I got cheni fry! (now with pics)

The forum for the very best information on loaches of all types. Come learn from our membership's vast experience!

Moderator: LoachForumModerators

Post Reply
User avatar
Whitey_MacLeod
Posts: 291
Joined: Thu May 17, 2007 12:27 am
Location: Sheffield, England

I got cheni fry! (now with pics)

Post by Whitey_MacLeod » Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:15 pm

:D :D :D
I was looking in the river tank tonight and spotted a few babies among the cobbles. They can't be more than 4 or 5mm long. I thought i'd seen one a few weeks back, but couldn't be sure because it was immediately slurped up by a rosey barb. They've been chasing the new babies, but the babies are faster- so far, anyway :?
Last edited by Whitey_MacLeod on Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Fast and bulbous!
Top
User avatar
Mad Duff
Posts: 2821
Joined: Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:58 am
Location: Middlesbrough, UK
Contact:
Contact Mad Duff

Post by Mad Duff » Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:34 pm

Congrats Mate :D
Image

Pardon my honesty - I am a Northerner

14 loach species bred, which will be next?
Top
User avatar
Martin Thoene
Posts: 11186
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:38 am
Location: Toronto.....Actually, I've been on LOL since September 1998

Post by Martin Thoene » Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:35 pm

WOOT! Excellent news! Congrats.

They should be redescribed as Pseudogastromyzon rabbiti at the rate people keep having them spawn.

Martin.
Image Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.

Image
Top
User avatar
Jim Powers
Posts: 5208
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:15 pm
Location: Bloomington, Indiana

Post by Jim Powers » Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:40 pm

WHOOOHOOO!! That's great news!! :D
Image
Top
User avatar
Graeme Robson
Posts: 9096
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2005 4:34 am
Location: Peterborough, UK
Contact:
Contact Graeme Robson

Post by Graeme Robson » Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:41 pm

Congratulations!!! 8)
Image
Top
User avatar
Emma Turner
Posts: 8901
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:07 pm
Location: Peterborough, UK
Contact:
Contact Emma Turner

Post by Emma Turner » Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:55 pm

Well done Whitey, that's great news! 8)

Emma
Image
East of the Sun, West of the Moon.
Image
Top
User avatar
mikev
Posts: 3103
Joined: Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:06 pm
Location: NY

Post by mikev » Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:12 pm

Congrats! :D
Top
User avatar
Tinman
Posts: 1485
Joined: Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:21 pm
Location: Kansas,USA

Post by Tinman » Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:02 pm

8)
Top
User avatar
tariesindanrie
Posts: 2311
Joined: Thu Jun 21, 2007 2:53 pm
Location: Berea, Kentucky- USA

Post by tariesindanrie » Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:20 pm

Damn rosy barbs! Congrats on the survivors! Keep us posted.

Kate
“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.”- Dr. Seuss
Top
Blue
Posts: 498
Joined: Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:04 am

Post by Blue » Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:47 am

Get rid of all your other fish that will eat the babies.:D
Passion for loaches + Passion for snails = Irony
Top
User avatar
Whitey_MacLeod
Posts: 291
Joined: Thu May 17, 2007 12:27 am
Location: Sheffield, England

Post by Whitey_MacLeod » Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:15 pm

Cheers everyone :D
I've got at least two or three in there, and I'm feeling quite confident about their chances. They've been out and about in the tank this afternoon, but they seem well aware of the other fish, and they're amzingly fast for something that small. One seems to have established a territory around a few cobbles piled up at the front of the tank, which is great- it's well sheltered and I can keep a good eye on him. The roseys don't seem to know the babies are there, but I'm thinking about moving them out whatever- if they eat the babies they'll have to go, and if they don't I'll need to make space in the tank.

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image
Fast and bulbous!
Top
tattooedgemini
Posts: 94
Joined: Fri Jul 13, 2007 3:26 am
Location: ontario canada

Post by tattooedgemini » Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:23 pm

those guys sure are little, and cute...
i am super mom!...to the kids and the fish...lol
Top
linarite
Posts: 148
Joined: Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:26 pm
Location: Humble, Texas

Post by linarite » Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:23 pm

These little guys are adorable. Congratulations!
Linarite
Top
User avatar
Whitey_MacLeod
Posts: 291
Joined: Thu May 17, 2007 12:27 am
Location: Sheffield, England

Post by Whitey_MacLeod » Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:30 pm

I managed to get a couple of ok photos today as the babbies were playing right at the front of the tank. I saw three today, and they're being totally ignored by the other species in there, so I'm sure now they're big enough to be safe. One of the three is slightly bigger and has much better colouration, which makes me suspect they may be the result of two separate spawnings. The big guy's also been out a lot more- I've seen him nearly every day, but I've only caught odd glimpses of the others up to now.

The big guy. I'm fairly sure this is the one I've got photos of above:
Image

One of the others:
Image

I couldn't get a good comparison shot:
Image

Image

Thumbnail for size comparison:
Image

Sorry about the dirty glass, but I've been too paranoid about harming the fry to do any really vigorous cleaning lately.
Fast and bulbous!
Top
wasserscheu
Posts: 995
Joined: Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:29 am
Location: Munich

Post by wasserscheu » Sat Aug 11, 2007 8:01 am

Congratulations :!: ... how sweet they are, lovely, must be a cool feeling finding those babys in the tank.
Wolfram
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Loach Forum”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot] and 147 guests