Re: maulbruter spawn

["Max Gallade" <mgallade@hotmail.com>]

Hi Guys,
Yes, those eggs were bright cherry red.
I did see wigglers .
The female carried them in her mouth for a day or two.
She dug quite a few hollows near plant roots to hide the wigglers in when 
she wanted to eat.
I keep my pair in a 10g with sand substrate( which I think is important for 
this species, they love to dig for food and hide their youngens in the sand) 
,the usual hiding spots and some plant cover.Unfortunately, I didn't get any 
free swimming fry yet.It seems that my pair spawns regulary every two weeks 
after Wc's with pure R/O water.I 'll try to move the male after the next 
spawn,if this doesn't work I 'll steal the eggs next.Or move Murphy, our 
cat, out of the room:).She loves to watch my lower level tanks in the 
evening.I took some more pictures of the male this weekend and post them 
soon.
TDS 40ppm
Temperature around 78 Deg.F
Ph 7.0
HTH
Max

> From: Rich Grenfell <rgrenfell@sbcglobal.net>
> Reply-To: apisto@listbox.com
> To: apisto@listbox.com
> Subject: Re: maulbruter spawn
> Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2002 18:32:45 -0700 (PDT)
>
> Fraid I can't help you either John. I never saw the
> eggs either. she always lays them in a corner behind a
> piece of driftwood. She's guarding now, so she will
> probably be carrying in the next couple of days.
> However, i beleive Max took some snaps of his female
> guarding and the eggs were red. Have a look here:
>
>
> http://groups.msn.com/TheDigitalAquarium/aspmaulbrueter.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=578
>
> Rich
>
>
> --- John Wubbolt <BigJohnW@webtv.net> wrote:
> >
> > Ok, all of you folks that have spawned Maulbruters
> > lately.... i have a
> > question???
> >
> > what color were the eggs when they spawned?
> >
> > I know that a few species of apistos and westies
> > dont have bright red
> > eggs but creamy colored white eggs...  reason i ask,
> > my group of
> > maulbruter have spawned.... one of the females is
> > guarding a clutch of
> > good looking, not fungused up, creamy colored white
> > eggs.... does this
> > mean they are no good or maybe they are fertile??
> >
> > Sal, Ade, any of you guys that have spawned them
> > please respond.
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> >
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