As per request

McEve · Post by **McEve** » Thu May 11, 2006 5:43 pm

The Buddy really wanted a frycam, so here you go

BabyCam

Plastic Mac · Post by **Plastic Mac** » Thu May 11, 2006 8:28 pm

That's fantastic McEve, I love it

How many fry do you have at present?

McEve · Post by **McEve** » Thu May 11, 2006 8:40 pm

glad you enjoy

I estimate about 30

Plastic Mac · Post by **Plastic Mac** » Thu May 11, 2006 8:51 pm

30...that's good going. How many spawns was that from? I'm guessing two or three.

The fry from my second spawn are have just started to emerge this week. I've only seen them one at a time so far...so they're may only be two at most (will explain 'two' in a second) but they've emerged from the cave, wizzed round the tank, gone to the top of the water (to fill their swim bladders I guess) and then shot back into the cave.
I came home today and found my first dead fry lying on the bottom of the tank

...in a slight panic I shone a torch into the males cave as he's now acting like the cave is empty (half in half out and doing nothing...no tail wiggling or anything) anyway, I shone a torch in there and could see at least one little tail wiggling around. So I know there was at least two in this spawn. I guess dead fry are part of the process so I'm not beating myself up over it as I'm pretty sure I had nothing to do with it but it's still a shame to lose one.

Anyway, I'm not wanting to take over this thread...so back to McEve's webcam.

madmoroccan · Post by **madmoroccan** » Fri May 12, 2006 8:17 am

Nice!

(Edit: Questions regarding fry removed.)

Post by **Barbie** » Fri May 12, 2006 4:38 pm

The problem is that they need to be in a thread of their own with a recognizable title for it to do anyone reading through the board any good at all. If you wanted to make a post in the proper category with questions maybe people would answer it.

Please keep in mind that while it would make things easier for you, all the rest of us that have already typed it all out three or four times are going to tend to lean toward the search button being far "easier"

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Barbie

McEve · Post by **McEve** » Fri May 12, 2006 5:19 pm

Plastic Mac wrote: I guess dead fry are part of the process so I'm not beating myself up over it as I'm pretty sure I had nothing to do with it but it's still a shame to lose one.

I know just how you feel. I lost 6 within a few hours due to contaminated food, two due to anareobic pocket in the sand, and one when I moved them over to the tank they're in now.

No fun loosing fry, I hope I get to the point where I can keep 100% alive one day, although I belive that would be very hard....

thebuddy · Post by **thebuddy** » Fri May 12, 2006 8:24 pm

yay fry cam...were are the fry?
what are the spects debri?
i think i saw a mini zebra half the size of yer adults yay

thebuddy · Post by **thebuddy** » Fri May 12, 2006 8:27 pm

uh mac i think the cam died
its........moving........like.........this.........with.......about........5.......seconds......inbetween.......the......updated.......images.......

Plastic Mac · Post by **Plastic Mac** » Fri May 12, 2006 8:39 pm

The camera's fine bud...it's just your connection becoming laggy for a bit. nothing to worry about.

thebuddy · Post by **thebuddy** » Fri May 12, 2006 8:46 pm

Oh I found the culprit moms computer had 7 differnt windows open.

NetsuaiAngel · Post by **NetsuaiAngel** » Sun May 14, 2006 8:16 pm

Geat cam!

Right now your fry are zooming about and they're out in the wide open! They're not shy are they?

McEve · Post by **McEve** » Sun May 14, 2006 9:37 pm

They can be bold when they know they can get to safety at any time

There's about 25 in there, all residing under the daddys cave, but the most I've been able to count out in the open is 7

So... they are cautious

Glad you enjoy them!

NetsuaiAngel · Post by **NetsuaiAngel** » Tue May 16, 2006 6:21 am

I think the best part of watching fry grow up is the development of their personalities!

I have three fry right now and the largest of the three has gotten bold during dinner time to venture out for food. He'll inch his little body across the tops of the caves and if he 'feels' the bigger adults around, he'll ZOOM back to safety. The cutest thing was when this lil fella ventured so far out, and rounded to the edge of the cave and saw one of the male adults, he "floated" for a sec before he zoomed off again!

So silly!

McEve · Post by **McEve** » Tue May 16, 2006 2:38 pm

I know just what you mean! I fed the fry bosmides (have no idea what it's called in English, tried to find out but no luck so far

small crusteacans anyways..) They are very tiny, but obiously very tasty as I sat watching the fry for half and hour laughing as they flung themseves in the "air" trying to catch them floating around

I must think of a feeder contraption to make them easier to get to for the fry poor things