Added a still photo at seven weeks that better shows the color developing.
Your fry look good. I like your tank too.
Chris
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."~ Mahatma Gandhi
Added a still photo at seven weeks that better shows the color developing.
They are surely coloring up now, and a lot of blue sheen to the base. I think they will be nice adults! Great job with them!
I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it.. - W. C. Fields
Joan R
Great thread & great fish.
Thanks for sharing.
Joan - I have to make sure you look at all my videos, you've apparently got quite an eye. I've been reluctant to jump the gun, but it appears to me now that there are going to be some wide variations in the coloration of the fry. A few of them having gotten quite a darkish blue, while the rest remain light.
Yep, that's to be expected when you have a cross such as your pair. I don't know what you were planning to do with the fry, keep some or try to sell them? In either case they look nice and healthy and you can wait and keep a few of the best looking ones for your community tank. If you want to get serious about breeding them it's always best to have a same strain or similiar strain pair to start out with. I couldn't bear to have mine wasting away at the LFS here, and they were not easy to sell since they were a cross, but luckily I finally found some folks who fell in love with all 12 of them because of their nice shapes and dark red eyes. They didn't mind the blue/copperish coloring.
I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it.. - W. C. Fields
Joan R
Looking good!
Chris
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."~ Mahatma Gandhi
A community tank is what got me into this mess in the first place. I just bought a nice group of 2 1/2 inch assorted discus and the next thing I know I have two spawning pair. If the second pair get it right some day I'm really going to be wondering what to do. I have a couple of individuals who are interested in a portion of the fry and a couple "local" fish stores that actually know something about discus who will take the rest. The one thing about being in Wisconsin is there aren't many discus available, makes the better LFS anxious to get any. I wish this pair was matched, and I wouldn't at all mind getting a good male RT, but so far I haven't pursued it.
I know I'm biased, but here's a pretty cool picture of the parents latest effort.
Thats a nice size spawn.
All the best,
Eddie