It'll be at least another year before I see the Blues...maybe even two years - but that's ok! I knew it was a long process when I decided I wanted to do it
Blue Boy is just gorgeous and the mama takes after her mama - fierce fish. She's half the size of Blue.
She actually paired up with another regular Dempsey last month and they had a spawn. First spawn for her and him and in a tank with other Dempsey's - not only did they have a successful spawn, but also they did a great job of protecting the wigglers! After about a week, I caught her and put her in the tank with Blue. They weren't getting along so well, so I pulled some other Dempsey's out of the tank (left her previous beau to protect his fry - he's done a bang up job of it, too!) didn't take long after that for them to pair up.
Because there are other Dempsey's in the tank, I watched the whole process - no doubt, the Blue is the Daddy.
Eggs were laid about 24 hours ago… a couple are dead but not nearly as many as I’d expect. I’d guestimate there are between 200-300 eggs total and I count 6 that are not viable anymore…
