Frank's F1 Growouts from Wild Parents - A Pleasant Surprise!

[fljones3]

Thanks Shan. Sorrowful but not desponding.
Do give an update on your thread about the present state of your tank and plans forward. We all are rooting for your success.

Sorry Frank my dude. Hang in there

[fljones3]

The male ate a little FDBW this morning. He is also moving around more. Per Al's direction, I started Metro and will add the other meds upon arrival. 10-14 day treatment.
That was encouraging. All the meds are due by Friday.

[peewee1]

The male ate a little FDBW this morning. He is also moving around more. Per Al's direction, I started Metro and will add the other meds upon arrival. 10-14 day treatment.
That was encouraging. All the meds are due by Friday.

Is the fry count holding at 20?

[fljones3]

Yes, still at 20. Those little fry are leaving way more visible waste than the last few weeks. They are devouring everything put in the tank.
I am thinking I might have to go with 2 WC a day. We will see. They are looking good.

A too dark a shot this morning during BBS feeding.

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Is the fry count holding at 20?

[LizStreithorst]

Your babies are stunning.

[fljones3]

Thanks Liz. Under a lot of (good) pressure to steward them through to adult for their mother's sake.

Your babies are stunning.

[LizStreithorst]

You really need to ship some when they are still small and easy to ship. What ever will you do with 20 adults? They would look stunning in a huge tank that imitated conditions in the Amazon, but are you up to that? I very large tank will be necessary at some point and by then they will be much more difficult to ship and stress inducing to ship.

[Second Hand Pat]

You really need to ship some when they are still small and easy to ship. What ever will you do with 20 adults? They would look stunning in a huge tank that imitated conditions in the Amazon, but are you up to that? I very large tank will be necessary at some point and by then they will be much more difficult to ship and stress inducing to ship.

What Liz?? you considering a move to the wild side lol.
Pat

[LizStreithorst]

Just considering, not planning on it.

[fljones3]

What am I doing to do with 28 adults?
Don't know. I could remove our 7-8 foot couch ... lol.

You really need to ship some when they are still small and easy to ship. What ever will you do with 20 adults? They would look stunning in a huge tank that imitated conditions in the Amazon, but are you up to that? I very large tank will be necessary at some point and by then they will be much more difficult to ship and stress inducing to ship.

[fljones3]

Shipping? Don't know.
But you can always PM if you move from considering to planning.
I have not really set down and given it a lot of thought. I have just been enjoying the process.

Just considering, not planning on it.

[LizStreithorst]

OK. I have the tank space, but this is a big step for me so I need tome to think more. Thank you, Frank.

[fljones3]

I have been enjoying the fish so much that I have not given a lot of thought about the next 6 weeks. I need to get ahead of the curve on this one sooner rather than later.

[fljones3]

No problem. No rush, Liz. I have some thinking to do also.
The issue is you get attached to these little guys.

OK. I have the tank space, but this is a big step for me so I need tome to think more. Thank you, Frank.

[LizStreithorst]

Choose the best to keep yourself. Try not to choose all the largest ones. There's a better chance they will be males. When when I contact you (it will be 3 weeks or a month from now) choose for me and all the other people who will want them from the rest. I may be able to point you to where you can buy good bags of the right thickness. I havent Googled it lately but I bet there are lots of videos out there on how to bag fish and how to make a fish box. I might just be your first shipping experiment!