Here is the pair I just started conditioning today, both Marble HMPK. I set up a 15 gallon with live plants and some IAL, tanks heated to 82 degrees and I am looking forward to spawning them in 2 weeks. My camera was messing up so I took a short video of the pair, sorry for bright lighting.
Please let me know what you think and your thoughts on my pair.
Thanks Vicky, I love them both to death!! Would you have time to meet up this weekend for the MW? I have been super busy so I apologize for not being able to meet with you last weekend.
Do you have experience with breeding marbles? What do you think they fry will look like?
Yes. I should be able to meet you this weekend.
I started your culture last night because the first one went bad... a fruit fly got in and resulted in larvae. YUCK!
Also I couldn't find my oatmeal LOL!
So your culture should be ready by the time your fry are old enough to eat them.
Your guys shoud produce very similar fish but without knowing their background it's hard to tell... marbles are a lot of fun!
And a little suggestion... don't wait so long to spawn.
Imports (I'm assuming these are) are notorious for dying suddenly. I REALLY hope this doesn't happen to you but you might want to spawn them just in casse.
I appreciate the culture so much! I do have one going but I don't know how good it actually is but a new fresh batch will be good to have!
Yes it is hard when I don't know their background, all I know is they are Thailand imports that I purchased through the Mn Betta Shop. If I were to get fry that looked like both of the parents I would be very happy I love that look of marbled HMPK's.
Also I have a DIY sponge filter but want to just go out and get one from a LFS, can you suggest any local places for me to check out?
I've never been to a LPS in Seattle... I have Petco a couple of blocks down so I shop there.
For sponge filters I buy online from Dr. Foster and Smith... gotta get one myself!
Cool!
If you have a culture already it's very easy to make a fresh batch.
All you need is oatmeal, water and yeast. Make a paste and drop a tiny amount of the old culture... it'll be triving in a couple of weeks.
But I don't mind meeting you and giving you another
Hey Tan, that female is the same female I got when we both ordered from Mn Betta Shop. The male is also from Mn Betta Shop and I got him the last shipment. I got a better video of them both and she dropped a ton of eggs. I think she is a happy girl!
Yes I have them in the breeding tank apart from each other that way they can still be heater, I will be putting more live plants this weekend for the infusoria. Do you recommend something different?
If your reason to place them in the tank is so they can share a heater, get a shallow plastic tub and fill it with a few inches of water, enough to cover the heater and place the beanies there.
It's not good for them to claim territory in the spawn tank because it may lead to aggression.
Yes, wait until the day you are ready to place them in the spawn tank to set it up. It will keep the water clean. Do place plants that day so infusoria starts to produce.
Once you have the tank set up, place the male in and the female in the beanie inside the tank. At this point you need to observe and be very patient. Wait until they demonstrate signs of readiness.
In a day or two you want to release the male, some people just plop them together but I'm always to afraid my HMs will hurt eachother fins (they are so pretty) so I wait until I'm ure they are ready.
After you release the female it can take days for them to spawn or it they could start in a matter of minutes.. every pair/spawn is different.
Okay good to know!! I will put them in a big plastic bin I have with the heater like you said. I will also take out the plants now and put in fresh water. My last spawn was pretty brutal but it was a pair of traditional fighter plakats so the male was really aggressive with the female. It took them 2 days before they were both ready. I am going to be doing it just like you said and place the female in the tank in her beanie while the male checks her out. Thanks for all of your help you are a doll
You're welcome!
When you place your plants in, also keep the tank light on during the day because it will make the infusoria grow nicely. By the time your fry are free swimming you will be able to see a million critters in the water which your fry will find very yummy
So it's day 4 conditioning. I have been feeding Atisons Pro and live blood worms. My pair seem very active and healthy. I can't wait until the 3rd!!! I am so excited!
I would release the male in the spawn tank and the female inside a container in the tank on Wednesday, and release when you can supervise them. It'll give time for the male to build the nest, the pair to get ready, and the infusoria to grow. It's more important to be able to watch over the pair in case it gets too violent and you need to separate than it is to look over the fry.
That's my advise, I never do a spawn if I don't have the time to look over the pair so I usually will release the female on a Friday afternoon after I get home.
Can't wait to hear your results!
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