Fish Room History, Tour, and Upgrade 2021.
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I decided to reactivate this thread, starting with some posts I made last week concerning two recent Enantiopus melanogenys spawnings. It just seems to make more sense to have these all in one place, rather than buried in the 'What did you do...' thread.
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Now that the fry have started to move about, I count at least 25 little ones from the two broods. These were from two different females, and as I mentioned, it is likely that both broods were multipaternal, so the fry are not all siblings, and should make a nice colony to add to my fishroom. Fingers crossed. It's interesting that although one batch of fry is only one day older than the other, there is a size difference that is apparent already, so obviously they are growing pretty well. I am feeding them 4-5 times per day; the video below shows them feasting on newly-hatched baby brine shrimp.
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Back to the present...
Now that the fry have started to move about, I count at least 25 little ones from the two broods. These were from two different females, and as I mentioned, it is likely that both broods were multipaternal, so the fry are not all siblings, and should make a nice colony to add to my fishroom. Fingers crossed. It's interesting that although one batch of fry is only one day older than the other, there is a size difference that is apparent already, so obviously they are growing pretty well. I am feeding them 4-5 times per day; the video below shows them feasting on newly-hatched baby brine shrimp.
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You are right. The camouflage on the fry is remarkable!
On a side note, I love the knowledge you pour into the African cichlid sections…. For someone who has only dabbled in them a few times over the years, I always learn so much.
On a side note, I love the knowledge you pour into the African cichlid sections…. For someone who has only dabbled in them a few times over the years, I always learn so much.