The father is in excellent condition and he knows this.
I think I should name him.....Prince sounds fitting as he makes wonderfull displays to the female. He is of a deep red colour like dark blood with touches of purple in certain lighting. He looks like there is also a touch of crown tail in him too
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I think the female is related as they came from the supply and I bought them at the same time. She is also very dark red with tints of blue in her tail fin. She was very willing with the male and didn't get nipped either. The only nips she got was with my other female who she was with before I mated her (again I would say related). She has also recovered very quickly due healthy diet of blood worms, daphnia, brime shrimp and flakes
Orinally I wanted to get a blue male with my red females but none of the pet shops had any and I just fell for him. He was a wee bit thin to start with but not anymore with a good diet of flake food and baby white cloud mountain minnows.
I have just put my other female with the male as she is bursting with eggs, I think I will get a bigger spawn from her and Prince has had enough time to build up in sperm to do so.
The babies are doing fine swimming around eating things that they see as edible and the liquid fed seems to be working. About to get some brime shrimp on the go as they will need to come off the liquid feed in a couple of days.
Squeeks xx
