Cyianara69
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After six months, my first GBR pair finally got it right ......
WOOHOOOO
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jonclark96
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nice
ErnieG
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Great pair, i hope they raise those guys up into adulthood.
Greengirl
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Beautiful! Save me some fry 
gravel_digger
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Congrats.....
Tony
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Very cool, Cy. Congrats!
Are they in doctored water or tap?
Are they in doctored water or tap?
Cyianara69
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They are in tap water ....
Cyianara69
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a few pics with a better camera ...
zackcrack00
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I have a friend who is trying to get a pair out of his 6! Congratulations!!! They look beautiful, very appealing to the eye, actually. What have you been feeding them?!
blkmjk
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Great job! It is gratifying to get a spawn out of a pair that you have worked hard on. Congratulations
Drew
NO GOOD DEED SHALL GO UNPUNISHED!
Drew
NO GOOD DEED SHALL GO UNPUNISHED!
Cyianara69
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well, dang, the male was eating the fry this morning ... the female kept chasing him off ... I tried to catch as many as I could and put in a 1 gallon tank ... we'll see how many survice when I get home from work today ...
... the female kept chasing him off ... I tried to catch as many as I could and put in a 1 gallon tank ... we'll see how many survice when I get home from work today ... 
Jmty
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Are they in doctored water,,,,, what is that tony pardon my ignorance , rain water?
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"Doctored" refers to reverse osmosis (RO) and/or deionized (DI) water. RO involves fine particulate removal (and chlorine/VOC removal when it utilizes a carbon stage), and DI pulls out minerals/metallic ions. Sort of like manufacturing artificial rain water and in many cases possibly/probably purer given the amount of pollution from coal plants suffusing the atmosphere east of the Mississippi. Used for New World species subject to/needful of much purer water than African/lake species where salts tend to accumulate resulting in higher pH and hardness. Requires restoration of trace minerals (calcium and magnesium at a minimum) to water before use and is not generally essential for care/spawning of most species. But then maybe you knew this already...
"Doctored" refers to reverse osmosis (RO) and/or deionized (DI) water. RO involves fine particulate removal (and chlorine/VOC removal when it utilizes a carbon stage), and DI pulls out minerals/metallic ions. Sort of like manufacturing artificial rain water and in many cases possibly/probably purer given the amount of pollution from coal plants suffusing the atmosphere east of the Mississippi. Used for New World species subject to/needful of much purer water than African/lake species where salts tend to accumulate resulting in higher pH and hardness. Requires restoration of trace minerals (calcium and magnesium at a minimum) to water before use and is not generally essential for care/spawning of most species. But then maybe you knew this already...
AquaStudent
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Congratulations! Hopefully the fry will be there when you get back from work. I don't think the male will be able to eat them now at least
Those are awesome pictures. I really like the first one! Wish you were able to get it with your "good" camera. It's really well timed!
Those are awesome pictures. I really like the first one! Wish you were able to get it with your "good" camera. It's really well timed!
zackcrack00
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Nice job!!!
Vieja man
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Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!
