I've got shellie fry! Woot!

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My first shellie fry. Had my Occellatus Gold for about a year now. Got them when they were little guys. Just seen fry yesterday. I noticed she was guarding a shell pretty intense. No pics yet. They are soooo tiny! Sucks I got a some green spot on my glass right in front of the shell and I'll never get it wiped off for a clear pic cause she'll bite my hand off. She's chasing everyone away pretty intensely. Good momma. Anyway, happy dance!

 

[Freakgecko91]

Awesome! I remember when you set the tank up! Nice job,


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Thanks! So far I got Xeno Ochrogenys fry, Melanogenys fry, Callochromis fry, and now shellie fry! The only ones I'm waiting on are the cyps. 2 females have held about 4 times now, but only for a day or two before I wake up in the morning and.... nuttin. Egg all gone. Still, I am so excited about the shellie fry! Thanks for all your input when I was setting up the tank. I remember, too.

 

[Anthonysafricans]

Trust do you ship....I'll def take some Xeno and melanogenys, what kind of callochromis do you have

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[Anthonysafricans]

Try holding feedings every 3 days on Cyps to help hold

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[Gillie]

Awesome have you had to put your hand in the tank during maintenance since the fry hatched? Occies are surprising aggressive in defending their offspring. I'll see if I still have the video of the ones I had trying to kill my hand.

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[mikem691]

Awesome !!! I don't know if they are the same as multis but when I had them the fry seemed to take for ever to grow.

 

[Freakgecko91]

Multies do take forever for such small fish! Completely agreed! Probably cause they're not exactly easy to power feed or separate from the colony


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I have a long waiting list for xeno ochro ndole bay fry. I can add you to list if you want. Same for melano enantiopus. My callochromis stappersii are all currently pending sale already. I'll take the advise on the holding food for cyps. I have micro caramba. They are gorgeous and I am impatiently waiting on them.

I have already done a water change since seeing occie fry. I was even able to clean the tank glass when mom went into the shell. Dad is more of the tank army general in my tank and i have to watch out for him. His attack makes me miss some spots. Sometimes i like to show them who is boss and scoop them up when they bite me and hold them in a net or breeder box until I'm done cleaning.

I managed to get one half way decent pic of a fry that I'll post in a few. Hard to photograph the tiny buggers.


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[Anthonysafricans]

Ya def put me on list

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[trustemedia]

Will do.

Here is a pic of a fry.

 

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Couple more I got. She wasn't sure about me taking pictures and covered the shell opening. Their heads look like grains of sand. It's hard to spot them.