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TaNgS_RuLe 03-07-2007 01:46 PM

Alto calvus yellow growing up
 
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The week before last, i managed to catch my alto calvus spawning, saw the female in the shell fanning her tail. every 10 secs or so, the movement will get really vigorous, and the male would move over the entrance of the shell and release his milt i believe.

the thing was everytime the female fanned really fast, i saw eggs flying out of the shell. after the spawning took place, i took a siphon and siphon the gravel around the shell, and managed to get a couple of eggs.

By the next day more than half had died, and i was left with 9, but from day 1 to day 10, all 9 survived and turned into fully developed fry.

A rather unique characteristic of altos was on day 5, when i realised all the fry were upsidedown. they appeared to have some kind of adhesive 'thing' on their foreheads that kept them stuck to the ground and to on another. This was gone by day 8.

I kept the water in constant circulation with an air pump and air tubes which siphoned water from my OHF into the container.

Enjoy, hope the pics are clear enough.
_____DAY 1_________DAY 3__________DAY 5______DAY 8______DAY10

SickLid 03-07-2007 02:22 PM

congrats! your magic hand at work again? Any other fish in your tank? if so, won't they eat up the eggs?

ectan 03-07-2007 02:24 PM

Wow, another spawning !

Congratulation, Kenneth. :)

jack_dempsey 03-07-2007 02:30 PM

congrats on your spawn, bro! :)

TaNgS_RuLe 03-07-2007 02:58 PM

thanks!

yup they are alone, just the trio in a 3 foot tank. the 9 have joined their siblings in a floating container in their parents tank.

there are no more eggs already, all fry. haha anyway when the eggs are layed in the shell, the female guards it really well.

crossdiscus 03-07-2007 04:06 PM

congrats bro...fish look cute..:D

foreverfrontosa 03-07-2007 06:25 PM

Congrats kenneth :D

frontosa 03-07-2007 07:45 PM

Cool! You the man for calvus bro!

Say how big are the calvus juvies liao ;)

TaNgS_RuLe 03-07-2007 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frontosa (Post 5353571)
Cool! You the man for calvus bro!

Say how big are the calvus juvies liao ;)

Haha.. thanks

they do not look any different to me, still like 1 inch...

Spakase 03-07-2007 08:39 PM

Congrats, I can't see the pics yet, my office blocks all the incoming pics, will look at them later tonight.:)


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