A few pic`s

Markymole · Post by **Markymole** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:22 pm

Hi peeps,been away for quite some time now but have still been keeping an eye on the forum

and thought it was about time i posted some pic`s of my new and improved breeding tank and all of the off spring so far

Breeding tank

A female full of eggs

And the off spring

Enjoy!

Frontyking · Post by **Frontyking** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 5:06 pm

Nice set up Markymole and congrats on the wee ones!!!!

Nick

thebuddy · Post by **thebuddy** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 7:12 pm

look at all the little midget plecos

Aiptasia · Post by **Aiptasia** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 7:29 pm

Elegant setup. Nice spawns. Very cool.

zebrastorey · Post by **zebrastorey** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 7:55 pm

Great setup Markymole

McEve · Post by **McEve** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 2:14 pm

beautiful babies

I love to see pictures like that

Congrats!!

But... what's that light house doing in the tank...?

Plastic Mac · Post by **Plastic Mac** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 3:46 pm

Great looking tank and well done on the offspring...they look fantastic!

nice pics too!

Markymole · Post by **Markymole** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 7:34 pm

Cheers guys.... and gals

McEve...the light house was a birthday present from my niece and nephew,it`s one of those MiracleBeam lazer jobbies

though it isn`t much use without the base unit.....maybe i`ll be getting that for christmas

I`ve been having a good look at my babies to day and was shocked to find that out of the 36 offspring i seem to have 6-8 that seem to have Bulldog fry syndrome

I`ve been reading up on the Bulldog fry posts but would like to know if there is anymore info/thoughts on the condition??

Jenny · Post by **Jenny** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:33 pm

Sorry to hear you have a few with the Bulldog syndrome - did you 'pull your fry' or left them with Dad the whole time.

Bye the way they still look amazing and you've done well.

Markymole · Post by **Markymole** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 12:47 pm

Thanks Jenny.
All except one of my spawns i`ve removed,mainly because i always land up getting one loose egg finding it`s way out of the males cave

On the second to last spawn i had,i removed the main group of eggs and returned the loose one to the cave but again the next morning i found it rolling around the bottom of the tank

any thoughts

McEve · Post by **McEve** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 12:57 pm

Markymole wrote:and returned the loose one to the cave but again the next morning i found it rolling around the bottom of the tank any thoughts

Try tilting the caves a bit, put a rock or something in the front to make a backward slope. That would help the eggs stay where they should be

Markymole · Post by **Markymole** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 1:10 pm

It is McEve,in the top picture my alfa males cave is the one on the far left,its the only one in my tank that i make sure has a back fall on it

It`s almost as if the male doesn`t want anything to do with the loose eggs and is only interested in the main group

Also is there anymore thoughts on what causes "Bulldog Fry"