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[jslayz]

thanks heaps, you will have to let me know how your big plywood tank is going !??
The male is being chased away by the female at the moment, any day i'm sure it will change and they will spawn again, hopefully.

J

[jslayz]

They are back together now so all good, probably spawn soon I think, been digging like crazy!!
Will pop up some pics soon, maybe of the last spawn too.

J

[jslayz]

Link to some vid of my umbees 2nd spawn, the eggs are on the red rock.

http://www.perthcich...showtopic=30246

[jslayz]

Yay! My pair spawned on Sunday!!!
Will get some pics up later.

[jslayz]

Got wrigglers today!!!

Some photos for you all:

Straight before breeding










J

[jslayz]

Here's some vids of my umbee actually spawning, they must be comfortable!!









Never seen this posted before!

J

[CubanB]

thats awesome man. congrats on the spawn.

any survivors?

[jslayz]

thats awesome man. congrats on the spawn.

any survivors?

Hi Cuban,

None, that I can see, very frustrating. Hows your 2 going still happy in together?

J

[convict paul]

congrats man, hope the next are more successful than the first and second ones

paul

[CubanB]

Spewin for you. hopefully they spawn again and you can steal the eggs and raise them yourself

yeah no aggression between my 2 although not much interest from the male either. i think he's more interested in being king of the tank toward the red devil and FH. not really that fussed anyway though as i've got nowhere to put fry anyway.

PS i bought another juvi from midland yesterday to grow out LOL. They've got a whole bunch there for $20 each.

[jslayz]

Thanks Cuban.

Guess what my pair is doing now!
Spawning again, no water changes nothing, just the warn weather I guess.

J

[jslayz]

Here's some pics of my umbee pair's latest spawn.
The wrigglers are inside the upside down ornament now:)

Some pics:














Hope you like.

J

[jslayz]

Heeeey, just saw a free swimmer!!
Kewl!!
Mum is keeping them all inside a large ornament so not sure how many there are, hope they don't eat them this time.

J

[jslayz]

Here's a pic of the latest spawn from 8 days ago:



If you look closely the eggs are on algae covered flat surface.

They are both getting bigger .
Just the pair in the tank now, poor texas got a few shredded fins and was herded inside an ornament and not allowed out of it!

Got loads of wrigglers from the pictured spawn at the moment, will see if the parents eat them.....

J

[jslayz]

Cheers!

Managed to get 3 of the last spawn to 10mm now, rest were eaten by parents, hope to have a male :-)

J

[jslayz]

Sadly you will be dissappointed, my umbee pair are like 6 inches and not very violent at all. Very good actually.
They dont mind me at all, colour change that is all, the craziest fish is my killa umbee.
That one watches you and if you crouch down and your face is near her 'log', she charges the glass trying to bite your face!!

J

[jslayz]

Quick vid today.



Here you are polleni

[CubanB]

nice work man. have any survived from this batch of fry?

[jslayz]

Yep, have 7 from current and 3 from previous.

Killa is getting solid now....have to pop up a pic sometime

Hows ur umbees?

j

[jslayz]

HA! Just finished my WC and found and caught another fry from the first batch!!
Been hiding in there for ages, what a surprise.

J