shrimp paste
Tue Oct 04, 2005, 04:23 AM
It is with great pleasure that i am able to post here for the FIRST time. MY two turqs who i have had for 1 year now have got the spring feeling. I was lucky enough to witness the whole affair yesterday, and for me it was a real buzz. I have never had fish spawn before nor seen it occur. I am not hoping for success at this stage because they are in a community tank and i am not yet equiped with breading or grow out tanks. I just had to tell someone. Actually i do have a few questions:
Mum seemed to only get a few eggs on the tube. She would pass over it and then after coming off the tube she would let additional eggs fall (all of which got promptly snapped up by local residents). Is this just inexperience? Will she become more accurate?
Mum only seemed to lay a total of about 30 eggs or so (very ruff estimate). Is this normal, or will she get larger batches.
The male seemed to continue to clean the tube after the 'laying' and blew-off a number of eggs. Is this normal? He did make attempts to pass and fertilise.
How long before mum may try to lay again? At present she is still sulking where the eggs used to be (24hrs later)
Hmm, both mum and dad still seemed to have the 'booty' hanging out this morning, over 12hours after the event. Are they exebitionists or is this normal?
Well thanks for any info you can provide. I am happy that i am obviously doing and providing the correct environment for them, but i may just need to spend some more time and $$ in the lfs shortly. hehehe
Mum seemed to only get a few eggs on the tube. She would pass over it and then after coming off the tube she would let additional eggs fall (all of which got promptly snapped up by local residents). Is this just inexperience? Will she become more accurate?
Mum only seemed to lay a total of about 30 eggs or so (very ruff estimate). Is this normal, or will she get larger batches.
The male seemed to continue to clean the tube after the 'laying' and blew-off a number of eggs. Is this normal? He did make attempts to pass and fertilise.
How long before mum may try to lay again? At present she is still sulking where the eggs used to be (24hrs later)
Hmm, both mum and dad still seemed to have the 'booty' hanging out this morning, over 12hours after the event. Are they exebitionists or is this normal?
Well thanks for any info you can provide. I am happy that i am obviously doing and providing the correct environment for them, but i may just need to spend some more time and $$ in the lfs shortly. hehehe