Albino San Merah - Wohoo Confirmed

[Larry Bugg]

I got 3 Albino San Merah from Mike Beals last shipment. These guys are beautiful, IMO. Mike told me that two of them were spawning as he was bagging them to send to me. Within a week of being in the QT they spawned again. Couldn't really tell if the one not laying eggs was a male or not. Very small spawn and they ate the eggs the next day. I went down to the fish room this afternoon to find them guarding eggs on the cone. The tubes were still down and the one I am hoping to be a male looks like a male. Time will tell. The eggs look good. Here are some pictures, enjoy.

[wendy9722]

They look GREAT!!!! I hope all goes well with eggs.

[Keith Perkins]

Nice Larry, good luck.

[Cevoe]

Larry,
They are awesome.
One of my favorite strains and even better with eggs.

[Mr.BigBlock]

Wow! Those guys look awesome...the eggs are a bonus! Good luck!

Joie

[DiscusKev]

They look so hot in red, love the redness and their body shape is impressive. I want some =)

[PAR23]

Those look great Larry. I also picked up 4 ASM from Mike but no action on my end.
Good luck with the clutch.

[vera]

What a fish! the one fully solored is outstanding
best of luck Larry with breeding

[YSS]

Wow! They look awesome. Are they that red in person? Good luck with them.

[rdiscus]

Wow ... red, red, red even the eggs

[Larry Bugg]

Thanks everyone. They are indeed that red in person. I pulled the third one out of the tank last night and put quick cure in to help keep the eggs from getting fungus. I also put a cage around them. I am not pushed to get a good spawn at this time but I really would like to confirm if it is a pair. Went down today and no changes. No fungus, which is a big plus to give time needed to see if they are fertilized.

[Larry Bugg]

Checked the eggs last night and was dissappointed because they didn't look any different. It did look like some were moving but I wrote that off to the parents fanning them and the flow making them move a little. These parents have not left the cone for a minute. I went down this morning to feed everyone before heading to work and checked the eggs again. At first I didn't notice it but took another look and sure enough WIGGLERS. Confirmed Pair!! With non - albinos you see a color change with the wiggler being a dark color. With albinos there is no color change at all. The egg is red and the wiggler is red, but the magnifying glass doesn't lie. Wooohoooooo

[Mr.BigBlock]

Awesome news! Keep us posted with pics!

Joie

[D'Rock]

oh my....damn....those are RED! please, keep us updated on the fry if they're gonna be a successful batch. keeping my fingers cross for you. good luck....

[Larry Bugg]

oh my....damn....those are RED! please, keep us updated on the fry if they're gonna be a successful batch. keeping my fingers cross for you. good luck....

Thanks, I have my fingers crossed also. It isn't a large batch and the hard part is to get them to attach. Will see what happens but if this one doesn't work out they will probably be at it again in a week or so. They were still on the cone when I left for work this morning.