dr0p Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 Been digging into them a bit more, and wanted to get others thoughts and experiences, in terms of breeding. . I know they are a love/hate kind of thing. Great potential at times, or just a lesson in patience others. I ventured into them fairly recently, and I must say my experience is overwhelmingly positive. While their colors are a bit washed out compared to the "pure" crystals, the genetics make up for loss. I got them not expecting much, perhaps a TB here and there way down the road. Little did I know... Checking the tank yesterday, I found an enormous amount of TB babies. I mentioned the other day having 2 or 3 Baby Shadow Pandas and perhaps a BB or 2. Turns out the number is actually 9 shadow pandas, 3 BB babies, and those are just the ones for SURE I can identify. The reds are a bit harder to tell, so I have a few more weeks of waiting impatiently These numbers I thought, are absurd unless breeding 2 TB together. The father had to be my only shadow panda? I can't figure out any other way a mischling would throw so many? Either way, I have several more mischling ladies ready to pop any day now, and have my fingers crossed for the same kind of luck! Lets hear your adventures! mayphly and JosephKex 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 Love them!!! Everytime one gets berried its like waiting to see if you won the lottery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChadO Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 I'm a fan of them, however there are a few important things that I have learned (related to each other): 1. Make sure that you remove any babies that are not TB's and put them in another tank 2. Either keep the TB's in that mischling tank, or, preferably, move them to a TB only tank- might as well get that TB only tank producing 3. Keep the number of breeding females in your mischling tank manageable. It's fun to have lots of babies, but it is a lot of work if there are too many females 4. Keep only TB males in the tank with the females. You want TB male x mischling female each time the female gets berried. Like Jadenlea, I like the "lottery" aspect of it as well. My big lesson was having too many females, and leaving non-TB males in the tank. I was completely new to it at the time, and while I did get a good number of TBs, it quickly got out of control to where the number of TBs was a diminishing returns game. Now I keep the numbers more manageable, and it has worked out for me really well. svetilda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasshalffull Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 I'm with ChadO I've had great success with mischlings but I let them get out of control at first I've culled them back and am getting a pretty good percentage of TBs now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 +1 on Chad0's advice. I keep 2 female misch in my 7g and it seems like they are always berried. I'm constantly culling the mischling out of that tank. Glad to hear they're taking off for you! [emoji106] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julianzh Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 I used to think mischling has a very tiny chance to throw out TB. Boy, I was wrong. My mischling mama is in her 4th batch now and got over 20 tbs from her now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roborep1 Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 Echo what has been said; Love Cull Tank Mine throw lots of King Kong & Panda from day one. Suppose its who you get them from as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr0p Posted September 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 Checking the tank this afternoon and I am delighted to find a gaggle of new babies. They are tiny! Looking forward to watching them grow, and gain more color. Still floored with the amount of TB they threw for the first batch. Hopefully I'll have some repeat success! I'll see if I can grab a decent shot or two of them later tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vpier Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Where can I find these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimple minded Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Several forum members have mischlings, and good ones. I'd imagine you'll soon have some responses from people that have them available for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vpier Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Several forum members have mischlings, and good ones. I'd imagine you'll soon have some responses from people that have them available for sale. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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