Gudgeon eggs

[Eric Schreiber]

My new Boseman Rainbows were making my Peacock Gudgeons edgy, so I
moved some of the peacocks to my three gallon Eclipse, which I'd just
redesigned with a bunch of small Java Fern plants attached to a neat
piece of driftwood.

For the most part, the fish disappeared into various nooks in the
driftwood. At first I figured it was a stress thing, but then I
realized that two of them were in the same nook, and had been for at
least a day or two.

Sure enough, they were knoodling. Or something. In any case, there is a
nice little clutch of eggs there. I've had various tanks for a little
over two years now, and this is the first time that I know of where my
fish have done any breeding. I've had lots of snails, and the
occasional gravid ghost shrimp, but never fish eggs before.

I don't have any great expectations of being able to raise the fry,
should the eggs even hatch, though I suppose I might fire up a quickie
brine shrimp farm tonight. But it's pretty cool to actually have fish
breed.

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Eric Schreiber
www.ericschreiber.com

[NetMax]

"Eric Schreiber" <eric at ericschreiber dot com> wrote in message
...
> My new Boseman Rainbows were making my Peacock Gudgeons edgy, so I
> moved some of the peacocks to my three gallon Eclipse, which I'd just
> redesigned with a bunch of small Java Fern plants attached to a neat
> piece of driftwood.
>
> For the most part, the fish disappeared into various nooks in the
> driftwood. At first I figured it was a stress thing, but then I
> realized that two of them were in the same nook, and had been for at
> least a day or two.
>
> Sure enough, they were knoodling. Or something. In any case, there is a
> nice little clutch of eggs there. I've had various tanks for a little
> over two years now, and this is the first time that I know of where my
> fish have done any breeding. I've had lots of snails, and the
> occasional gravid ghost shrimp, but never fish eggs before.
>
> I don't have any great expectations of being able to raise the fry,
> should the eggs even hatch, though I suppose I might fire up a quickie
> brine shrimp farm tonight. But it's pretty cool to actually have fish
> breed.
>
> --
> Eric Schreiber
> www.ericschreiber.com

That's pretty cool that your first spawning is such an uncommon fish (I
had to look up what a Peacock Gudgeons was).
http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/breeding/Maloney_Katuska_Barbour_Breeding_T_ocellicaudahtml .htm
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/publicnotices/archive/draft-report/t-ocellicauda.html
http://www.myfishtank.net/freshwaterprofiles.php?profile=77
My first was with Guppies. How unique is that? ;~)
Let us know how it works out.
--
www.NetMax.tk

[Eric Schreiber]

NetMax wrote:

> That's pretty cool that your first spawning is such an uncommon fish
> (I had to look up what a Peacock Gudgeons was).

There are three of them in the same tiny little spot now, all fanning
the eggs. Someone is either very confused, or one of them lied to the
others, or I have a tank full of polygamists.

Thanks for the links.


--
Eric Schreiber
www.ericschreiber.com

[Rick]

"Eric Schreiber" <eric at ericschreiber dot com> wrote in message
...
> My new Boseman Rainbows were making my Peacock Gudgeons edgy, so I
> moved some of the peacocks to my three gallon Eclipse, which I'd just
> redesigned with a bunch of small Java Fern plants attached to a neat
> piece of driftwood.
>
> For the most part, the fish disappeared into various nooks in the
> driftwood. At first I figured it was a stress thing, but then I
> realized that two of them were in the same nook, and had been for at
> least a day or two.
>
> Sure enough, they were knoodling. Or something. In any case, there is a
> nice little clutch of eggs there. I've had various tanks for a little
> over two years now, and this is the first time that I know of where my
> fish have done any breeding. I've had lots of snails, and the
> occasional gravid ghost shrimp, but never fish eggs before.
>
> I don't have any great expectations of being able to raise the fry,
> should the eggs even hatch, though I suppose I might fire up a quickie
> brine shrimp farm tonight. But it's pretty cool to actually have fish
> breed.
>
> --
> Eric Schreiber
> www.ericschreiber.com


hey Eric.

my Peacocks spawn continuously in small flowe pots. The male stays in the
pot with the clutch of eggs. I remove the pot and put it in a separate tank.
I had 3 pots in the adult tank and have 3 hatchings. The fry are simple to
raise. Initially I used APR for food but they quickly go for BBS. One thing
to know about the male that as long as he is spawning and guarding eggs he
will not come out to eat. They need a rest after awhile as they are virtual
machines.


Rick

[Eric Schreiber]

Eric Schreiber wrote:

> I don't have any great expectations of being able to raise the fry,
> should the eggs even hatch

The eggs didn't hatch, and instead became covered in fungus. Or at
least, they turned white and fuzzy. I just finished cleaning out the
nook they were in. Five minutes later, the male is already inspecting
the spot. I get the distinct impression he intends to try again.
Amorous little devil.

--
Eric Schreiber
www.ericschreiber.com

[Happy'Cam'per]

Hey Eric

Maybe if you raised the temp a tad it would help with the fungussing (is
that even a word?)
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"In the beginning, God said the four-dimensional divergence of an
antisymmetric,
second rank tensor equals zero, and there was Light , and it was good."

"Eric Schreiber" <eric at ericschreiber dot com> wrote in message
...
> Eric Schreiber wrote:
>
> > I don't have any great expectations of being able to raise the fry,
> > should the eggs even hatch
>
> The eggs didn't hatch, and instead became covered in fungus. Or at
> least, they turned white and fuzzy. I just finished cleaning out the
> nook they were in. Five minutes later, the male is already inspecting
> the spot. I get the distinct impression he intends to try again.
> Amorous little devil.
>
> --
> Eric Schreiber
> www.ericschreiber.com

[Eric Schreiber]

Happy'Cam'per wrote:

> Maybe if you raised the temp a tad it would help with the fungussing

I'll give that a try next time I see eggs. I have a 25 watt heater in
there, but adjusting it is tricky, so I mostly just leave it alone.

--
Eric Schreiber
www.ericschreiber.com