Woot woot! OSCAR FOOD! ....or.... How my convict had babies - Aquarium Advice

ferret · 12-05-2003, 01:14 PM

Wife just called me, the convicts got fry :) Suckers must have hid the eggs from me, I've been watching them for weeks. They had dug down to the glass, and I guess they laid them on the glass them pushed gravel back over them. I noticed yesterday they had completely covered the glass, and my wife says she sees like 50-100 fry. She thinks they're eating them.. which they might, but if I know cichlids they'll be around when I get home and I can setup the growout tank. OSCAR FOOD!

If I can manage to get a clear pic, I'll post.

Enki · 12-05-2003, 03:00 PM

COOL! Can't wait to see pix!

Fruitbat · 12-05-2003, 03:13 PM

ferret...

The adults are PROBABLY not eating the fry. Many cichlid parents will take the fry into their mouths and spit them back out again. Possibly they're giving the little monsters a bath!

ferret · 12-05-2003, 03:34 PM

Yeah I know, that's why I'm not too worried. I'm almost 100% certain she saw that. Hehe, probably freaking her out, knowing her she's staring at the tank in amazement still :P :P :P :P

ferret · 12-05-2003, 06:40 PM

Too hard to get a clear picture of them. But there's a good 200 of them.

Katie_McKoy · 12-05-2003, 07:32 PM

They look like sperm under a microscope

ferret · 12-05-2003, 07:38 PM

hi wife ;p

Katie_McKoy · 12-05-2003, 09:41 PM

hola :P

RogerMcAllen · 12-06-2003, 01:13 AM

I am glad to see that you found out that the only good use for a c*****d is as a feeder fish.

Allivymar · 12-06-2003, 01:23 AM

*giggles*

Do you guys actually talk IRL? Or just on forums

12-05-2003, 01:14 PM	#1
ferret Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,377	Woot woot! OSCAR FOOD! ....or.... How my convict had babies Wife just called me, the convicts got fry :) Suckers must have hid the eggs from me, I've been watching them for weeks. They had dug down to the glass, and I guess they laid them on the glass them pushed gravel back over them. I noticed yesterday they had completely covered the glass, and my wife says she sees like 50-100 fry. She thinks they're eating them.. which they might, but if I know cichlids they'll be around when I get home and I can setup the growout tank. OSCAR FOOD! If I can manage to get a clear pic, I'll post. __________________ Gamer? Like Counter-strike, World of Warcraft, or just games in general? Visit http://www.gamehavoc.com/

12-05-2003, 03:00 PM	#2
Enki Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Eureka, CA Posts: 361 Images: 25	COOL! Can't wait to see pix! __________________ 50 Gallon 4' Under construction 50 Gallon 4' - 9 Aulonocara stuartgranti 'Ngara Flametail' juvies - 3 Botia almorhae 'Yo-Yo Loach' 30 Gallon 3' - 6 Lamprologus ocellatus 'Gold' - 2 Altolamprologus calvus babies - 2 Schistura mahnerti Check out my aquarium pics! "Listen to everyone else's opinion, then form your own." ~My Mom~

12-05-2003, 03:34 PM	#4
ferret Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,377	Yeah I know, that's why I'm not too worried. I'm almost 100% certain she saw that. Hehe, probably freaking her out, knowing her she's staring at the tank in amazement still :P :P :P :P __________________ Gamer? Like Counter-strike, World of Warcraft, or just games in general? Visit http://www.gamehavoc.com/

12-05-2003, 06:40 PM	#5
ferret Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,377	Too hard to get a clear picture of them. But there's a good 200 of them. __________________ Gamer? Like Counter-strike, World of Warcraft, or just games in general? Visit http://www.gamehavoc.com/

12-05-2003, 07:38 PM	#7
ferret Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,377	hi wife ;p __________________ Gamer? Like Counter-strike, World of Warcraft, or just games in general? Visit http://www.gamehavoc.com/

12-05-2003, 03:13 PM	#3
Fruitbat Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Garland,Texas Posts: 1,818 Images: 30	ferret... The adults are PROBABLY not eating the fry. Many cichlid parents will take the fry into their mouths and spit them back out again. Possibly they're giving the little monsters a bath!

12-05-2003, 07:32 PM	#6
Katie_McKoy Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 23 Images: 1	They look like sperm under a microscope

12-05-2003, 09:41 PM	#8
Katie_McKoy Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 23 Images: 1	hola :P

12-06-2003, 01:13 AM	#9
RogerMcAllen Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 2,330 Images: 16	I am glad to see that you found out that the only good use for a c*****d is as a feeder fish. __________________ Have your reviewed your aquarium products yet?

12-06-2003, 01:23 AM	#10
Allivymar Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: NY Posts: 4,355 Images: 15	giggles Do you guys actually talk IRL? Or just on forums __________________ aka Cycling Guru and the Ich Slayer glares at Terry and QTOFFER Card carrying member of FTAS & GCAS.

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