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    I think mine are not developing as should. They have 20days, they lost interest in egg yolk and prefer bbs. However they are not growing. There are more less the same size as 10days ago. Around 25 fries are leaving in 5 gallons with 3 times per day water change.

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    thanks for the input Pablos, think my tub will hold about 10gal , makes you wonder if you had over 100 what size they would be , I moved my fry when on the parents between 10 and 20 days into an 18" cube (20gal) so think I will move them if they survive this time about the 20 day mark , are yours discus shape thanks any pics of your set up and fry appreciated
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    There are tiny, maybe 6mm and I don’t see them growing much last week or so. Good think is that I haven’t lost one during that time.

    What warns me is that comparing to some online photos there are too small for their age.

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=...&v=Brm9xzg9_qw

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    Quote Originally Posted by pablos View Post
    There are tiny, maybe 6mm and I don’t see them growing much last week or so. Good think is that I haven’t lost one during that time.

    What warns me is that comparing to some online photos there are too small for their age.

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=...&v=Brm9xzg9_qw
    Interesting some are much smaller than just others, are they somehow mix strains?
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    All are the same size, it’s camera perspective. Those ‘smaller’ are the bottom of a container, since bigger are swimming closer to the surface.

    Aren’t they too small for their age?


    Yes, they do look on the small size. Also some hybrid are slow growing, I end up
    making more water changes just to get the size up.

    Cliff
    Last edited by CliffsDiscus; 11-03-2020 at 04:20 PM.

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    Well I have managed to get 18 from a small batch of eggs, they are now 20 days old from free swimming , they have their discus shape now, my question is I have them in a small tub with a continuous flow of filtered water makes it easier to clean and them to find their food without using too much energy , I am doing app 1/3 of the large water container every day , think I will give them another week and then step them up to a larger container
    https://photos.app.goo.gl/iHnnKGwTaazgkAj19

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    Quote Originally Posted by blueeyes View Post
    Well I have managed to get 18 from a small batch of eggs, they are now 20 days old from free swimming , they have their discus shape now, my question is I have them in a small tub with a continuous flow of filtered water makes it easier to clean and them to find their food without using too much energy , I am doing app 1/3 of the large water container every day , think I will give them another week and then step them up to a larger container
    https://photos.app.goo.gl/iHnnKGwTaazgkAj19
    They look great, please post future updates.

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    Well they are app 5 weeks old now and seem to be doing well , starting to wean them onto BH/granules/flake/, they are taking micro worms as well , still in a tub within a tub with circulating water all the time and app 50% wc daily, have a tank ready for them which I have divided with a sponge so they dont have to look far for food, so once completely of the BBS will move them here is a link https://photos.app.goo.gl/bWnY7TfoxuTEyx9P9

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    Default Re: Artificial rearing (trying my hand need help please )

    Looking good mate. Do you have any pics of the parents?

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    Will see if I can get them to load lol they are Scarlet S/Skins , but always get the fry till free swimming then eat them thanks for your comments, well try as I might cant get pics to upload at all on this forum despite doing it numerous times in the past , and thats after resizing etc etc so here is a couple of links https://photos.app.goo.gl/rgCWNhzxLTyj5jUn9 https://photos.app.goo.gl/BgE4WKUcpZxVmW956

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    Mine are two weeks older than yours, but I have also raised them
    artificially. Thanks Cliff!!
    They have been moved to the own aquarium yesterday.

    I’m feeding them with BH and changing water twice a day, and they might eat all the day

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    Looking good Pablos , I just get get the pics to upload at all tried everything lol

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    Your pair looks great!

    As far as image uploads are concerned, I prefer using a file-sharing site such as imgur where I can post all my images. From there, you can get share links for BBCode forums which will allow you to share the image(s).

    Before uploading to imgur, I like to resize them to something more suitable for sharing. If you open the image in a program such as Paint.NET, there is a resize option in the menu. I like to keep it around 600x800.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pablos View Post
    Mine are two weeks older than yours, but I have also raised them
    artificially. Thanks Cliff!!
    They have been moved to the own aquarium yesterday.

    I’m feeding them with BH and changing water twice a day, and they might eat all the day

    7F3C489B-5FD5-41EF-B5D8-61815F9C6CEA.jpeg
    14B8F5FD-546E-42F5-9C31-CDCF8B79694C.jpeg
    Pablos,
    Congrats, well done they look nice and fat.

    Cliff

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    Default Re: Artificial rearing (trying my hand need help please )

    try this for pics

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