Uaru "orange" spawned
- Thread starter peathenster
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Great fish! I loved watching the video. None of my fish have ever spawned or bred (but I don't keep many pairs 
) so it was interesting for me to watch!
) so it was interesting for me to watch!Congrats Peter!!! That is very cool
Mine turn white on day three everytime if I have not mixed 50% RO and a lot of blackwater extract. The joys of hard water. I have never seen severum breed as much as notatus though. They are like rabbits. Spawn ever week just about.
ryansmith83;3858382; said:I'm going to be a grandpa!
In the meantime, your male notatus has spawned with a second female. These eggs have stuck around for two days but I don't think they're any good. They don't look fertile. Maybe the notatus eggs look different than the H. efasciatus eggs? Or maybe my water's too hard for them to be fertile.
At any rate, I'm glad we could exchange breeding stock.
Mine turn white on day three everytime if I have not mixed 50% RO and a lot of blackwater extract. The joys of hard water. I have never seen severum breed as much as notatus though. They are like rabbits. Spawn ever week just about.
Matt724;3858075; said:
MonteSS;3858974; said:
iloveyouDIE;3858977; said:Great fish! I loved watching the video. None of my fish have ever spawned or bred (but I don't keep many pairs
Thanks!
jworth;3858954; said:
Yep. If nothing else I've learned that I have a pair and that they may prefer vertical surface...
ryansmith83;3858382; said:I'm going to be a grandpa!
In the meantime, your male notatus has spawned with a second female. These eggs have stuck around for two days but I don't think they're any good. They don't look fertile. Maybe the notatus eggs look different than the H. efasciatus eggs? Or maybe my water's too hard for them to be fertile.
At any rate, I'm glad we could exchange breeding stock.
lol I knew he was a "Tiger"
What's your water like? It shouldn't be too bad since your other sevs bred, but like JD mentioned these wilds could be more picky. And did the male seem to have done his thing during spawning?jgentry;3859076; said:
Good info JD. My fish were behaving a bit strange last week...I bumped pH up to 6 and now they are happy again.
peathenster;3859088; said:
Poor guy, had to bump your PH all the way up to 6
It's entirely to much work to get mine to breed successfully. Makes me want to sell all of my amazon fish. Stick with Uruguay, CA, and madagascar.
I've been to busy to sell much. I will be bringing several things to the auction. I'm still undecided on my altifrons and psittacus.
Hmmm, I have other South Americans spawning successfully in my water, including tank-bred sevs, wild Mesonauta, and wild Laetacara. Maybe the notatus are a bit more picky? Or maybe the male isn't sealing the deal. He's too worried about flirting with all of them to settle down and pay attention for five minutes.
Peter, are the uaru guarding and tending the eggs? I'm anxious to see if they're actually good or not. If so, that means Uaru spawn young. They were only about thumbnail size back in April 2009, so they're probably not even a year old yet.
Peter, are the uaru guarding and tending the eggs? I'm anxious to see if they're actually good or not. If so, that means Uaru spawn young. They were only about thumbnail size back in April 2009, so they're probably not even a year old yet.
ryansmith83;3859139; said:Hmmm, I have other South Americans spawning successfully in my water, including tank-bred sevs, wild Mesonauta, and wild Laetacara. Maybe the notatus are a bit more picky? Or maybe the male isn't sealing the deal. He's too worried about flirting with all of them to settle down and pay attention for five minutes.
Peter, are the uaru guarding and tending the eggs? I'm anxious to see if they're actually good or not. If so, that means Uaru spawn young. They were only about thumbnail size back in April 2009, so they're probably not even a year old yet.
That's exactly what he did in my tank too....he only spawned once - as soon as the female started laying eggs he lost interest and went for another female. One wonders what he is flirting for
The eggs were all gone this morning. Many didn't stick to the overflow box to begin with. Will give them a better vertical surface next time. I read some articles - seems like it may take them a few tries to get it right. Still need a dedicated tank for them to raise their young tho
Can you find out when they were born?
dogofwar;3859228; said:
Thanks Matt. Not "done" yet
