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Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 01-03-2009, 11:51 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
sorry bro, sold off the whole batch including the...

sorry bro, sold off the whole batch including the parents (separate sales)...

not sure if any farms brought them in recently tho.. :)

how many pairs of RHT are u still keeping? i kind of...
Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 20-10-2008, 08:52 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
BBS for 1st week or so, then tubifex for another...

BBS for 1st week or so, then tubifex for another 1 week plus before switching to mini pellets...

here's some updated images:
...
Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 27-09-2008, 06:34 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
an update, fries are about 1" now... not growing...

an update, fries are about 1" now... not growing as fast due to limited space..:(

some of them the eye rings are getting red...

...
Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 11-09-2008, 02:34 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
call me when you're back... can put 10-20 pcs in...

call me when you're back... can put 10-20 pcs in a mineral water container and carry back la.. tell them for your daughter to keep.. :)
Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 24-08-2008, 02:57 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
thanks bro.. here's a pic from this...

thanks bro..

here's a pic from this weekend...

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t181/drmartens/cichlids/Picture802.jpg
Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 16-08-2008, 01:20 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
update of 1st batch fries

here're some pics of the fries from 1st batch...

coming 3 weeks since free swimming...

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t181/drmartens/cichlids/Picture785.jpg
...
Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 14-08-2008, 10:51 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
can try man! have plenty.... :D here's 2nd...

can try man! have plenty.... :D

here's 2nd harvest... more than 1st spawn, and this time the female was holding...

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t181/drmartens/cichlids/Picture759.jpg
...
Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 13-08-2008, 02:44 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
thanks bros.. using a G9... tips i also search...

thanks bros.. using a G9... tips i also search and read from web..



thanks... the 2nd spawn due to 'harvest' today..

will see if can get some pics later... :)
Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 06-08-2008, 10:31 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
Talking 2nd SPAWNING!!

they breed like convicts!!

here's their second spawn 10 days after the 1st batch turned free swimming...

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t181/drmartens/cichlids/Picture698.jpg
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Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 02-08-2008, 11:14 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
last pics for this update :) ...

last pics for this update :)

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t181/drmartens/cichlids/Picture675.jpg

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t181/drmartens/cichlids/Picture679.jpg
Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 02-08-2008, 08:46 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
here's another blown up: ...

here's another blown up:

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t181/drmartens/cichlids/Picture670.jpg
Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 02-08-2008, 08:33 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
hey, thanks ben! will update every week or...

hey, thanks ben!

will update every week or two to share the growth of the fries.. (hopefully they don't all die on me)... :o





thanks bro... still have a few shots not cropped yet.....
Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 02-08-2008, 07:42 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
here's a blown up shot: ...

here's a blown up shot:

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t181/drmartens/cichlids/Picture669a.jpg
Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 02-08-2008, 07:41 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
Update..

here're the fries almost 1 week after free swimming:

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t181/drmartens/cichlids/Picture680.jpg
Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 29-07-2008, 02:19 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
hehe, thanks! fed the fries their 1st meal...

hehe, thanks!

fed the fries their 1st meal last night.. will do some water change tonight...

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t181/drmartens/cichlids/Picture637.jpg
Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 28-07-2008, 05:16 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
thanks bro... haha, really? you change...

thanks bro...



haha, really? you change fish faster than they can spawn for you! :D

hope i could repeat what i tried to do with the RHT 2 years ago... to see these more readily available and...
Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 28-07-2008, 01:46 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
sure, as you may understand, as a hobbyist, we...

sure, as you may understand, as a hobbyist, we tend to play 'safe' and strip these fellas, in case they eat up their fries for some reason.. and especially so for 1st spawn, and that these parents...
Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 28-07-2008, 12:59 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
here's the latest pic of the pair... happily...

here's the latest pic of the pair... happily feeding after so many days of hardship...

hopefully they will rest till the current batch is of good size before spawning again..
...
Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 28-07-2008, 12:57 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
look like something?? :D will do.. IF...

look like something?? :D



will do.. IF i can raise them to a good size...



parents are about 5-6" TL... in Singapore weather, normally the wrigglers will be free swimming on the 4th to...
Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 27-07-2008, 01:44 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
here're the fries!!!!!! can count how many??...

here're the fries!!!!!!

can count how many?? :p i could count 130+... :eek: all in the male's mouth...

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t181/drmartens/cichlids/Picture609.jpg
Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 27-07-2008, 01:42 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
more fries: ...

more fries:

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t181/drmartens/cichlids/Picture599-1.jpg

after few minutes of 'squeezing':
...
Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 27-07-2008, 01:41 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
free swimming fries...

today is the day the wrigglers are free swimming, so it's time to strip them out from the parents' mouth...

apparently, only the male was holding, female is plain lazy.. :D

can see the first...
Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 23-07-2008, 05:47 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
hi nic, yes, indeed they are.. i'm not surprised...

hi nic, yes, indeed they are.. i'm not surprised they're mouth brooders, just puzzled with 2 things:

1) they picked up the eggs very early, much earlier then what i've experienced before with...
Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 23-07-2008, 04:50 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
just an update.. the pair took the eggs into...

just an update.. the pair took the eggs into brooding at less than 48 hours, so i guess the eggs have not hatched then..

an observation.. i remember when i first discovered the eggs are no longer...
Forum: Species Profiles & Resources 20-07-2008, 01:20 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 141,342
Posted By ROOT
not so soon bro.. have just set up a 'atabapo'...

not so soon bro.. have just set up a 'atabapo' tank... :D

see if can trigger them to spawn in this new setup... :)
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