First Time Spawn

[StarvingPoet]

So we've hit the two week mark. The babies all seem healthy and happy. They have begun to develop their caudals and pectorals. It is just adorable. Some of them are still very tiny and others are just huge. They all seem well though.

Papa Oberon, who is still in the tank with them, is also doing well and has yet to be seen munching a single baby. *knocks on desk* He mostly contents himself with patroling the tank and threatening the one remaining snail he hasn't yet managed to kill.

I'm hoping the larger fry are big enough for the camera to focus on. So later I may come back and post the however fuzzy results.

[YoshesMom]

so cute i cant wait for my first spawn!

[TheKingsFish]

Yay! What are you going to work with?

[StarvingPoet]

The babies are three weeks old now and doing very well. They are eating like little tiny vaccuumcleaners. It's adorable. I though I'd post some pics. They're a little fuzzy because our camera hates focusing on tiny moving things. lol


They LOVE that Java Moss -still no idea how many are in there because they hide in that stuff all the time!


Yay! Kinda focused! lol


Look at them all!!


Papa Oberon still living happily with his little spawn.


Happy swimming babies with Papa watching in the background.

[MrVampire181]

I might try leaving the father with his fry :)

[dramaqueen]

Nice pics!

[TheKingsFish]

There are more than we thought.

[TheKingsFish]

The fry are continuing to grow at an amazing rate.

Sadly, their father, Oberon passed away last night.

[Silverfang]

:( sorry to hear about papa
hope the babies keep growing good

[BettaBetty]

Oh no... I was reading the thread happily smiling about the success and how cute the proud poppa looked and then... that.

So sorry to hear that happend. Do you know why? :( Poor thing.