Sunday 14 September 2008

Egg-tastic Viejas

I predicted, on Friday, that my pair of mystery Vieja would spawn, and yesterday they did! It's a huge spawn too. This time the male is preoccupied with the mirror I stuck in their tank, so hopefully he won't be such a rubbish mate this time around. Just hoping he fertilised more eggs this time, as last time he wasn't exactly on the mark.

I think my female con is coming to the end of her life. She's had these white growths on her gill covers and in her mouth (still unidentified - definitely not Lympho) on and off since I first got her and now the mouth growths are so bad she looks like she's wearing comedy dentures. It's a real shame as she is an awesome fish. I always find it so difficult waiting for fish to die as it's such an awful process to be a part of.
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Introduction

I have always been fascinated by cichlids. They are among the most stunningly beautiful of fishes; they come in all shapes and sizes (there is a cichlid to suit everyone); and they have some seriously awesome behaviour. Since I started keeping fish 15 years ago I have kept and bred several species, but I never had enough tanks to house all the individual pairs I wanted (and their subsequent fry). In April '08, I was lucky enough to have a space-heated fishroom built into the garage conversion my girlfriend and I were having done. This diary is my way of keeping track of all my fish breeding projects. I hope you find it informative!