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Lookie what I just found in the River Tank!
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:27 pm
by Emma Turner
A new
Sewellia sp. 'spotted' fry!
Only about 5mm TL at the absolute most:
The pics are dark as this little one was found lurking under the shelter of the coconut shell cave. So this is from spawning number 3.
Emma
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:30 pm
by loachmom
You certainly have 'happy' and 'prolific' loaches there, Emma.
Congrats!!
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:33 pm
by mamaschild
You are so fortunate to be able to watch these guys and see that they are SO happy and content in your keep, Emma
Congratulations....again
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:44 pm
by hemi
ahhh finaly a fix
and its a a new fish
so awsome
your lucky
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:57 pm
by Mad Duff
Congrats Emmas, you certainly have happy Hillies
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:05 pm
by palaeodave
Many types of fish fry aren't particularly attractive creatures but these are always gorgeous!
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:00 am
by Graeme Robson
You have one prolific bunch of
Sewellia's, Emma!
Superb!
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 7:21 am
by Jim Powers
Congratulations!! What a cute little guy.
Have you ever seen any type of breeding behavior in your spotties?
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 7:49 am
by Martin Thoene
It's weird don't you think that you only get one at a time? I wonder if they only have small spawns or it's just a low egg survival rate.
Funnily enough, my cheni are the same. Every so often one or two new babies appear. Nothing like the masses I had when my original ones first bred.
Martin.
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:38 am
by helen nightingale
congrats again Emma
is there a regular interval between finds?
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:13 am
by shari2
Yanno, I was thinking the same thing Martin.
Seems to be one at a time. What's up with that?
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:13 am
by Emma Turner
Thanks all. I too had been thinking how strange it is that there just seems to be one at a time.
I often see increased activity, more noticeable in the Spotties than anything else, after a fairly sizeable water change. They do tend to lurk about in shadier areas compared to
S. lineolata though, so it tends to make observations difficult.
Hels, I'll have to trawl back through the forum and check the gap bewteen these finds. I'll also be checking the filter when I get home (currently in Slough) on Thurs afternoon.
Emma
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:17 am
by chris1932
Congrast Emma. I have seen spawning pits dug all over my river tank, but I have no fry. I do however have three very fat Nemacheilus masyai. I may have to move some fish around.
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:30 am
by shari2
I think I've got it!
They originally came from China and they're still under the impression that it's one kid per family...
ok...maybe not...
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:44 am
by Martin Thoene
They're
Vietnamese Shari, so that one does not fry (typo intentional).
Or did you mean my
cheni? In that case your theory is not irrationar.
So solly
Martin.