Here is something that surprised me today. I have been waiting for another batch of larvae to reach the free-swimming stage so I could pull the canister to rear the fry separately for safety. When I checked this afternoon, the fry were jumping around, but the pair has spawned again in the same canister, so now there are eggs and larvae together. 😆 Normally this pair would spawn after the previous batch of larvae had left the nest. Now they have spawned with the larvae still in there. Maybe lower temperatures (by about 5 degrees F.) has slowed the development of the larvae, but not the time it takes the female to become gravid with eggs after a spawn?
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I may try to remove the female to a separate tank so the present free-swimming larvae will have a better chance to survive as well as the new batch of eggs as well.
Also, a few photos of one of the young that has survived in the spawning aquarium – feeding nicely on BBS and vinegar eels. I really like the golden trim on the fins. I have seen at least two in there, so ‘Finke’s Rule’ is proving to be correct!
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