Copper Yellow Imbellis x Copper Yellow Imbellis [Spyro x Lythalia]

Arrawrs · 2022-10-07T22:51:20-0400

Spyro and Lythalia

Spyro:

Organism Water Adaptation Terrestrial plant Fin

Lythalia:

Water Fin Fish Underwater Marine biology

Spyro with Fry:

The fry became free-swimming on August 24, 2022.

Babies at 6 weeks old 10/05/22 - there are 142 of them!

My favorite baby (6 weeks):

Goldmoon · 2022-10-08T06:45:31-0400

Wow, beautiful fish you have there! Keep us updated, I’ll be excited to see what these guys look like as they grow 😀

Arrawrs · 2022-10-10T14:23:43-0400

Some of the larger babies are starting to show more defined scales/iridescence. They will be 7 weeks old in 2 days.

I moved the position of the livht for these next photos:

Organism Reptile Amphibian Close-up Mole salamander

Betta Nerd · 2022-10-10T22:11:19-0400

I love them so many 😱 I feel bad for the father🤣

Arrawrs · 2022-10-14T13:49:29-0400

It's hard to take pictures that correctly showcase how shiny these fish are becoming. The pink/clear have a light coloured iridescence while the darker ones are starting to show iridescence most similar to their father's, where it can be gold, purple, or blue.

Arrawrs · 2022-10-14T14:28:49-0400

While the babies huddle, asking for food, I figured this would be a good time to snap a picture and showcase the differences among them. There's a nice mix of the clear/pinks (who we call blondies) and the darker ones, who I suspect will look like their parents.

Arrawrs · 2022-10-16T01:59:47-0400

I'm really hoping the blondies stay cellophane-esque - I'm really liking how the iridescence is showing up on them. It's harder to see on them than compared to their grey-ish siblings. Managed to get some new pics today.

Water Fin Underwater Fish Marine biology

Underwater Fin Fish Terrestrial plant Marine biology

Water Underwater Fin Fish Marine biology

Arrawrs · 2022-10-18T13:25:41-0400

These were taken last night. I love how the irridescence is noticeably changing colour now! They will be 8 weeks old tomorrow.

Water Vertebrate Underwater Fin Organism

TropicalFlow3 · 2022-10-18T14:07:50-0400

Wow! Can’t wait to see when there true colour pops!

Arrawrs · 2022-10-18T16:12:58-0400

Arrawrs · 2022-10-21T15:24:07-0400

Somehow, the irridescence gets brighter! Even the blondies have a nice glow to them.

We ended up separating one baby into his own tank because his dorsal got nipped. I was surprised to find it had healed by the next day, but he is still going to stay in his own 10g.