Unplanned Jag spawn

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  1. sailing_derrick

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    My Jags spawned on Saturday:bigsmile:, completely unplanned. The female laid so many eggs i couldn't count them all prob like 500 or so, some of them turned white by Sunday morning which i figure means they didn't get fertilized and this morning more had turned white but still about 400 tan eggs. Strangely its the male giving them all the attention, everything I've read says that the female looks after them the most. He hovers above them fanning them all day as well as chasing away any other fish that comes anywhere close including the female. Will be cool to have a whole bunch of fry if they survive, this is their first spawn so I would not be surprised if they don't make it. Will take some photos when i get home from work today.
     
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    :p aaaah that's so cool, congrads
     
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    photos!!!!!! :D
     
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    What's a Jag?
     
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    jaguar cichlid
     
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    here are some pics, they a bit blue as i have added methyelin (think thats how its spelled) blue. The eggs that have Um died is whats happened to them are the white ones and if you look carefully the whole rock is covered in eggs. [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG] More and more are going white:mad:, its been 3 days so hopefully they will hatch soon i'm getting worried that they all will go off, put meth blue to keep fungus away.
     
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    let us know how they go!
     
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    AAAAGGG more white ones:mad::mad::mad: well i suppose this is their first time, and my first time LOL, they got fungus on them, think i got the methylene blue in there too late:(
     
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    Oh no, have you lost them all??
     
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    Btw, did you raise their temp a bit? Apparently the fry will hatch sooner then...
     
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    There were about 100 left this morning before i left for work, put the temp up about 2 degrees as not to upset my other fish too much.
     
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    All gone as of today, i suspect my oscars had something to do with it as they just laid eggs on the rock next to the one the jags used. I'll Make another thread with some photos.
     
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    yea will have to setup a tank just for the breeding pair if you want to raise any of the fry. keep the photos in this thread :D makes life easier :D
     
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    I am desparately looking for a female, where did you find yours????
     
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    Any news on the Jags breeding again??
    I'm still looking for another female, if you happen to see one on your travels, please shout.....
     
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    Sorry mate i had to sell them quite some time ago, i did see some juvinile jags at elite aquatics in Fish hoek
     
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    WOW, love them. Congratulations. Thanks for sharing the pictures did not know there where any in south Africa. It's posts like this that make it all worth it!

    Hey is you have a few babies spare and they need a good home let me now?

    Any in JHB area?
     

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