GoldenSpoiledRotten 6,786 Posted July 12, 2014 I think the hardest part is watching the parents eat them. :/ 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SweetMamaKaty 2,788 Posted July 12, 2014 I would have to walk away. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoldenSpoiledRotten 6,786 Posted July 12, 2014 I did. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shakaho 6,312 Posted July 12, 2014 The easiest thing to do is put food at one end of the pond to get all of the adults there and then dump the babies at the other end and leave. You won't see anyone getting eaten. Have you started looking into rehoming options? Talk to your LFSs to see if they want your extra babies and how big they want them. I was a little puzzled when you were culling double tails, since these are most interesting to the stores. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoldenSpoiledRotten 6,786 Posted July 12, 2014 (edited) I decided to cull double-tails since there were so very few. I think I maybe have had 4 of them out of the fry I have. I planned on rehoming a few through Koko's, but I am not sure if I would like to give any to any LFS because I don't want to just put more poor genetics into the pool. By the time they are old enough to look like little fish I will be up north anyway, and there aren't any LFS up there at all. It's a pet wasteland. (Needless to say I will be using a lot of online ordering with Amazon Prime for anything fish related.) Edited July 12, 2014 by ChelseaM 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoldenSpoiledRotten 6,786 Posted July 12, 2014 Oh, and there was one cool thing I found today: You can see the yellow color in all of the fry I have that I looked at today. I really like that the yellow color is visible so early. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shakaho 6,312 Posted July 12, 2014 Wonderful! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoldenSpoiledRotten 6,786 Posted July 13, 2014 (edited) Well, the fry got their first super green meal today and were thrilled with it. Their tank also got filled to 8 inches thanks to last night's rainstorm despite being covered. Tonight when I get home from work I will be doing a big WC and making 50/50 spawn and grow and super green for them. Edited July 13, 2014 by ChelseaM 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoldenSpoiledRotten 6,786 Posted July 14, 2014 Culled the fry down to something more manageable. All the rest of the little babies are on their own in the big, empty pond. I have some adorable little babies waiting to grow up. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DieselPlower 2,123 Posted July 14, 2014 Pics? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoldenSpoiledRotten 6,786 Posted July 14, 2014 They aren't much different from the video on the previous page. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DieselPlower 2,123 Posted July 15, 2014 Oh... I didnt watch it cause im at work! Ill try to remember when i get home. I dont liek using all my data on my phone! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoldenSpoiledRotten 6,786 Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) I have some video today. It might be a little funky because the buggers are so darn fast and difficult to see against the pale background of the fry box, which is made of a planter with a hole in the side and a self-draining bottom. The entire thing is lined with CheeseCloth. I got a couple minutes of video of the parents too. You can see what type of color change a heavy feeding of bloodworms and super green can have on a yellow fish, too. Rapunzel looks so pale. Edit: watch the video in HD! Edited July 15, 2014 by ChelseaM 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shakaho 6,312 Posted July 15, 2014 Cute little guys. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoldenSpoiledRotten 6,786 Posted July 15, 2014 Thanks, Sharon. They're getting a little more naughty every day. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tithra 4,917 Posted July 16, 2014 they're so tiny! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoldenSpoiledRotten 6,786 Posted July 16, 2014 they're so tiny! I am amazed at how big they will get from this size. That net I had in there was a brine shrimp net! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yafashelli 9,540 Posted July 16, 2014 very nice video! The cheesecloth is quite clever! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoldenSpoiledRotten 6,786 Posted July 16, 2014 very nice video! The cheesecloth is quite clever!Thanks Tammy! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoldenSpoiledRotten 6,786 Posted July 17, 2014 All 21 babies. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ActiasAmy 330 Posted July 17, 2014 Woo way to go! So pretty! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoldenSpoiledRotten 6,786 Posted July 17, 2014 Thank you! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yafashelli 9,540 Posted July 17, 2014 They're growing up! Pretty soon you'll need a 20,000 gallon pond back there! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoldenSpoiledRotten 6,786 Posted July 17, 2014 Thank you, Tammy. I wish I could keep them all!! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
