Definitely worth the trip. Depending on when, how about a GSAS carpool down there and to The WOrld of Wet Pets? > From: Shango@shangolos.com> To: gsas-member@thekrib.com> Date: Sun, 18 May > 2008 13:29:32 -0700> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Dario Dario Eggs!> > > I am > so excited to head down to Portland and check out this place in person.> > Everyone who mentions it speaks with reverence about it.> > -----Original > Message-----> From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com> > [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Doran Figart> Sent: > Sunday, May 18, 2008 1:27 PM> To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member > chat> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Dario Dario Eggs!> > First, > Congratulations.> > Second, having been to The Wet Spot numerous times, (one > of the benefits of > living in the south of the state.) I can state that the > fish there are > always in good health. I wouldn't be suprised if they were > getting ready to> > spawn, the move was the trigger.> > Doran> ----- Original > Message ----- > From: "Shango Los" <Shango@ShangoLos.com>> To: "'Greater > Seattle Aquarium Society member chat'" > <gsas-member@thekrib.com>> Sent: > Sunday, May 18, 2008 1:23 PM> Subject: [GSAS-Member] Dario Dario Eggs!> > > > > Hello Friends,> >> >> >> > I am happy and surprised that I have seen my first > Dario Dario eggs. I'm> > not sure if I had anything to do with it. They may > actually have arrived > > in> > spite of me. I haven't learned enough about > the process yet to know for> > sure.> >> >> >> > Anyway, the pairs arrived on > Tuesday from Steve from the Wet Spot. I > > bought> > three pair and placed > one pair in my general community tank and then the> > other pair I put in a > divided 10 gallon with lots of java moss. The > > divided> > pair could see > each other through the mesh and were frantic in their > > trying> > to get > together. One of the males even somehow made it across to the > > other> > > side. I decided that if they wanted to be together that I might as well> > > remove the divider for awhile until they get acclimated to the new tank > > > and> > water conditions. That was Thursday. Yesterday, Saturday, one of the> > > females bloated and died very quickly. I moved her male mate to the> > > community tank. On the other end of the tank though, a pair had set up> > > house in a small log and were getting all secretive.> >> >> >> > This morning > I chose to take a look. I moved the log aside and saw a > > small> > pile of > clear eggs fall. I must admit I am shocked. I am wondering if > > she> > came > with eggs. I have certainly given them the moss and live food they> > would > want but it just seems too fast.> >> >> >> > The eggs were unfortunately too > small and clear to show up on my camera. > > If> > I get fry, they will be > visible in about 7 days.> >> >> >> > Cheers,> >> > Shango> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________> > GSAS-Member mailing list> > > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com> > > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member> > > > > > _______________________________________________> GSAS-Member mailing list> > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com> > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member> > > _______________________________________________> GSAS-Member mailing list> > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com> http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member _________________________________________________________________ Change the world with e-mail. Join the i’m Initiative from Microsoft. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Join/Default.aspx?source=EML_WL_ChangeWorld _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member