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    Default Re: Al's Wild F1 Growouts

    So the little guys did well yesterday. I feed BBS, the flake food Al sent, FDBWs grind into fines (or dust) and BH flake. I did the first mistake a newbie makes and feed to much food but cleaned it all up with a huge water change. They are getting pretty friendly but still run for the bottom of the sponge filter with a wrong move from me.

    Based on Al's thread I am guessing these guys are about 2.5 months old. Being the fry of wild fish they will be smaller then domestics of the same age. Both Al and I have both observed this with previous wild spawns. For folks not familiar with my history with wild fish I have both wild greens and wild blues spawn for me and I have raised with fry. Here's a picture of one of the little guy for reference. Not a great pic, looks better on the iphone lol.

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    All out and munching their BBS . So much for the sponge hiding .

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    They are looking very good Pat. Im glad they made it there well and have settled in for you. As a group this spawn has been extremely healthy and trouble free. Out of 150 fry I think I lost 2 at most. I am really enjoying raising this batch and my wild green x Blue snake crosses right now.

    Best of luck with these guys I am sure they will thrive under your care!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Filip View Post
    All out and munching their BBS . So much for the sponge hiding .
    Thank Filip, actually in the video above they were eating pre-soaked FDBW fines. They will eat BBS but do not seem to excited about it. I may try one more batch of BBS to see if I am reading these fish right.
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    Quote Originally Posted by brewmaster15 View Post
    They are looking very good Pat. Im glad they made it there well and have settled in for you. As a group this spawn has been extremely healthy and trouble free. Out of 150 fry I think I lost 2 at most. I am really enjoying raising this batch and my wild green x Blue snake crosses right now.

    Best of luck with these guys I am sure they will thrive under your care!

    Al
    Thank you Al and I am very grateful you will willing to part with a few of these little guys. They seem to be doing very well with great appetite. They will still hide if I bump the glass but it takes no time before they are out and around. They do tend to stay as a group even when feeding so they are not totally settled yet I suspect.
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    I think I found pictures of both mom and dad from January of 2016.

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    Gorgeous

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    Quote Originally Posted by Second Hand Pat View Post
    I think I found pictures of both mom and dad from January of 2016.

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    yep thats mom and dad.....mom being the one with red eyes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fljones3 View Post
    Gorgeous
    Thank you Frank
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    Quote Originally Posted by brewmaster15 View Post
    yep thats mom and dad.....mom being the one with red eyes.
    Thanks for confirming that Al. So these fish would minimally be four years old. I get them from Mark Jan 2016 and based on size they would be at least a year old.
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    Those parents are sharp! Think your little guys will turn out great.

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    OMG... please if any more spawns then I'd looove to buy a few. One of my "first favorites" (if that makes sense) was just like the mom!
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    I'm so glad Al was able to spawn these and send you some grandkids. I know you were worried about having to ship all of those out. I can't wait to see what they turn into.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hiball1 View Post
    Those parents are sharp! Think your little guys will turn out great.

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    Thanks Sean, I am super happy to have these little guys and suspect they will mature out super nice
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