After watching these guys go at it pretty much on a daily basis, I decided to try my hand at raising fry. I tossed some leaves I had just cut off my 'lucky bamboo' into the tank to float on top. These guys are alway seen using the broader leaf plants near the surface. Anyhow, I got quite a few eggs from just a few days.- P1070302es.jpg (158.62 KiB) Viewed 6935 times
Then about 2-4 days later, I noticed the eggs seemed to be disappearing...bummer.
A day or so later, I was really looking and saw a few of these laying on the bottom.
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At first I thought something was wrong, so I tested the water, all was well. Turns out they were just finishing up their yolk sac. A couple days later...
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They are about 3/16 of an inch at 6-7 days after being spotted on the bottom. Little eating machines. I have a couple clumps of moss in there that is keeping more than enough little buggies for them to eat. With the right light, I can watch them eat these little specks. They are too small for microworms.
