TwoTank's Magic Fish Spawning Elixer???

TwoTankAmin · 10-07-2007, 02:54 PM

I had a nice lady come to buy some zebras today. Since I have a couple of rubbermaids full of plants, I asked if she would like to take some home as well as I normally include them as extras with fish shipped out. She said yes and we went out to the screened terrace where the plants are currently housed.

She was looking into the second rubbermaid which has a heater and filter on it since the contents came from two summer tanks recently broken down. I had been dosing some ammonia into it as well in an effort to keep the filter somewhat cycled. Suddenly she commented, "Did you know you have fry in there?" To which I replied, "No, are you sure?".

She was and there were several quarter inch fry swimming around. This is the fourth time I have now found fry in a tank/container which was being dosed with ammonia.

My best guess is they are either choprae danios which spawned in their 20 gal Q or else pearl danios which did so in their 10 gal. Q. The eggs must have come over on plants or filter sponges removed when I broke down the summer tanks. Once again I am amazed they managed to hatch and stay alive despite the ammonia addition.

I am considering bottling our well water and labelling it: TwoTank's Magic Fish Spawning Elixer

jojo22 · 10-07-2007, 03:12 PM

I'll take a gallon!!

Aussie_hippie_2 · 10-07-2007, 04:00 PM

I think you should, cause god knows that if we all had as much skill at spawning fish as you do, we'd have no need for wild caught fish.

DirtyDawg10 · 10-07-2007, 04:23 PM

Sounds great!! I'll need some when my Severum tank finally gets set up.

mostlycichlids · 10-07-2007, 06:36 PM

I pored some in my tank a while back on the last shipment. No spawning as of yet...good job TTA I have well water now and my Mbuna are breeding even more now than ever! That is suprising they are still there despite the ammonia.

Emg · 10-07-2007, 06:46 PM

T, that's amazing ! Hardy buggers I guess !

10-07-2007, 02:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
TwoTankAmin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Westchester Co., NY Posts: 724	TwoTank's Magic Fish Spawning Elixer??? I had a nice lady come to buy some zebras today. Since I have a couple of rubbermaids full of plants, I asked if she would like to take some home as well as I normally include them as extras with fish shipped out. She said yes and we went out to the screened terrace where the plants are currently housed. She was looking into the second rubbermaid which has a heater and filter on it since the contents came from two summer tanks recently broken down. I had been dosing some ammonia into it as well in an effort to keep the filter somewhat cycled. Suddenly she commented, "Did you know you have fry in there?" To which I replied, "No, are you sure?". She was and there were several quarter inch fry swimming around. This is the fourth time I have now found fry in a tank/container which was being dosed with ammonia. My best guess is they are either choprae danios which spawned in their 20 gal Q or else pearl danios which did so in their 10 gal. Q. The eggs must have come over on plants or filter sponges removed when I broke down the summer tanks. Once again I am amazed they managed to hatch and stay alive despite the ammonia addition. I am considering bottling our well water and labelling it: TwoTank's Magic Fish Spawning Elixer __________________ Te audire non possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure.

10-07-2007, 04:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
DirtyDawg10 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,391	Sounds great!! I'll need some when my Severum tank finally gets set up. __________________ Derek Self-Proclaimed FUTURE Fish Master IN TRAINING

10-07-2007, 06:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
mostlycichlids Mostly Cichlids Join Date: May 2006 Location: Georgetown, Colorado Posts: 1,175	I pored some in my tank a while back on the last shipment. No spawning as of yet...good job TTA I have well water now and my Mbuna are breeding even more now than ever! That is suprising they are still there despite the ammonia. __________________ Don't take it personal, Just roll with it! Freshwatermadness Join Today

10-07-2007, 06:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
Emg Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Northeastern Ct Posts: 3,265	T, that's amazing ! Hardy buggers I guess ! __________________ Blog of my tanks and critters....come check em out and don't forget the archives ! http://emgstanks.blogspot.com/ Eileen

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10-07-2007, 03:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
jojo22 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 157	I'll take a gallon!!

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Aussie_hippie_2 Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Physically? Wisco. Mentally? The Mountains. Posts: 814	I think you should, cause god knows that if we all had as much skill at spawning fish as you do, we'd have no need for wild caught fish.

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