Look what I woke up to yesterday morning, eggs!!

SanDiegoFishes · Post by **SanDiegoFishes** » 26 Apr 2005, 01:08

And then there were babies! These photos were taken the morning that they hatched (April 22nd).
Barb

SanDiegoFishes · Post by **SanDiegoFishes** » 26 Apr 2005, 01:08

SanDiegoFishes · Post by **SanDiegoFishes** » 26 Apr 2005, 01:09

I moved a few of the fry into a small tank, that is a baby German Blue Ram having a look at the new tank mates!
Barb

SanDiegoFishes · Post by **SanDiegoFishes** » 26 Apr 2005, 01:10

SanDiegoFishes · Post by **SanDiegoFishes** » 26 Apr 2005, 01:11

SanDiegoFishes · Post by **SanDiegoFishes** » 26 Apr 2005, 01:11

pturley · Post by **pturley** » 26 Apr 2005, 07:14

SanDiegoFishes Wrote:

Here is a PIC I just took, and the eggs have hatched (pictures to follow). They started to hatch late evening of April 21st, and were all hatched by late evening, April 22nd. Eggs were laid on April 15th, which puts hatching time at 6-7 days at a water temp of 80 degrees.
Any thoughts on what fish I have here?
Best, Barb

Well, it's not a Sturisomatichthys but is indeed a Sturisoma.

Congrats. on the spawn and great series of pics.

retro_gk · Post by **retro_gk** » 26 Apr 2005, 17:48

Nice pics. Will I see some of the fry at a future COAST auction?

SanDiegoFishes · Post by **SanDiegoFishes** » 26 Apr 2005, 18:30

pturley wrote:SanDiegoFishes Wrote:
Here is a PIC I just took, and the eggs have hatched (pictures to follow). They started to hatch late evening of April 21st, and were all hatched by late evening, April 22nd. Eggs were laid on April 15th, which puts hatching time at 6-7 days at a water temp of 80 degrees.
Any thoughts on what fish I have here?
Best, Barb
Well, it's not a Sturisomatichthys but is indeed a Sturisoma.

Congrats. on the spawn and great series of pics.

Thanks Paul, any idea what species I have? What do I look for to figure that part out, big grin!!
Barb

SanDiegoFishes · Post by **SanDiegoFishes** » 26 Apr 2005, 18:32

retro_gk wrote:Nice pics. Will I see some of the fry at a future COAST auction?

But of course! If I can grow the little guys up (always the hardest part with Farlowellas, I will certainly bring my babies to the COAST meeting). Glad to see there is another COAST person here on PlanetCatfish too, nice to meet yah!
Barb

bronzefry · Post by **bronzefry** » 26 Apr 2005, 21:30

Barb,
Absolutely stellar! The photos are tremendous. I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed for you.

zenyfish · Post by **zenyfish** » 27 Apr 2005, 01:11

Great pictures ... pretty cool!

Hope you do well with them.

Best,
Zen

Deb · Post by **Deb** » 27 Apr 2005, 01:15

Wonderful pictures!

Very sweet babies. Who can resist them?

Deb

SanDiegoFishes · Post by **SanDiegoFishes** » 27 Apr 2005, 01:24

Thanks everyone

Here is a quick PIC I just took of the adult pair and a younger farlowella (youngster is the one in the front). Does this help in nailing down species identification??
Barb

pturley · Post by **pturley** » 27 Apr 2005, 03:53

Shane has alot more experience in species identity of Sturisoma than I.

...SHANE... Are you watching this one???

SanDiegoFishes · Post by **SanDiegoFishes** » 27 Apr 2005, 07:15

cichliddomain wrote:Just a few more days and the fry will be all over the glass at the surface. It usually takes a few days from when the 1st egg hatches until the last one.

Cool Stuff

Hey Cichliddomain! Are you the one and the same cool catfish dude that I bought these beautiful fish from??? I can't tell from the screen name, but that "wink" is talking to me!!
Best, Barb (The Woodle)

Post by **Shane** » 30 Apr 2005, 16:11

Checked it against my photo collection and my library and, at least from the above photo, can not match it to anything. It has the look of an Amazonian sp. and the next step would be to compare it to the descriptions of Sturisoma brevirostre and S. rostratum.
-Shane

SanDiegoFishes · Post by **SanDiegoFishes** » 05 May 2005, 19:34

Shane wrote:Checked it against my photo collection and my library and, at least from the above photo, can not match it to anything. It has the look of an Amazonian sp. and the next step would be to compare it to the descriptions of Sturisoma brevirostre and S. rostratum.
-Shane

Interesting, thanks Shane! I will take a look at the two above species, see if we are getting closer

Best, Barb
PS Babies are doing great, eating well and growing, and Dad is sitting on another spawn of eggs that will probably hatch this evening

Look what I woke up to yesterday morning, eggs!!

Congrats ...