Polypterus ornatipinnis breeding thread

[giseok jung]

Spawning in Feb 22, 2023 ~ Feb 25, 2023.
Hatched in Feb 27, 2023.

I guess around 300~400 heads are hatched this time.

 

[giseok jung]

Male: Wild catched from Congo river, D.R.Congo. Particularly selected for big yellow spots.

Female: Indonesian CB. Non-selected specimen

 

[clm08k]

Of the 300-400 eggs that hatch, about how many make it to the juvenile stage? Are they cannibalistic when they are that tiny?

 

[giseok jung]

Of the 300-400 eggs that hatch, about how many make it to the juvenile stage? Are they cannibalistic when they are that tiny?

If there is any accident, most of them will make it till juvenile stage but breeders skill required to stop them eat each others

 

[giseok jung]

Update.
They are growing well.



I also got some platinum this time.

 

[neko1]

thats too cute. How do the eggs look and how do you remove them from the tank with parents?

 

[giseok jung]

thats too cute. How do the eggs look and how do you remove them from the tank with parents?

This is eggs of P. weeksii but ornate eggs are look almost the same with this.
I usualy don't take out the eggs from the tank but let parents spawn in seperated spawning tank and take the parents out after spawning.

Removing eggs from the tank have too high risk to damage eggs.

 

[giseok jung]

Update.

They got identical spot-patterns on their body.
Now i feed them live tubifex but i will change their diet to pellet in next 1~2 weeks.



platinum Type 1.

This type has shiny white spots and reletively darker body color than Type 2. (It still much brighter than normals)
It also grow much faster than Platinum Type 2, almost the same speed with normals.



Platinum Type 2.

This one don't have any spots on their body and have cream-white color.
It grow bit slower than Type 1 but absolutly bright.

I will keep both type of Platinums and update how they grow up.

 

[giseok jung]

Counting time.
Total 256 specimens are survived till 5~6cm TL (except platinums)

 

[giseok jung]

Update of my Normal and Platinums