Re: [GSAS-Member] Dario Dario Eggs!

["Betty Goetz" <haika@drizzle.com>]

Congratulations Shango!!!! If you need teeny live daphnia or copepods for
the babies, come on over!

All three of my girls are doing great. I put them in separate tanks. One
was right next to the tank with the male in it and they were doing the
crazy dance up and down the adjoining sides of their respective tanks, so
I put a visual barrier between them. I had surgery (kidney stone)
scheduled the day after getting these girls and just didn't want to try to
deal with babies so quickly. Well, that's all pretty much over and I'm
back to normal....and in the heat over the weekend, the male, who has been
doing great for several months, bloated and died. I think it got too warm.
I'm still learning how to manage this new house and the heat pump thing
and the upstairs got into the 90s. The tank had sponge filtration/aeration
but I don't think it was enough or something. Anyway....NOW I'm down to 3
females. I think my Dario dario fantasies are jinxed! But if anyone can
point me to a source of males....I've had a tank of lovely males before
(wink) with zero females.

Betty Goetz

> 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
>
>
>
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