shadoh Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 I just love when fry reach this stage and start to show what they will become. Mind you, with the marble gene in this spawn, nothing is guaranteed! Here is a photo I took of Migaloo on Friday: His body looks a little short due to distortion in the jar... I moved the fry into a 4ft tank on Saturday and Migaloo and the other jarred fry into bigger containers. I took this photo an hour ago: Looks like he may turn out to be salamander (I know, it is a loosely used colour term, but it gives a rough idea.) I hope he keeps the cellophane butterfly banding on the ends of his fins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishish Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 Awwwww cuteness! lol Love the name too btw hey what size tank were they in initially? I've forgotten :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 Cutie pie! I can't believe how fast he coloured up! I wonder if he will stay this pinky butterfly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanagi Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 He's absolutely hideous! I'll bear the burden and take him for you Shadoh and hide him in a dark room where no one will ever have to see him.. You won't have to live with the shame of such an ugly fry! You know I'm just joking, he's gorgeous, and I suspect he's on steroids with such growth! Well done. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted November 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 (edited) @fishish: Thanks! Migaloo originally got his name because he is the whale of the spawn and was pure white. The spawn was divided between 2 20ltr tanks. @Sarah: Thankyou, I hope he keeps this colouring too. I'm hoping to breed him for his colouring. @Yan: I know, I have to avert my eyes whenever I feed him. Where did such a hideously deformed fry come from??? Thankyou for the offer, but it is a burden that I must bear alone! :P As for steroids, he is just a pig. It's the grindals that are on steroids! LOL I feed them (the grindals) liquifry for egg layers. Edited November 16, 2010 by shadoh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neffy Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 ohh lovely i hope he keeps the butterfly band as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted November 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 Another pic (he loves the camera!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted November 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 My new avatar!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishish Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 lol, he knows he's handsome then? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted November 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 I'm afraid so... He's not going to settle for just any female now he thinks he's special. I'm glad my laptop isn't waterproof, or he'd be ordering a harem of $2000.00 female albino dragons off aquabid :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 At least he isn't self-conscious then. I guess it is a good thing he can't use the laptop then! Hopefully he'll settle for the sibling girl (hopefully girl) with similar patterning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted November 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 He has no choice - a sibling girl is all he is going to be offered! You can almost hear his inner dialogue when he is swimming around... "Swim...POSE!...swim...I wonder if I gave them my good side?...POSE!..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 That's so cute! Posing fish are great! Hmm.. I guess he'll have to settle for the sister. Carnation used to pose.. but not since he has been shredded. He comes to see me if I call him (all my fish come when I call, I just say their name - I don't know if I they can hear me, but it is pretty impressive when I show people at least) and put my finger on the glass. Works every time. BUT, if I have a camera, he swims away. Smarty, doesn't want to show the world a GIRL beat him up. I think he is pretty ashamed. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted November 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 :( Poor Carnation. I am sure he will live to pose another day! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Hopefully. Thanks Shadoh. I hope nothing like that happens to any of your beautiful fry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted November 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Baby's first bubble nest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishish Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Awwwwwwww! lol *goes weak at the knees* :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neffy Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 dawwwwwwww i love the baby bubble nests made up of tiny little bubbles XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Aww.. just so adorable! Well done Migaloo! I think you should start the photo album - Baby's First Flare. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delyall Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Nawww! He's such a cutey :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted November 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 This weeks growth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neffy Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 woooooow love him whod think ud get such a pretty pinky purple from blue parents ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted November 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 I know, right? Definitely something that wouldn't have shown up in a punnet square! Mind you, who knows what they were carrying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Oooohhhhhh!!! He is just adorable! I love how the purply-pink is coming along! I cannot wait to see how he looks as an adult - but then, I'm sure you are even more impatient for him to grow up! How is the Migaloo-girl-to-be going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted November 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 He's a looker for sure. And to think, I thought he was going to turn out to be an ugly fish when he first started to show red wash in his fins... Still don't know if the bride to be is a girl or boy yet... If not there are a few with similar colours, so hopefully 1 will be a female... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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