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You'd better have a LOT of little Bolivians for me if you think I can afford that LOL.
Bolivians layed eggs.... New pics 7/10/07
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Lonewolfblue
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They are still with the babies. Can't quite tell if any are free-swimming yet, as they are well covered in the back. But here's a couple pics to give you an idea of how well dug in they are.....
LandGhoti
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They've got themselves a nice little hidey-hole there. I hope everyone stays safe. 
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Lonewolfblue
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Update:
I thought that by now, the babies would be gone. But I took another peek, and guess what? They are still dug in deep, and impossible to get a pic, but there's a bunch of free-swimmers. And mom and dad are being very good mom and dad.
I thought that by now, the babies would be gone. But I took another peek, and guess what? They are still dug in deep, and impossible to get a pic, but there's a bunch of free-swimmers. And mom and dad are being very good mom and dad.
FWaddict
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WHOO! grats on the fry! It's almost like being a grandpa lol!!
Lookin for more updates on them though... CONGRATS AGAIN!!!
Lookin for more updates on them though... CONGRATS AGAIN!!!
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Lonewolfblue
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FWaddict said:
What I'm really looking to do is get some pics. But they are so far in the back, can't get a good camera angle. Wish I had an underwater webcam to get pics,lol.
FWaddict
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haha! yea its always tough gettin those first pics, but all I can say is keep trying lol
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Lonewolfblue
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Well, looks like no more babies. The parents are now wandering around. Hopefully some made it into the thick ground cover and will pop up later, a little bigger. We'll see....
FWaddict
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You think they got eaten? Or they just had instincts and went for cover? lets hope is the second one!!
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Lonewolfblue
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I'm hoping some went for cover, as the ground cover is pretty thick. If they spawn again, and I get fry, I might use a turkey baster and suck some up and place them in the thickest area of the tank.
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Lonewolfblue
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Just an update. I've had 2 more spawns since the last one I posted, and now a 3rd. The cave is peppered with eggs again, lol.
Zagz
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Congrats again LWB. I can't get any decent pics of my bolivian fry and they are 2 months old now. If you figure out how when the new batch is swimming let me know how you did it!
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Lonewolfblue
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That is the toughest part in my tank, getting the pics. They are always in the back of the tank, lol.
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I know, I finally got one half decent pic, when they aren't at the back they are racing around chasing each other. Such children LOL. I figure you stand a better chance than I do at getting a good pic. Mine are really starting to look like baby bolivians. Out of about 30 or so fry, 12 survived.
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Lonewolfblue
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Did you separate them from the parents of keep them in the same tank?
Update....
Here's a couple pics.....
Update....
Here's a couple pics.....
Zagz
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They're beautiful, I kept them in the tank with the parents only. I think the filter got more than a few of them. Your bolivians look like GBR's LOL they have such gorgeous colors.
rich311k
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Great pictures!! Very handsome fish.
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Lonewolfblue
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Zagz said:
How in the world did you teach them not to eat the eggs or fry? hehe....
Guess what? Pair #2 layed eggs. Now I have eggs starting to hatch to wigglers on the first pair, and a new batch of eggs with the second pair, lol.
