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Re: L-200 female trapped 7 days... now eggs!
Posted: 28 Jun 2010, 06:25
by DJ-don
great work alga!!!
i would guess that maybe blanched cucumber or some sort is a good way to go??
Re: L-200 female trapped 7 days... now eggs!
Posted: 28 Jun 2010, 09:34
by MatsP
alga wrote:Today they are totally pigmented and the yolk sack/stomach almost absorbed...what are the best "first" foods?
Thanks
A mix of mostly vegetable diet with a bit of protein. Algae wafers will do this, but peas and prawns or similar may be better sources of food.
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Mats
Re: L-200 female trapped 7 days... now eggs!
Posted: 30 Jun 2010, 01:29
by drpleco
Nice job Brad! I start all of my fry - regardless of adult dietary needs - on decapped brine shrimp eggs and then up to NLS growth when they're ready. The shrimp eggs especially seem to be a great pleco fry food. I figure they're used to sucking up yolk sac so a high protein food can't hurt them.
Re: L-200 female trapped 7 days... now eggs!
Posted: 09 Jul 2010, 20:18
by alga
Well, the 2 from the second spawn are looking good and appear to be eating and growing, they are a metallic gray at the moment. But the good news is that the male has another batch of eggs that he seems to be taking better care of. I will keep updating this post as to his progress.
Re: L-200 female trapped 7 days... now eggs!
Posted: 09 Jul 2010, 21:23
by MatsP
Second spawn is great news.
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Mats
Re: L-200 female trapped 7 days... now eggs!
Posted: 11 Jul 2010, 23:56
by Barbie
This thread desperately needs pictures! 
Fantastic job! It gives me hope my young female L128 isn't quite as far from being any use to those 4 big males as I previously thought!
Barbie
Re: L-200 female trapped 7 days... now eggs!
Posted: 24 Jul 2010, 19:43
by alga
well, they spawned again and after a couple days I decided to take the eggs (I never do this). One was white so I removed it but the rest look good so far. I now have 4 from the previous 2 spawns and an egg mass of probably 30 eggs or so. Not sure that I will have better luck than a male L-200 but I hope so.