UPDATE: Parachromis dovii Pair/Fry

Update on my dovii pair from yesterday, this is their 8th spawn. They are in a 300 gallon to themselves and have around 200-300 fry with them at a few weeks old.

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Nice

Love that background! (And the fish too!)

DMD123 wrote:Nice

Love that background! (And the fish too!)

Thanks D!

Love the setup! If and when I get settle down with my tanks, ibwould love to setup a nice tank like yours for a CA pair of any kind ( the rtms) are doing great! Photo does not do justice for the pair! Great photos btw.

sonnys503 wrote:Love the setup! If and whe I get settle down with my tanks love to setup a nice tank for a CA pair of any. Photo does not do justice for the pair! Great photos.

Thanks Sonny! Maybe one day soon you can come over and show me how to actually take a decent photo now that I have an SLR

very nice jk

fishman09 wrote:very nice jk

Hey thanks, I appreciate it!

JK47 wrote:

sonnys503 wrote:Love the setup! If and whe I get settle down with my tanks love to setup a nice tank for a CA pair of any. Photo does not do justice for the pair! Great photos.

Thanks Sonny! Maybe one day soon you can come over and show me how to actually take a decent photo now that I have an SLR

Your photos are great, couldn't do any better.
If you want close up images of the fish, lots of light, aperture around 3.5-5.6, crystal clear glass/acrylic tripod and pray, or delete until you get desired results.

sonnys503 wrote:

JK47 wrote:

sonnys503 wrote:Love the setup! If and whe I get settle down with my tanks love to setup a nice tank for a CA pair of any. Photo does not do justice for the pair! Great photos.

Thanks Sonny! Maybe one day soon you can come over and show me how to actually take a decent photo now that I have an SLR

Your photos are great, couldn't do any better.
If you want close up images of the fish, lots of light, aperture around 3.5-5.6, crystal clear glass/acrylic tripod and pray, or delete until you get desired results.

Thanks for the kind words Sonny. I guess I am pretty happy for my second day shooting lol.. I do need a speedlight though that will sync up with a Nikon D90 so if you know of anyone willing to part with one hit me up. I am trying the apeture at 8-16 today and see if that helps, will try the 3.5-5.6 after.

Nice looking Dovii. My pair have been really getting physical with each other the last few days. It has been rough. He is 18" and she is a good 12-13". She is a real *****. But on the bright side, I figured it was pre-spawning aggression. This morning woke up to eggs.

My small pair of Costa Rican Golds have been doing the pre-spawn ritual all day. Maybe they are next. It would be their 1st spawn. He is about 7", she is 5".

Keep working on the pic taking. I really need to invest in some remote flashes.

madness wrote:Nice looking Dovii. My pair have been really getting physical with each other the last few days. It has been rough. He is 18" and she is a good 12-13". She is a real *****. But on the bright side, I figured it was pre-spawning aggression. This morning woke up to eggs.

My small pair of Costa Rican Golds have been doing the pre-spawn ritual all day. Maybe they are next. It would be their 1st spawn. He is about 7", she is 5".

Keep working on the pic taking. I really need to invest in some remote flashes.

Thanks bro. I will keep at it and see how far I come over the next few weeks. Congtrats on the spawn!

One of the best looking 300g set up & Dovii I've seen. It must be the new camera, LOL... just kidding. Looks great!

I agree with everyone, that tank looks awesome.... how long after the babies grow do you have to wait to pull them into there own grow out cause parents start to snack on them?

vancouver_98683 wrote:One of the best looking 300g set up & Dovii I've seen. It must be the new camera, LOL... just kidding. Looks great!

Thank you Sam.

sandnuka wrote:I agree with everyone, that tank looks awesome.... how long after the babies grow do you have to wait to pull them into there own grow out cause parents start to snack on them?

Thanks! I only pull the fry every other spawn. I pull them when they are wigglers (second day after hatching). The every other spawn I leave with the parents so there is always fry in the tank. If there are no fry, the male is ready to spawn right away and if the female isn't, she takes a beating. Leaving every other spawn in seems to work for me.

I'm gonna have to come see that tank someday bro.. looks really good.

fish_n_vw wrote:I'm gonna have to come see that tank someday bro.. looks really good.

I would love it if you did. Make sure you guys hit me up if you ever deside to come down south, I would love to do a raid on all the local shops with you guys. Thanks for the compliment burtha!