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Lady Hobbs
02-05-2009, 04:53 PM
Here's a couple shots of my latest spawn of boesemani and turquoise. Gosh these guys seem to take forever to grow a bit but they are so tiny when born I have to look at them with a magnifying glass to even see them. Seems to me they are 6 weeks old and still half the size of new neons.....and I don't mean the jumbo's.

Could someone please sex these for me?
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Deleted User
02-05-2009, 05:00 PM
Those are great pics. I bet they will be beautiful when they get all there colours.

Have you tried feeding frozen marine rotifers?

They are smaller than baby brine shrimp and are a high calorie food.

I feed my cichlid fry those and they grow real quick :)
Rue
02-05-2009, 05:04 PM
Do they have names?
Sharon
02-05-2009, 05:35 PM
I see 18 males, and 14 females!:hmm3grin2orange:
Lady Hobbs
02-05-2009, 05:45 PM
I see 18 males, and 14 females!:hmm3grin2orange:

The way it's going with these bows, I will have all females.


Do they have names?

Got a real smart butt here today, I see.

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!:hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:
Sharon
02-05-2009, 06:25 PM
You mention that you expect them to be mostly female? Are Rainbows like some other fish...sex of the fry depends on PH?
toddnbecka
02-05-2009, 07:24 PM
You mention that you expect them to be mostly female? Are Rainbows like some other fish...sex of the fry depends on PH?
Never heard of pH affecting sex ratios, I thought it was temperature...
Sharon
02-05-2009, 07:37 PM
I've read that the ph affects the sex ratio in Kribensis cichlids, some Apistogammas, and Bettas. There are more but I can't recall now. I'm not sure if Rainbows would fall into this group...Gotta check it out...
Lady Hobbs
02-05-2009, 08:18 PM
I've heard that too but don't know if they are talking higher or lower. If temps have something to do with it, I certainly can change that easy enough.
mac
02-08-2009, 12:05 AM
Great pics. For me I have heard that the temp is what changes the sex of they fry with Kribs, as for Rainbows??

Hope the fry survive. As for them growing as far as I know they are all quite slow growing up to a point, then they pic up.

,ac
Lady Hobbs
02-08-2009, 01:27 AM
I know! But they have gone from magnifying glass size to where I can actually see them 5 ft away. LOL They eat like crazy and 6 times a day.
Brookfish
02-08-2009, 02:07 AM
How cute are those little guys, best of luck with them!!
great pics BTW!