Black Moor Goldfish Fry (Pictures from day 1 up to 3 months!)

[Giannis86]

Hello folks,

About 3 months ago my moors laid eggs which i decided to breed
This is my first ever attempt in doing this so i made sure i found all necessary information that i could. I have to say that i am quite happy with the results!


Basic information:
FEEDING: First 2 months - 3 times per day with live artemia (DIY setup with 2 bottles for continuous supply)
After 2nd month i added crushed pellets to their diet.
QUANTITY: started with about 30 or so and 25 were left after 2-3 days when they starting having interest in food. Since then they have been getting artemia and only two have died ever since.
TANK: UNDER CONSTRUCTION! DIY Tank 101x41x50cm. The tank is already built but i am restoring it. In the meantime the fry has been kept in a large bucket ~10 liters of water. Although it is quite small they seem to have been doing fine until now. Soon the 180liter tank will be finished and form their new house.
MAINTAINANCE: Daily water changes and 2 times per day i siphon the poo out


Here are some of the photos of their progress:

The parents!
KITT (female)


KARR (male)


The eggs in the tank


Day 1


Day 2 - this fellow hatched in the parents tank


After 1 week - Fish in a glass during cleanup. Note the orange stomach from the artemia;D


About 2 weeks


3 weeks

[Giannis86]

1 months old (~2cm in length)


1.5months old - Check the already large tails


7weeks old !

2.5months old
Note that at this point they were still a bit shy

YouTube - Black Moor Goldfish Fry 2.5months old

YouTube - Black Moor Goldfish Fry 2.5months old (2)

3months old!
I notice that the fish is no longer afraid
and they are now swimming towards the top when i am about to feed them (not in this video)

YouTube - Black Moor Fry Feeding Frenzy (3 months)

SIDENOTE:
The 55galon is almost finished.
I am now removing the scratches from the glass (might take a while)
and i am waiting for my TL5 holders to come so that i can finish the canopy(its been a week and i still didnt receive them )

[h8z2luze]

Thats pretty cool that you got the timeline! Congrats!

[Giannis86]

here is a closup on one of the moors



Note that i never hold them in my hand and that i did this very quickly

[eja206]

that is amazing, congratulations on breeding them successfully! i have a black moor that i really love, such cool looking fish!
are you going to keep the fry? or sell them? or what?

[Giannis86]

i cant keep all of them..Their new tank will be a 55gallon (around 50 actually) which is way too small for all of them..

I will let them grow a bit more so that i can pick the best for myself.
I will keep 5 of them, give some to family and friends. The rest i will sell to a local LFS. I wont get much for them but at least i will be sure that they wont end up in bowls...

[Giannis86]

Update!

YouTube - Black Moor Fry 3 5months old

[cwt]

this is a great series... thanks for sharing. And they grow so fast, too!

[Etunes]

This is cool, I am glad you posted, really neat.

[sabina]

Great pics and videos!