Rod Coleman
10-22-2002, 11:22 AM
Hi Folks
I've been enjoying reading here for a while and thought I would put up my first post tonight to mark my first wigglers. This is the 7th spawning from my blue turqs but first time in their own tank. Previously the eggs went white after a day or so. This time I softened the water a bit with ion-exchange resin and got a hatching tonight. At first I thought they had eaten the wigglers straight out of the eggs - only a few were left on the glass wall of the tank where they spawned. Then I found they had moved the wigglers onto the sponge filter. These fish are looking like great parents so far. The female seems to have picked out the sponge as a nursery before they hatched - I saw her picking at it earlier this evening. Smart fish, hey? When they spawned in the orgy tank they put on a really defensive show taking it in turns to keep all the other fish rounded up at the other end of the tank. Just like sheep dogs!
My water is normally about 4 degrees kH and with the resin I got it down to 1 degree after mixing back in some normal. Did this do the trick or did the pair just mature? I also cut the water circulation and lowered the temp to 29C from 30C.
Meanwhile, back in the main tank another pair of turqs have taken over the shimmy dance. They must have seen me putting in the stand with 6 new tanks on the other side of the room!
By the way, I live in rural Victoria, Australia and have been keeping discus for about 18 months. These fish have me hooked!
Regards to all,
Rod
I've been enjoying reading here for a while and thought I would put up my first post tonight to mark my first wigglers. This is the 7th spawning from my blue turqs but first time in their own tank. Previously the eggs went white after a day or so. This time I softened the water a bit with ion-exchange resin and got a hatching tonight. At first I thought they had eaten the wigglers straight out of the eggs - only a few were left on the glass wall of the tank where they spawned. Then I found they had moved the wigglers onto the sponge filter. These fish are looking like great parents so far. The female seems to have picked out the sponge as a nursery before they hatched - I saw her picking at it earlier this evening. Smart fish, hey? When they spawned in the orgy tank they put on a really defensive show taking it in turns to keep all the other fish rounded up at the other end of the tank. Just like sheep dogs!
My water is normally about 4 degrees kH and with the resin I got it down to 1 degree after mixing back in some normal. Did this do the trick or did the pair just mature? I also cut the water circulation and lowered the temp to 29C from 30C.
Meanwhile, back in the main tank another pair of turqs have taken over the shimmy dance. They must have seen me putting in the stand with 6 new tanks on the other side of the room!
By the way, I live in rural Victoria, Australia and have been keeping discus for about 18 months. These fish have me hooked!
Regards to all,
Rod