The Oto Journal

Update 15-Jan-2010

Mama laid a few more eggs over night. I counted (8) more this afternoon. As expected, I did find non-viable ones. I counted (7) non-viable. Going through some pics now to see if any other good shots.

Will be toping off the tank and have zucchini prepping. I'm also going to toss in some seaweed flakes to see if this will help the wigglers in their hunt for red october..i mean food. ;o)

CO2 bottle is due for a recharge and have the yeast activating now as well.
 
Couple of shots from today. Egg Development one day.

Here shows two bad eggs up top and two developing babies underneath.
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Two new eggs developing:
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Proud Parents:
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Update 16-Jan-2010

As expected, hatching began today. Best I could count at this time is (21) wigglers. Still working to pull down some good shots. Here's the best shots I could get at the moment:

Some of the wigglers:
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And here's papa....striking his shark pose:
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Update 17-Jan-2010

Morning check. Best I can count is still (21) wigglers. Majority of them hiding in the crypt jungle. I'm getting better at spotting them in there. Going to attempt some more pics in there shortly. Lighting isn't all that great but I'll try.

Now the question is...Is mama going to be on the same pattern and lay a smaller batch next week? She is still sporting the plump look.
 
Here's some shots from today. Babies are (1) day old.

Here you will see the baby underneath. There were two babies here which made it impossible for me to remove the bad egg.
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One of the better fry pics I've taken I must say:
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Fry in the crypt jungle:
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Here's how you spot the fry on the undersides of crypt leaves. Look for two little black dots:
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So far all remains well. I dropped some more food in and around the plants where the wee ones are. Will be adding some more sea weed later this evening.
 
Update 19-Jan-2010

Just did a quick spot check this morning. Couldn't locate many wigglers but hopefully that is because the light recently came on. Will check again later this afternoon.

As expected, mama laying her second batch of eggs. Found (6) new eggs. I'm going to experiment with some of these. I'm going to move one of the plants over to another tank and see how they do. There are more goodies over there for fry (hopefully). As of now, (5) eggs are on one stem of Bacopa which will make it easy to transfer.
 
Oh my! Just breathtaking!!! I'm so jealous. All my three do is hide (but I love them just the same). Congrats, Dad.
 
Update 20-Jan-2010

Fry development continues to progress well. A big number of them are hiding behind the pre-filter again. Coloring up nicely. Not sure exactly how many are in here but did manage to count (12). The crypt jungle continues to be the main hide out.

Mama wound up only laying those (6) eggs in the second batch. I wound up not moving them to the other tank.
 
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