A new batch from the new pair

[Keith Perkins]

Eggs this morning at 36 hours.



Dad



Dad again



Mom - sorry if the color hurts your eye. She's really brilliant after having just laid.



Mom - side shot



Mom - cruising off

[Sean Buehrle]

Pretty cool, nice parents.

You didn't mess around when you made that cage for the cone did ya

[Keith Perkins]

LOL, no I didn't. I've had flimsier ones and the dang fish would push them up against the eggs/wrigglers and still eat them. In fact before I clipped a couple wires at the edges normal cluster area and pushed them back so they would maintain a 1/2 inch gap, another pair pushed this wire one back and ate a batch. This one ain't moving anymore, and the second layer prevents them from eating through it. I think the female ate the last batch as they went free swimming, hence her being separated this time. I think/hope he will tend them instead.

[Jason K.]

lookin' good so far keith... finger's crossed

[Keith Perkins]

And get this. So my marlboros spawned in a community tank about a month ago. Unconfirmed male, but sure appears to be one. Eats eggs when they're laid a lot. So caged those eggs, moved eggs and pair to a breeder, none were viable. So I dumped them back in the community 55 since they haven't done anything since then, they were two confirmed in that tank that haven't done anything in 6 months. Within an hour, maybe half an hour, the RTs were bowing, shimming, and cleaning the cone just put in that end of the tank. A few minutes later the BD male and BSS female are doing the same thing on the cone on the other end of the tank, and also chasing the marlboros away. It was pretty late last night, so nothing else happened. Could be a busy night tonight though.

[Second Hand Pat]

That is a lovely pair Keith and really like the female. She is a sweet fish and very red. Surely she can not be an egg eater...appears so innocent. Could be an interesting night for you with all the love sign.

In the meantime my second pair are eating their eggs and the first pair have a new clutch on the cone.

[Jason K.]

those egg's look viable to me keith...

[Ciddian]

Beautiful shots there.. That female is stunning!

[Keith Perkins]

Thanks Ciddian, and being a Cunuck, you know a beautiful red when you see one. Being from the U.P. of Michigan, always saw a lot of the Maple leaf. Stock car races, trips through the Soo, etc.

So far so good Jay. Maybe a half dozen white ones at almost 48 hours. Fingers crossed it looks that way tomorrow at half time of the Packers game. Who are they playing again, lol. The black and orange may be blacked and blued tomorrow. If the blitzes get to Culter, it's going to be a long day for Bears fans...again.

Yea Pat, if I have any suspected culls maybe I'll put them in with her and see what happens. It was one of them.

[Jason K.]

yeah I thought the pack had a bye week...lol

[Jason K.]

almost forgot, worm's will be hear on tuesday!

[Keith Perkins]

Cool. I'm coming to get them right, or do you want to see the room now in person?

Do you know who Mike Beal got the Rose Red from?

[Lukan]

Love the pair. No doubt the female is hot.....I meant Red Hot......it should be a good outcome.

[Jason K.]

I can't speak for him. but my guess would be jeffery yang?

[Jason K.]

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...l-1st-Shipment
maybe this can help?