said:
Wow nice..
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Thanks :)
 
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