OblongShrimp Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 A couple of weeks ago I moved 6 of my CPD's from my display tank into a 10gal tank filled (completely) with a mix of java moss and Subwassertang in an attempt to breed them. I left them there for probably two weeks and then removed them about a week ago because I decided I was going to use the tank for some Sulawesi's I am bringing in soon. Well last night I went and looked at the tank and there were a bunch of tiny fry swimming around! I counted at least 10 but with how thick the moss was I could only see maybe 20% of the tank so I bet there are probably close to 50 of them in there. I gave them some Mosura Shrimpton last night and will probably add some greenwater to their tank today as well. When I gave them the Shrimpton I could see them darting around and eating it. I will try and get some pictures but I don't know if I will be able to get any decent ones with how tiny the fry are and how much they move around. Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 That's awesome! I'm hoping for the same results with my chili rasboras soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Nice !!! Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Cool. I have an 8g filled about 1/3 up from the bottom with moss and am getting the occasional fry myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted March 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 So here are the pictures....considering how tiny they are and how fast they move I think they came out ok FireRedShrimp, mosspearl and ShortGirl 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pika Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Soooo tiny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Yepper. They look very threadlike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 wow!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted March 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I counted at least 20 the other day but there are likely more in there since that was just the ones in the top inch or two of water. The CPD's I used for breeding were probably 2 years old so if I had used younger stock I may have gotten more. I will probably try and breed them again when I have an extra tank they can use, it has been pretty simple so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I haven't been trying and I have at least 6 fry in the last couple months. People say the adults eat the fry, however they have been swimming amongst the adults and I haven't seen any go after them. Of course, the others may have been eaten. Who knows? I just feed flake, so they are not used to eating love food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 That's awesome, must have a decent camera to be able to catch these guys like that lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Congrats! If they're anything like my white clouds, they'll grow fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 talk about tiny lol. congrats on breeding them. i have thought about getting these little fish for a tank but not sure quite yet what i want to keep once i get my tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontbend Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Nices, neat fishes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted April 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 They are growing pretty quickly so far and I have at least 20 of them still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 that's awesome to hear, any updated pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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