Pams Aquatic/Breeding Diary

make that 4 batches of snails in tank 2, i did wonder why today there seemed tons more snails about, well part of the mass clean up revealed the answer, 2 batches hidden behind the internal built in 3 stage filter, and one of them hatching.

Excuse the cruddy picture my camera is playing me up today. What a shock that was, and we are wondering if we’ll find more behind tank 1’s internal. So after this batch has hatched thats another 5 we,re waiting on, oh my!!!!

 An interesting observation on this hatch is that they are so much smaller than normal 1mm babys, litterally pin head size 1/2mm or so, i’m wondering wether its the position the batch was laid in and they dont get as much heat or light thus not promoting normal growth, time will tell how they get on after hatch i suppose as to wether its a long term effected that stunts growth post hatch.

Tank wise, Snails obviously still jiggy jiggy and laying all the time, but apart from that not much going on, happy to report the Sunset fry are growing on nicely, getting more colour and getting braver, we have left both tanks unfed for a few days (bar calcium for the snails) as this afternoon its monster clean ups and partial water changes for both, both being breeding tanks they are heavy duty on the filters due to feeding regeim with the fry and keeping the mothers tip top. Both tanks have 2 filter systems, a built in internal 3 stage and also Fulval 2’s to keep them under control but i am seriously considering a third or maybe an external as i am very fussy with water and although the Swords and Platty tank is wonderfull the Guppys make a horendous mess. Observations today on the snails show some good growth spurts, the 3-4 week old babys now stand out well from the newborns, newborns are around 1mm mark and the older babies are now around 4mm and looking less like tomato pips. Another couple of months or less and some could be ready for new homes if this continues.

Oh well thats all for today, will perhaps get some more piccys tomorrow after the clean up to bore you all with.

Take care

2nd batch laid in the Guppy tank, so now we,re waiting on 4 batches hatching. hahahahahaha, did i mention if anyone wants Apple Snails just to PM me when they are grown on!!!! PMSL.

While feeding and adding calcium for the snails today i was having a good look at some of the hatchlings growing on, and i think if my eyes dont deceive me i may have got some purples in there, happy bunny does not descibe how i feel about that, yippeeee. Also in the new batch i feel we have some Ivorys.

Yesterday Jennys tank received some snails, 5 Spixi apple snails (Stripped), small 1cm tops babies, i shall report there growing on progress and any breeding we have in months to come when mature (it doesnt take long)

In tank 2 (Swords) so 1 due to hatch next week and this one in 10 days give or take.

Another batch today, totally different colour, must have been from one of the new mature females i bought last week, which are yellow bodied, the fry are yellow bodied and not clear or clear/black like normal fry.

I guess one must have been gravid and i didnt notice.

Currently houseing, Green swords, Red Swords, Mickey Mouse Plattys, Blue Neon Plattys, Sunset Plattys, Sailfin Plec, various Corys and of course the Snails. Various fry.