My Mono Sebaes have just spawned! I was in middle feeding my sebaes tonight, and I noticed that two of them were swimming in a tight circle chasing each other, and as they were doing this I saw a white cloud form around them. They stopped swimming in this fashion and this white cloud dispersed, at that moment I realized that they were eggs and that a spawning just occured. All the sebaes and the puffer started eating the eggs almost immediately, and it appeared that most of them were eaten. I was somewhat shocked that my monos spawned since apparently this is fairly rare in captivity. I had no intention on breeding them, heck I didn't even realize that one was pregnant! Now I am wondering if any of the eggs will hatch and if they do if any fry will survive. It will sure be interesting to see what happens.
My Mono Sebaes have spawned!
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Quite rare in captivity, GFF, Congratulations!!! Nice job of keeping the fish obviously.
I have no info on rearing them - but I'd bet on rotifers and such ilk.
Very impressive, very nice work - record those parameters.
I have no info on rearing them - but I'd bet on rotifers and such ilk.
Very impressive, very nice work - record those parameters.
Congrads!!!
What were the conditions you had them in?
SG:
FOOD:
Lighting:
Are these the ones were you offering for a new home?
You'll probably waant to keep them now since your monos are breeding.(?)
What were the conditions you had them in?
SG:
FOOD:
Lighting:
Are these the ones were you offering for a new home?
You'll probably waant to keep them now since your monos are breeding.(?)
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WOW
congrats man.
still gotta get rid of them? seems like such a shame
you should keep them here in canada so you can breed them for all of us canadians
congrats man.
still gotta get rid of them? seems like such a shame
you should keep them here in canada so you can breed them for all of us canadians
Thanks for congrats RTR and Olaf, and thanks for the compliment RTR. I keep a journal on what I do with my tanks and fish. I record anything which I consider significant. The conditions of my tank my tank were as follows:
Specific gravity= 1.014
Temperature=80.8 degrees
Food: I have been feeding them Wardley's "Turtle Delite" dried whole shrimp and "Pro Gold" pellet goldfish food, for the last week and a half to two weeks. The shrimp was fed twice or sometimes three times a day and the pellet food once per day.
Lighting: a single strip light with reflector using a 30 watt GE Aqua Rays bulb.
I had the specific gravity of the water at 1.012 for approximately two months before I started to slowly raise it to it's current level.
My water was at 1.0145 before I did a 55% water change three days ago. The specific gravity of the new water was at 1.0135.
Olaf, Yes these are the monos I am offer to a new home, and I still want to give tham away. The fact that they have spawned does not change fact that I do not have the room to raise them properly. They are too crowded in the 40 gallon tank, and they will only get bigger.
Olaf, are you planning on taking them soon? I can't bear to see them this crowded for much longer. They are nipping and chasing each other something terrible. Please let me know.
Specific gravity= 1.014
Temperature=80.8 degrees
Food: I have been feeding them Wardley's "Turtle Delite" dried whole shrimp and "Pro Gold" pellet goldfish food, for the last week and a half to two weeks. The shrimp was fed twice or sometimes three times a day and the pellet food once per day.
Lighting: a single strip light with reflector using a 30 watt GE Aqua Rays bulb.
I had the specific gravity of the water at 1.012 for approximately two months before I started to slowly raise it to it's current level.
My water was at 1.0145 before I did a 55% water change three days ago. The specific gravity of the new water was at 1.0135.
Olaf, Yes these are the monos I am offer to a new home, and I still want to give tham away. The fact that they have spawned does not change fact that I do not have the room to raise them properly. They are too crowded in the 40 gallon tank, and they will only get bigger.
Olaf, are you planning on taking them soon? I can't bear to see them this crowded for much longer. They are nipping and chasing each other something terrible. Please let me know.
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Thanks Huy, Ya it is a shame I wish that I could keep them but I just don't have the room. Besides raising fry would be a full time job, they always wanna eat . Huy, you wanna keep them in Canada? Get yourself a nice large tank and I will give them to ya 
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. Huy, you wanna keep them in Canada? Get yourself a nice large tank and I will give them to ya .
How exciting! I always feel such a rush, when my fish are rewarding me with spawning. That's the real proof that we are doing something right!
Yes, I am still interested. I did fill out the paper work to the best of my ability with the information I know about.
I still haven't an answer from that phone number you left on here.
I still haven't an answer from that phone number you left on here.
Hmm... I don't know why you cannot get through to that number, I just checked to make sure that is was right and it is. This is the number I called to talk to the inspector in Detroit. You should call customs and ask them for the number to the fish and wildlife department, maybe the number has changed. Also have you gotten your car fixed? Will you be able to come and pick up the monos yourself?