Liz's Contest Thread

[Second Hand Pat]

Crossing fingers Liz
Pat

[Disgirl]

You might get the box tomorrow, Monday. Maybe just in time to wrap a guard around the lift tube! Good luck,
Barb

[LizStreithorst]

The eggs from my favorite pair were eaten this morning. Next time I'll put in a sponge without a lift tube, give the them a brand new cone that has been blessed by Barb, and put a cage over the eggs.

The other pair has eggs that look good. They have eaten all the white ones and unfortunately some of the good ones.

As an aside, remember my pair of existing fish, the parents of my best fish? I removed them from the contest tank because they had done nothing but eat all their eggs ever since they started spawning again. I was fairly sure that the male was sterile. They spawned the day before the two contest pairs. I had one cage that Barb sent me a while back. After I dribbled meth blue on their eggs I covered their cone with a cage. It turns out that although the male has very low fertility he still has some juice left. They have about 20 wigglers today.

[Disgirl]

Yahooey!!! Those could be some precious fry if the parents can take care of them for awhile.

[Pices]

Wow Liz that’s great news!

[LizStreithorst]

As expected, the eggs from the second pair in the contest tank were eaten overnight.

If the wigglers from the pair that are no longer in the contest attach when they free swim I will start a separate thread about them.

[LizStreithorst]

Oh my! Love is in the water again. All this rubbing, shimmying, and cone pecking is almost too much for an old lady like me. Be still my heart...

[LizStreithorst]

The best spawned shortly after the lights when out last night. I have dribbled meth blue, put the cage over the eggs, and have my fingers crossed yet again.

[LizStreithorst]

Pair two spawned early this afternoon. Way more eggs with these because the female is one of my existing fish, so older. Same drill...meth blue, cage over cone, and this time toes crossed.

[Pices]

I hope the magic happens this time. Every time I get excited for you I jinx it. I’m cautiously hopeful, and will be calmly glued to this thread in the meantime. Ha ha
Patty

[LizStreithorst]

You don't jinx me, Patty. The problem is with me. I am cursed but I keep trying regardless.

This morning there are more white eggs than good eggs with the my number 1 pair, but a ton of good eggs with the number 2 pair.

[LizStreithorst]

No good news. All the number 1 pair's eggs are white and fungused. I pulled of the cage and dad pulled off the bad eggs, cleaned them of in his mouth, and tried to blow them back on the cone. Most of the 2nd pair's eggs are white and I don't have much hope for the rest.

The problem must be with my water. Back when I found that the tea worked for breeding I sold my RO unit. That was a long time ago. I'll have to depend on rain water and it has been very dry here with just enough rain to dampen the ground. They say our best chance of a good rain tomorrow but it is expected to only be a half inch. I set up rain barrels this morning and will hope for the best.

[LizStreithorst]

This is great! We are having a huge downpour! My rain water containers are filling up

[RogueDiscus]

Please ship it to me! Boy, what we wouldn't give for some rain right now.

[LizStreithorst]

Please ship it to me! Boy, what we wouldn't give for some rain right now.

I need to keep mine. Ask Barb if she can ship. She has had so much rain that she's almost floating.