N. Brichardi Fry

[Orion]

It has been three weeks since the first spawn hatched and I could not ask for things to be going better with them. There fins are becoming very visable, they are developing the blue in there eyes, and eye sight is getting better by the day. They had a small spawn, no more than 23 fry, but not bad for the first time.

The fry also have realy become more and more independant from the parents. Just moving about at will changing where they 'hang out'. This moring however I noticed something very odd.

This past week the male and female adults have been busy digging a pit in the sand, right under the holey rock where I first saw the first batch. Today when I came in to check on them about 15 of the fry was hanging right around the pit with the female. This struck me because the fry are usualy on the other side of the tank. My first thought was that they have spawned agian and being dutifull little offspring the first fry are helping watch over the new spawn.

I have looked in the pit and I dont see anything, but that dosent mean somethings not there. The fry around the pit were the only ones I have seen so far this morning. The female and male may have killed some of them, but the could easily be hidding out elsewhere in the tank. Either way I dont think I will be running short on Brichardi Fry anytime soon.

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Cool! Good to hear its going well.

A lot of people around are breeding Brichardi now. Its almost like trends go around

I was tempted....but i held off. hehe

 

[TaffyFish]

3 weeks would be about right between spawns, sounds like the adults have moved the first spawn to make room for the next

 

[Orion]

I would not even come close to saying that I am keeping brichadi to keep up with a trend Cichlid-Man. If others are doing it, great for them, I could care less. These were the first smaller cichlid species that I was able to get without droping a lot of money for mail order fish. Plus the fact that I am able to keep them in a tank that I already have without busting my bank for a new one. Most of my fish money is tied up in my plants, and untill I can find a good sized tank for a fair price for larger species of cichlids, thats where it will stay. Im not independently wealthy so I have to becarefull where my money goes. My fishy habbits do not revolve around what those around me do with there time and money.

I hatched some bbs over the weekend and when I first feed it to the fry I was worried that they wouldnt be able to find them, but they were like little radar's; they didnt miss a single shrimp. lol
I was having a little trouble at first catching the bbs, but I belive I have the kinks worked out now.

All thats left to do now is kick back and keep an open eye.

 

[Cichlid-Man]

I didn't say yours were, just saying i keep hearing of a lot of others buying them up to breed. Like THEY are keeping up with some trend in their clubs or something.

 

[Orion]

My bad there Cichlid-Man. I really shouldnt have come on so strong like that. The way I read it, it kind of rubbed me the wrong way. NP however, all is well in fishy land.