Actual Tefe Spawning Event

[plecocicho]

Congratulation Pat, new "friend " for your slut female is a real looker.

[Second Hand Pat]

Congratulation Pat, new "friend " for your slut female is a real looker.

I think he is too. He is working on this new daddy role. Definitely tell he is a first timer. I will drop food in the tank and mom will go to eat. Dad who is fanning the eggs will go to eat too. The female will notice him and go rushing back to the eggs in a big hurry. Would love to know what she is thinking at that precise moment.

The eggs are in perfect condition. Appears that the new dad covered them well. Only one white egg.

[plecocicho]

FOOD FOOD FOOD FOO..MY MAN...OOOO EGGS EGGS EGGS!

[Second Hand Pat]

FOOD FOOD FOOD FOO..MY MAN...OOOO EGGS EGGS EGGS!

Very likely that is exactly what she is thinking

So four white eggs this morning and all the rest of the eggs appear excellent. 48 hour mark this afternoon.

[Second Hand Pat]

The new male has proven himself. The pair were tending about 60 to 80 wigglers this morning.

[ockyra215]

Pat I have to say I havent been a fan of tefe greens but I your video has made me take a second look I want to get about 6 in the near future! Very inspiring! So I blame you lol!

[Second Hand Pat]

Pat I have to say I havent been a fan of tefe greens but I your video has made me take a second look I want to get about 6 in the near future! Very inspiring! So I blame you lol!

Hey Dave, these guys seem to be turning the heads of a lot of folks...even the heads of non-wild discus keepers.

[Second Hand Pat]

The wigglers are working on going free swimming but so far the parents are keeping them corralled up. The male is in the background and looking at where the wigglers are on the wood. They look like a fuzzy patch on the wood in this video. If you look close you can see a few trying to get away at the beginning of the video.

[magicmeik]

Hey Pat,
first of all, congrats for your success with your greens, my greens ones just spawned once in January, but beeing in a comunity tank without success.

Here is my Question: what happens with your female... Is there a hole above the left eye? In your last video and some of your last fotos it seems to grow. Have a look for that!
Maybee you should use some Mineral salt for your water?

With best regards from Germany

Markus

[Second Hand Pat]

Hi Markus, she has what appears as a puncture wound above her eye. It was somewhat deep and is healing from the inside out and appears shallower now and looks whitest in the video. Adding salt would help to promote healing and will later today. I am trying to avoid messing with the water parameters (raising TDS with salt) in the middle of attachment.

This time attachment may actually be successful. I am seeing alot more fry then with the three prior spawns.

[magicmeik]

I wish them and you all the best!!!

I would avoid messing with the parameters also,especialy in this stage of breedind, just mentioned it, cause i didn't notice these wound when i was reading your treads about your greens.

I hope all the best for attachment.

Markus

[Second Hand Pat]

Thanks Markus, she has have this wound about a week or so. Think she got into the middle of a male fight but just guessing on that. She and the male are insistence on catching the fry and placing them back up on to the wood. A few have attached or am trying to with the parents busy catching other fry. I will keep a close eye on the wound and treat as prudently possible after attachment.

[Second Hand Pat]

So left for a family dinner and had a couple of wigglers on each parent, come home tonight and find three wigglers, one on mom, one on dad and one in the sand bed. Feeling a bit jinxed here. Maybe time to setup the pair into a better controlled environment.

[jbuck]

Well that's a bumer. I like your idea to set up a controlled enviornment.

Jon

[Second Hand Pat]

Well that's a bumer. I like your idea to set up a controlled enviornment.

Jon

Jon, I am so bummed.