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Proud parent of three Jun 16, 2011 6:58:31 GMT

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Post by wildlifefriendly on Jun 16, 2011 6:58:31 GMT

Lately I've been watching the fish in my small pond spawning. Every day I've been checking to see if I can spot any fry before the fish do, yesterday I found three, they are safely in a bowl of their own. They are about 2mm long at the moment.

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,745	Proud parent of three Jun 16, 2011 13:12:01 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Jun 16, 2011 13:12:01 GMT how did you manage to get a photo, I'm impressed

wildlifefriendly Guest	Proud parent of three Jun 16, 2011 13:32:13 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildlifefriendly on Jun 16, 2011 13:32:13 GMT Pure luck ;D

SueA Global Moderator Posts: 17,912	Proud parent of three Jun 16, 2011 15:35:50 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SueA on Jun 16, 2011 15:35:50 GMT Aww, bet you needed a magnifying glass to spot that W.F., what kind of fish is it?

wildlifefriendly Guest	Proud parent of three Jun 17, 2011 6:42:40 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildlifefriendly on Jun 17, 2011 6:42:40 GMT It is a shubunkin, third generation. When they get larger, I will catch all the large fish and take them to my local GS and replace them with the babies.

floydie Full Member Posts: 119	Proud parent of three Jun 17, 2011 9:14:46 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by floydie on Jun 17, 2011 9:14:46 GMT What are you feeding them on?? Im just interested the only fry ive had are sea horses and platys these needed freashly hatched baby brinenevery day..

wildlifefriendly Guest	Proud parent of three Jun 17, 2011 9:26:46 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildlifefriendly on Jun 17, 2011 9:26:46 GMT I'm not feeding them yet, I've put a lot of plants in with them so they will be finding their own food. When they get larger I crush the adults food up in a pestle and mortar. These little things are so much easier than tropical fish.

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Proud parent of three Jun 17, 2011 10:02:33 GMT

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Post by floydie on Jun 17, 2011 10:02:33 GMT

Suppose they will be lots of pod life on the plants

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I have some fry food if you would like some for when they are bigger.
ZM-200 would be better suited its 150-300 microns I also have ZM-100 (but that is small 80-200 what i used to stimulate the sea horse frys feeding).
Let me know if you want to try some

i have loads and im not using it at the mo.

www.zmsystems.co.uk/index.php?app=gbu0&ns=catshow&ref=Fryfood&sid=21iql9r1w1jicnm5o0q0djlrnu08f92k

Last Edit: Jun 17, 2011 10:04:36 GMT by floydie

wildlifefriendly Guest	Proud parent of three Jun 17, 2011 20:23:25 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildlifefriendly on Jun 17, 2011 20:23:25 GMT Thanks for the offer Floydie, these little things are tough, they will manage on what I have.

floydie Full Member Posts: 119	Proud parent of three Jun 17, 2011 20:26:25 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by floydie on Jun 17, 2011 20:26:25 GMT OK I'm only used to tiny delicate fry .

Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,968	Proud parent of three Jun 17, 2011 20:29:26 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on Jun 17, 2011 20:29:26 GMT That is quite incredible WF. You deserve a medal.

wildlifefriendly Guest	Proud parent of three Jun 28, 2011 6:10:01 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildlifefriendly on Jun 28, 2011 6:10:01 GMT I caught another two yesterday. I'm not sure how the original ones are doing, they are so small I haven't spotted them since putting them in the bowl.

wildlifefriendly Guest	Proud parent of three Jul 1, 2011 19:15:26 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildlifefriendly on Jul 1, 2011 19:15:26 GMT They keep hatching and I keep catching ;D

floydie Full Member Posts: 119	Proud parent of three Jul 1, 2011 20:36:53 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by floydie on Jul 1, 2011 20:36:53 GMT ;D how are the other ones doing??

wildlifefriendly Guest	Proud parent of three Jul 1, 2011 20:46:58 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildlifefriendly on Jul 1, 2011 20:46:58 GMT I'm not too sure, I've spotted one quite large one, I'm wondering if all the small ones made it that large.

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