Pictures of fry :)

[db2inst1]

Melissa, thats good growth since the last one. Nice pics too, i could never get decent pics. They are on the move all the time.

[Melissa]

Melissa, thats good growth since the last one. Nice pics too, i could never get decent pics. They are on the move all the time.

Thank you Visu! I'm trying to get this breeding thing right and I'm pretty excited about this batch I can't wait to see what they look like when they get a little bigger and their patterns come out.
It is pretty hard getting pics. It helps to flood them with BBS first so they stop swimming all over the place and just start pecking at the brine shrimp in front of them. Slows them down enough that I can get a few decent ones. A lot still turn out blurry though LOL I think i take 100 pics and only use like 3.

[Melissa]

very outstanding!! Great work and WOW the size of them!!

Thank you! I see you're new to the forum also, WELCOME!!!

[Melissa]

A quick update via the trusty ol camera phone :-) 4 weeks and 2 days i believe...

[Second Hand Pat]

Melissa, wasn't there a dime there a short time ago??

[Melissa]

5 weeks old tomorrow :-)

They are FAT lol 3-4 have weird bottom fins. The hard rays look underdeveloped and Im pretty sure i should cull them but i dont have the heart to do it! AHH!

[Melissa]

A few more. I see a few spots emerging which is cool! Maybe some of them will turn out like mom!

[Melissa]

A few more. I see a few spots emerging which is cool! Maybe some of them will turn out like mom!

[Second Hand Pat]

Darn Melissa, they have really grown. I didn't see any odd fins. If you feel a few should be culled, easier now then later.

[wendy9722]

Wow!! They are growing up fast. Your doing a really good job with them. Where are the pics of the parents? I was looking and couldnt find any????
Anyway, keep up the great work.

Take care,
Wendy

[William Palumbo]

Very nice Melissa!...you're doing a great job raising them up...Bill

[Melissa]

Darn Melissa, they have really grown. I didn't see any odd fins. If you feel a few should be culled, easier now then later.

You're right Pat. It will be easier to do it now than later.
In my last post, the second to last picture there's a fish on the left with the underdeveloped hard rays thing going on.

Wow!! They are growing up fast. Your doing a really good job with them. Where are the pics of the parents? I was looking and couldnt find any????
Anyway, keep up the great work.

Take care,
Wendy

Yours right Wendy! I'm looking for some decent pics of the parents. I'll post them in a minute. Thanks!

Very nice Melissa!...you're doing a great job raising them up...Bill

Thanks Bill!!! It's nice to see hard work pay off like this. They're turning out kinda nice so far

I have a question though... Sme of them have this BIG bulging chest thing going on.... Is that a 'deformity'? Or is it normal? Someone told me it's from over-feeding, but I thought there's no such thing as over feeding fry! Lol they do have a fatty high protein diet... Mostly CBWs because they love em :P any thoughts anyone?

[William Palumbo]

Have a pic of it? Is it there all the time, or only during/after feedings?...Bill

[jimg]

Nice! big for a month old too.
mine grow a lot less than 1/2 that, if that! good job!

[Melissa]

Have a pic of it? Is it there all the time, or only during/after feedings?...Bill

The second to last picture is an example of what I'm talking about... Big protruding 'chest' on that guy.
They're like that all of the time.

Nice! big for a month old too.
mine grow a lot less than 1/2 that, if that! good job!

Thank you Jim!!