Becca
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My fish have been all over the place lately. I lost several gem barbs to a combination of velvet and fin rot in the 55 and have seen nasty red/pink fins in another tank that I recently WC'd with tap water. It has me worried a bit about what's coming out of my tap, but everyone seems to be on the mend.
In the meantime, I've had multiple spawns from both types of Dicrossus, though only a few fry have made it to an age where they no longer need protection, and probably one of the coolest spawns I've ever had (though I can't count my eggs before they hatch).
I have a tank of chocolate gouramis and they tend to freak out whenever I walk into the room. The other day, one hit the lid and coughed up a few eggs. When I went to take a closer look, he freaked out some more and spat out even more eggs. The eggs were pretty big considering the size of the fish, and white. Each had a slight grey dot in the middle, so I believe they were fertile. I figured he'd hacked them all up, so I moved the gouramis to their new tank, which is larger and not so close to the door (hopefully fewer freak-outs). This morning he looked like he had the mumps, so I guess he hung on to some of them even through being moved . Only time will tell if it is a successful spawn, but it is still a really cool thing to see, particularly in a touchy fish like this one.
In the meantime, I've had multiple spawns from both types of Dicrossus, though only a few fry have made it to an age where they no longer need protection, and probably one of the coolest spawns I've ever had (though I can't count my eggs before they hatch).
I have a tank of chocolate gouramis and they tend to freak out whenever I walk into the room. The other day, one hit the lid and coughed up a few eggs. When I went to take a closer look, he freaked out some more and spat out even more eggs. The eggs were pretty big considering the size of the fish, and white. Each had a slight grey dot in the middle, so I believe they were fertile. I figured he'd hacked them all up, so I moved the gouramis to their new tank, which is larger and not so close to the door (hopefully fewer freak-outs). This morning he looked like he had the mumps, so I guess he hung on to some of them even through being moved . Only time will tell if it is a successful spawn, but it is still a really cool thing to see, particularly in a touchy fish like this one.