F2 Tails!

I know I've been incredibly slack on keeping this blog updated, but life outside the Fishroom is keeping me extremely busy.

But...the good news is I've managed to have some additional success in the spawn tank.

Lets go back a step or two...

It all began with a marble dragon HMPK male x with a turquoise CT female

 

 

The above pair produced these guys:

 

All my mid fin and long fin fellas end up tail biting - it's annoying :(

He was paired with the female below

 

So the above pair spawned on the weekend, and their fry (F2) began free swimming this morning.

 

And I also paired up...

 

 

 

She doesn't have any fungus or disease - it's just an effect of the light behind her.

She was tried with the other male ^^ earlier in the year, but as you can see by the fin regrowth

he was somewhat unkind towards her - she came out without so much as a scratch this time round.

 

They spawned on Sunday, and I expect the fry to be free swimming by tomorrow.

 

These guys are all part of my Hunt For Green lines. I'm trying to get some metallic green fish and to get some better CTPK. F2 should allow me to get plakat's back in the fry, and although neither dad has very good webbing reduction, the mum's are a good start - fingers crossed.

Plans A Foot

February has been pretty much a non-event in my Fishroom, and March was scheduled to be somewhat busier, but has been pretty much a no go so far. Only difference has been the introduction of grated blood worm and pellets into the growout tanks. Growth rate increases have been quite obvious.

Week 1 of March was supposed to be: Finish prep of third growout tank before moving White Marble HMPK x Yellow CT fry into their new quarters. I had moved these guys onto grated blood worm, but the largest fry was found dead, and looking somewhat over stuffed - so I assume he choked due to being a pig! Blood worm was removed from their diet but I have now recommenced it now they are a little bigger.

These guys have now been moved to bigger accommodation and I expect they will begin a growth spurt any tick of the clock...

Week 2 of March was supposed to be: Conditioning of F1 pairings - this has only begun in earnest two days ago.

I completed setting up two spawn tanks on the 18th - and added occupants late that night. Conditioning is underway, first uncarding sessions have been done, and both males have begun work on their nests. Hopefully and intro isn't too far away.

Parents were Marble Dragon Multi HMPK x Turquoise CT

I only got two surviving males from this spawn so not much choice left open to me in regards of which males to choose...

I had five females to choose from, and went solely on best form - although one has already commenced marbling and the other is likely to follow suit.

Hopefully, I'll get a better range of plakat combtails from these pairings so I can begin the line of CTPK in earnest.

April will be all about jarring fry and sorting out potentials for F2 pairings next breeding season come September :)