Post by steelheaderdu on May 16, 2020 21:16:26 GMT -5
Disclaimer. I’m pretty new to Tropheus. I bought my first colony of wild Red Rainbows (Kasanga) in February.
I had some issues with parasites a couple of weeks after I received the fish, but I was able to get things under control with Metro and Prazi with the help of my LFS and some guidance from this forum.
Shortly after they were medicated, I noticed a fish withdraw from the group (April 9), and she looked like she had a mouthful of food. She stayed near her territory constantly, rarely leaving....quickly to sip a few flakes here and there, but always retreating quickly.
Fast forward, May 7-8, I’m eager to start seeing a few fry in the tank. My tank is a 210, and in anticipation of the fry, I put a bunch of 1”-3” stones in the back of the tank to shelter the fry and provide them a hiding spot. I figured I’d see the fry around day 30 from everything I read. The anticipation was driving me crazy once we approached the 1 month period. She continued to stay in her spot, grazing occasionally, eating a few flakes here and there. May 10th, nothing. She’s still there. May 12, she’s now joined the group, mouth looks like every other fish in the colony...and there are absolutely no fry anywhere.
The only other fish in the tank are 8 Julidochromis Transcriptus. Every time I walk into my office, I keep hoping to see a few fry....she had to spit them right? She wouldn’t hold unfertilized eggs for a full month, in my mind. Maybe I’m completely clueless, and I can’t spot a female holding.
After this morning feeding, Ive given up hope of seeing any fry. I don’t see any dead fry in the tank, nor have I seen any signs of live fry. Maybe they’ll get it right next time...
I was gone all day, and walked in to feed then this evening. Right before giving them their flakes, I thought I saw a snap dark fish flash out from the rocks. Definitely wasn’t a Transcriptus. Sitting there watching for a few minutes, there’s another. And another! Looks like they’ve just been really shy for the last few days.
I think there is at least 4-5 fry hiding back in the rocks, but I have no way to tell at this point. They each look to be a little bit bigger than 1/2”.
Anyway, pretty excited to see that I wasn’t delusional regarding the female that I thought was holding. I have no intentions of stripping them anyway. My kids were even psyched to see the little fry dart in an out of the rocks. Can’t wait to see them integrate with the adults.
I think I’m hooked on Tropheus forever.
I had some issues with parasites a couple of weeks after I received the fish, but I was able to get things under control with Metro and Prazi with the help of my LFS and some guidance from this forum.
Shortly after they were medicated, I noticed a fish withdraw from the group (April 9), and she looked like she had a mouthful of food. She stayed near her territory constantly, rarely leaving....quickly to sip a few flakes here and there, but always retreating quickly.
Fast forward, May 7-8, I’m eager to start seeing a few fry in the tank. My tank is a 210, and in anticipation of the fry, I put a bunch of 1”-3” stones in the back of the tank to shelter the fry and provide them a hiding spot. I figured I’d see the fry around day 30 from everything I read. The anticipation was driving me crazy once we approached the 1 month period. She continued to stay in her spot, grazing occasionally, eating a few flakes here and there. May 10th, nothing. She’s still there. May 12, she’s now joined the group, mouth looks like every other fish in the colony...and there are absolutely no fry anywhere.
The only other fish in the tank are 8 Julidochromis Transcriptus. Every time I walk into my office, I keep hoping to see a few fry....she had to spit them right? She wouldn’t hold unfertilized eggs for a full month, in my mind. Maybe I’m completely clueless, and I can’t spot a female holding.
After this morning feeding, Ive given up hope of seeing any fry. I don’t see any dead fry in the tank, nor have I seen any signs of live fry. Maybe they’ll get it right next time...
I was gone all day, and walked in to feed then this evening. Right before giving them their flakes, I thought I saw a snap dark fish flash out from the rocks. Definitely wasn’t a Transcriptus. Sitting there watching for a few minutes, there’s another. And another! Looks like they’ve just been really shy for the last few days.
I think there is at least 4-5 fry hiding back in the rocks, but I have no way to tell at this point. They each look to be a little bit bigger than 1/2”.
Anyway, pretty excited to see that I wasn’t delusional regarding the female that I thought was holding. I have no intentions of stripping them anyway. My kids were even psyched to see the little fry dart in an out of the rocks. Can’t wait to see them integrate with the adults.
I think I’m hooked on Tropheus forever.