Frosty's 10 Gallon Setup

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HOW DO YOU COOK IT FIRST? DO YOU BOIL IT?
I USED TO JUST PUT IT IN THE TANK BUT IT WOULD FLOAT AND NOTHING WOULD EAT IT...
THANKS-LEXI&LUKE

[Tex Gal]

So glad to hear your little guys are doing so well. That's a lot of babies!!! They are so cute!

[FrostyNYC]

April tanks - Thank you! First, though, Im going to see if I can raise these little guys to adulthood. Then I can think about selling them.

Trial&Error - I can't believe you found that old picture. I'm glad people still read that far back. I would nuke the zucchini in the microwave for a couple seconds... just long enough to make it a little soft. Or, you can just slice up the zucchini and toss it in the freezer in a freezer bag. Then, just take the slices out when you need one, attach it to a clip and drop in the tank. When it freezes and then defrosts, it sort of gets soft and breaks down a little, and the fish, snails, and shrimp will eat up. Vegetables will float, so you need a vegie clip or some other way to hold it down or hold it to the glass.

Tex Gal - Thanks! I think I've said it already, but these are the first egg-layers I've ever raised, so it's a big deal for me.

[FrostyNYC]

Some pics from the tank today. They started breeding again today. I'm so not ready for another batch of fry!

Females:


Male:

[Tex Gal]

Whether it's your first eggs or not, if you're like me, it's always exciting. I sit and watch my tank and see different fish spawning. I never get the babies because it's my big 125g. Even so, I'm always intrigued because it shows that they're happy were they are, and are doing what they'd do in nature. It's just too cool!!!

[Triphazard]

those fish look scary... beautiful but scary

[husonfirst]

I like the green at the tip of their fins.

[FrostyNYC]

Tex Gal - You follow me on every forum! And my babies wouldnt survive in their parents 10gallon, let alone a 125gallon. I have to move them into a seperate tank. You could do the same, ya know.

Triphazard - Very scary. They bite.

Husonfirst - There's a little green in some light, but mostly they're red, yellow, blue, and black. I love how different the males and females are. Not just their coloration, but also their body form, head, and fins.

[Wicket_lfe]

goodluck with the next batch. hopefully it'll work out and I can adopt some from you. haha.

[FrostyNYC]

Originally Posted by Wicket_lfe

goodluck with the next batch. hopefully it'll work out and I can adopt some from you. haha.

Absolutely. I have about 20 fry at a quarter inch right now, happily eating everything they can.

One of my adult pairs just mated again yesterday, and the male is sitting on a new batch of eggs. I'll removed these from the male in 5 days, and let them hatch in the growout tank with my current fry. Hopefully the size difference between the two clutches won't be a big deal and the older fry won't massacre the younger ones.

[FrostyNYC]

I counted my fry. 40+- baby peacock gudgeons. And at least 100 more eggs being tended to by my two males. The fry grow incredibly slowly, but they're starting to get a yellow color and some already have the distinctive gudgeon black eye spot on their tails. I dont know if I can really keep up breeding these things. Maybe one batch is enough.

On another note, I wonder if its time to restart this journal. 16 pages and 20,000 views, and everyone gets to read about all my mistakes! Maaaaybe if I start a new tank journal I'll look like a real pro who knows what he's doing. Haha.

PS - I added 6 pygmy cories on an impulse buy. 99 cents each at petco! I'm tempted to move them into my 2.5 gallon emersed setup (after filling with water of course). Although I feel that might be torture, even for fish that are only 3/4 of an inch long.

[Chrisinator]

Congrats!