Hello every one
It was a while since last time i posted anything, I missed you all, Any way beside being wonderful group of frinds where else i may go for a good advice?
First i need to remind you of this :
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=200225
My loach that you- specially Lupin- helped my to identify as Misgurnus mizolepis Chinese Weather Loach
For the last +6 months they were doing great even if i never sexed them but tow of them are bigger and more active while the third is smaller and mostly very shy, The story is about this smaller shy loach
- Sorry for the poor photos my cam is broken and i had only my mobile phone cam-
In 25th of January i noticed this swell just under the base of the tail
I presumed it is a female and the swell is the eggs in her ovaries, Anyway she started to be more active and less shy and instead of hiding all day she started to lay on the front of the tank, The other two loaches which i presume to be males didn't show any extra intrest
Another view
then the swell developed to this by the 3ed of this mounth
Actually at that point i could see a tip of a pinkish orange object out of its anus maybe the eggs or something else
Today it developed to this
I thought it is some kind of a scratch , But in fact and under a better light i can see the shadow of the eggs under her skin
For the last 3 hours the males were laying besid her or at least one of them is doing so all the time.
Is she carrying eggs?
My Idea is to move the three loaches all together to a smaller tank with water ,Sand and some plants from the main tank and let the nature take its course, I'll do that to protect the eggs from the other tank mates ( Angels, corycats,Yoyo loach)
What is your advice?
Thanks for your help
It was a while since last time i posted anything, I missed you all, Any way beside being wonderful group of frinds where else i may go for a good advice?
First i need to remind you of this :
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=200225
My loach that you- specially Lupin- helped my to identify as Misgurnus mizolepis Chinese Weather Loach
For the last +6 months they were doing great even if i never sexed them but tow of them are bigger and more active while the third is smaller and mostly very shy, The story is about this smaller shy loach
- Sorry for the poor photos my cam is broken and i had only my mobile phone cam-
In 25th of January i noticed this swell just under the base of the tail
I presumed it is a female and the swell is the eggs in her ovaries, Anyway she started to be more active and less shy and instead of hiding all day she started to lay on the front of the tank, The other two loaches which i presume to be males didn't show any extra intrest
Another view
then the swell developed to this by the 3ed of this mounth
Actually at that point i could see a tip of a pinkish orange object out of its anus maybe the eggs or something else
Today it developed to this
I thought it is some kind of a scratch , But in fact and under a better light i can see the shadow of the eggs under her skin
For the last 3 hours the males were laying besid her or at least one of them is doing so all the time.
Is she carrying eggs?
My Idea is to move the three loaches all together to a smaller tank with water ,Sand and some plants from the main tank and let the nature take its course, I'll do that to protect the eggs from the other tank mates ( Angels, corycats,Yoyo loach)
What is your advice?
Thanks for your help
