Diary of the 10G GBR/Bolivian Grow-Out Tank w/pics 7/22/06..

[Lonewolfblue]

Well, here it goes. Just the other day, my GBR's layed eggs. And I got out as many as I could. And being a newbie, I failed, lol. There were probably about 200-300 eggs, and when I got done, I think I have maybe 100-125 eggs. The rest I lost. Don't use a turkey baster, lol. Bad idea. Next time I'll submerge a small container, then will use a spoon to take small thin sections out, til all the eggs are removed. That will probably be the easiest thing to do with minimal damage..

Now that I got that out of my hair, lol, on to the good stuff.....

Day 1: Transferred eggs to 10G tank.
Day 2: Eggs are still eggs. lol
Day 3: Eggs this morning, a few wigglers after getting home from work. Yes, I got Wigglers........
They are still hatching as we speak. I just looked and got 6 so far. But a lot still to come. Will keep you posted of all that goes on...

[rich311k]

Congrats Wolf. Good luck with the little guys and gals. So when do we get pictures?

[Friendly]

Congrats on getting some wigglers Lonewolfblue!! Hopefully they will all survive

I was just wondering, why was using a turkey baster such a hassle? I thought that would have been the best way to remove the eggs. Also, did you do anything special to your 10g to help the fry out in anyway?

[Lonewolfblue]

As for the turkey baster, well, lol.

First, the eggs stick to the surface. So that means they are sticking to the gravel. When you use the baster, and go to move them to the container, the gravel is heavier and go out the end of the baster, lol. So by the time I got them to the container, which is submerged in the tank, I lost over half the gravel from the baster, which were scattered in the tank, lol.

So that's my turkey baster experience. LOL

As for the eggs, yes, you do need to do some prepping. It's not as simple as just moving them, unless you fill the 10G with the water from the main tank where the eggs are. Then you can just move them. My next batch, I'm just going to use the main tank water instead of having to acclimate. But it still works. Then there's the method of minimizing fungus, and removing bad eggs. Now remember, GBR eggs are very very small, lol.

[SkullJug]

Congrats!!! Best of luck with your fry!

[Jchillin]

Congrats on your success LWB. You are among the few who have had success in artificially hatching out fry. I know you've probably exhausted your camera's memory card but you have to post pics of these wigglin' darlings.

[JRagg]

Very impressive. I'm going to jump on the bandwagon here and say that I can't wait to see some pictures.

Congrats!

[Lonewolfblue]

I tried to get some pics, but they are so small, much smaller than the bolivian fry. Also, I got home for lunch today just now and they aren't moving. But will keep an eye on them. There's still a lot of eggs, looks like those aren't going to hatch. I'll be better prepared next time with what I've learned. It might have been from moving the eggs and not acclimating as well, just made sure the temps were the same. Next tile I'll almost empty the tank and refill with water from the 75G and then move the eggs, and treat for fungus at the same time. We'll see how things turn out....

[Lonewolfblue]

Well, doesn't look good. They are not doing anything, and looks to be slowly discintegrating. I guess this batch didn't survive. Still going to wait a few more days befor eI clean things up for the next run, which I now have a better idea of how to do things.

[SkullJug]

Sorry to hear it wolf. Let us know how you get along.