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Post by Emma Turner » Mon May 12, 2008 1:10 pm

Look what I found at the bottom of the external filter on the river tank:

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Another baby Sewellia sp. 'spotted'! This one is already quite a size though, certainly the biggest I've found in the filter so far:

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I held that bag up to the glass and put the ruler in front - I make it about 18mm TL. :shock: 8)

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Post by Jim Powers » Mon May 12, 2008 1:11 pm

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Post by lf11casey » Mon May 12, 2008 1:39 pm

That's a cute little baby Emma. The marking on the face remind me of certain frogs.
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Post by helen nightingale » Mon May 12, 2008 7:54 pm

more great news :D
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Post by starsplitter7 » Mon May 12, 2008 7:56 pm

What a cutie. Thanks for sharing. :)
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Post by Marcos Mataratzis » Tue May 13, 2008 12:50 am

Hi Emma,

How could he get there? Swimming against splash fall?
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Post by Emma Turner » Tue May 13, 2008 1:15 pm

Thanks guys. :D

Marcos - the Sewellia sp. 'spotted' adults spawn into the water column - usually at the end of the tank where the filter inlet is situated - and sometimes the eggs get drawn in and develop in the filter (it's an Eheim Pro II 2028). I have found numerous Sewellia fry in this way. 8) Sometimes they are at the very bottom, underneath the media trays (like this one was) and other times they have made their way up into the first or second trays and are hiding amongst the ceramic media!

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Post by Marcos Mataratzis » Tue May 13, 2008 1:22 pm

Cool :P
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Post by Ashleigh » Tue May 13, 2008 1:37 pm

How adorable. Congrats... again!!!
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