Regular Member Pearlscaleperfect Posted October 5, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 5, 2013 Yesterday I came home from work to find my two pearlies had spawned. I got up as many eggs as I could not knowing if any were fertilized or not! Tonight I can home from work to over a dozen pairs of tiny eyes. I removed the icky eggs and now have around 18 little ones. This will be my first real batch (as opposed to the two fry I had last spring) so I'm very excited! I hope they all develop and hatch ill definitely keep this thread updated. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member bubbles22 Posted October 5, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 5, 2013 !!! Congrats! Who are the parents? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Kylen Posted October 5, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 5, 2013 Congrats, how exciting. I love raising fry, working on some veiltail fry right now, its so rewarding. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mikroll Posted October 5, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 5, 2013 Now the fun begins ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member yafashelli Posted October 5, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 5, 2013 (edited) yay!!!! Congrratulations and good luck!!! Edited October 5, 2013 by yafashelli 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Scarlett Posted October 5, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 5, 2013 Congratulations!!! It's very exciting stuff. Make sure you check the tank for a couple days after they hatch. I always find fry in the tank that I must have missed during egg collection. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Georgia Posted October 5, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 5, 2013 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member bodoba Posted October 5, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 5, 2013 Yay! I'll be looking forward to updates! You've already been around the bend once so you should enjoy it more this time 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mikey Posted October 5, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 5, 2013 (edited) Congrats! How exciting!!!!!! Edited October 5, 2013 by Mikey 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member shellbell4ever Posted October 5, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 5, 2013 whoo hooo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jenzaar Posted October 5, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 5, 2013 Soooo exciting! Congrats! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Pearlscaleperfect Posted October 5, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 5, 2013 !!! Congrats! Who are the parents? These two! The mom is the calico tiku (named Ushi) and the dad is also technically a calico but he only has one black speck on him (named cider) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jeana727 Posted October 5, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 5, 2013 Oh WoW!! They parents are beautiful!! I hope the babies do well!! (I want one or two SOOOOOOO bad!!) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Flipper Posted October 6, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 6, 2013 Momma! I am sooo excited for you The parents are stunners so obviously the babies will be too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member 4prettyfish Posted October 6, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 6, 2013 I don't think I've ever seen baby pearlscale fry before. I'm excited to see yours grow. The parents are gorgeous. Congratulations. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member tithra Posted October 6, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 6, 2013 look at all those little eyeballs!! congrats!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ashlee18 Posted October 6, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 6, 2013 CONGRATS!!!!! This is very exciting 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Kittycat Posted October 6, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 6, 2013 Aww, how cute! I love watching the eggs hatch and the babies grow, it's a very exciting process! And I would definitely check the tank once the eggs you saved start hatching. When my fish spawned, I'd always find several that I had missed that had hatched in the tank. I bet the babies will turn out beautiful with parents like those! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Pearlscaleperfect Posted October 6, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 6, 2013 First fry has hatched! He struggled for an hour or two to get out of the egg completely but appears to be okay now. I got a video of him attempting to free himself (or like doing a whole bunch of nothing) Sorry for the less than stellar quality, I was using my Iphone as my dslr doesn't have video capabilities. I also have pictures! I hatch them in a glass specimen dish so while it is ideal for this kind of thing, it isn't the easiest to get close pictures because the glass is thick and warps the image from the side. These two are it stuck in the egg, what a rough start! And it's finally free. A few siblings waiting to hatch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Scarlett Posted October 6, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 6, 2013 Yay!!! So exciting! Don't forget to check the main tank. Congratulations Mum! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Pearlscaleperfect Posted October 7, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 7, 2013 So far 11 have hatched! another 4-5 are nearly ready and then I have a few I'm fairly certain will not hatch as they just don't look...right. But as long as they aren't fuzzy I'll give them a chance because what the heck do I know? This one is a neat shot because the egg 'shell' is just above the fry. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mikey Posted October 7, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 7, 2013 They are so cute!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted October 7, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted October 7, 2013 That's so awesome, MK! So much for little ones not being able to spawn! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Pearlscaleperfect Posted October 7, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 7, 2013 That's so awesome, MK! So much for little ones not being able to spawn! I know right?! they're probably both only in the upper 30g range. (I'll have to weigh them next waterchange) But many of the babies are already off the floor and clinging to the walls, so hopefully the rest hatch soon so I can get feeding! I forgot how impossibly tiny these fry are. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporter Helen Posted October 7, 2013 Supporter Share Posted October 7, 2013 congratulations hun how exciting! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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