Sarah Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 That is really Tigger? Very different.. the little piebald-ish face is cute. How many fry do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 He does look like a different fish, doesn't he? If he hadn't been jarred I wouldn't have witnessed the transformation and would never have picked it as being him. He is now a beautiful BF piebald marble! Let's hope he stays that way As for how many, I'd say around the 100 mark. I have 35 jarred. Most of the fish left in the growout tank are female. I suspect there may be a boy or 3 hiding, but until they either sprout or start getting ultra aggressive, they can stay in there. I will, however keep jarring them for now, as I seem to get better growth that way. The girls can go back at a later stage. All are loving their IALs - lots of bubblenests waiting to greet me this morning :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishish Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Grats Shadoh, they're great! Goes without saying but yeah still How many are sold or will be? Sounds like you have breeding plans for many! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Thanks Fishish! I'll be putting them up for sale soon. I will be keeping 3 pair, the rest will be sold. I have sold 6 to friends/family already :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Oh oh!!! Can/will you ship? Pleeeassse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 I'd love to Sarah, but after checking things out, it is too much of a hassle. Sorry I'll hang onto the twins so you can keep up to date with their antics. If you ever make it to Brissie, Jeckle will be waiting for you :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 (edited) Aw, too bad. Thanks for the Jeckle offer (you know he is my favourite).. just asked dad if we can drive up to Brissie. Going on family holiday soon-ish, asked if we could "keep on driving.. visit someone's, etc" he said it was ages away, too far away to worry about. Hmmmm.... I've always wanted to see Fishchicks, its been one of my life long dreams since like a month ago. *lol* Edited January 11, 2011 by Sarah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted January 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 I've almost got back on top of fish water changing/feeding duties. Did jars tonight, will get stuck into the tank tomorrow. I noticed that there have been some changes. A few of the girls I jarred have coloured up and others have sprouted into boys . I love this one. I've got another 1 or 2 like her. Are the white scales dragon scales or just white scales? Either way, I like this pattern... One of the girls that sprouted I am starting to get a few blue/white butterflies! How did this girl get ray extensions like this? I wish her rays would branch, she would be a good candidate for my red rocket CT cross... Believe it or not, Tigger has now lost all his blue and is now a lovely cellophane... Another "girl" that's starting to sprout! Excuse the soda water bottle distortion... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Looking good mate. Glad you all survived the the floods unscathed. Love Tiger. Can't wait for you to start crossing your CT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel031 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Tigger Is starting to confuse me! LOL (However, it isnt very hard to do...) How Does tigger change his colour so freely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 (edited) I'm adoring that first girl right now!!! Could be dragon scales.. but I'm not positive. Beautiful though. Hope she doesn't go changing.. Yay for Butterflies! Very pretty. Is that Frosty.. the kinda CT? Looks to be real ray extensions this time. *Goes and looks at parents * Nope.. nothing I can see, except that Pam has tiny little extensions? TIGGER Before After The wonderful marble gene. That "girl" is absolutely beautiful! The colours are amazing. Edit: Image links. Edited January 13, 2011 by Sarah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_and_a_day Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 oh lol. I love the marble gene, it's incredibly exciting to watch in action :giggle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 Whoever figures that one out, Daniel, will be very rich! It's a genetic "mystery". The marble gene will switch other genes on and off at various times in seemingly random patterns. It seems to affect colour only, but god only knows if it can affect more than that. The speed at which it can do this is really quite amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 That truly is incredible. Never seen anything like it. Must be frustrating at the same time though, watching a beautiful fish that you like turn into something totally different. Works other way though too, I guess. Do they finally stop changing or do they do this all there life? Sounds like a stupid question, even as I type it but I don't know........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted January 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 It's fun to watch a fish change, especially this young, as changes are rapid. As for the changes stopping, having no 1st hand experience with marbles, I can only go on what I read online. Changes are supposed to slow down as the fish ages and a lot are said to eventually stop. The only frustration I find is getting excited about a particular pattern or colour and deciding to breed for it, only to find the next day the fish looks totally different. I am glad that some that have changed overnight have been jarred, as I would never find them in general population they look so different! @ Sarah, you forgot the transitional pattern Tigger went through... Edge is looking good (He has a twin who has greenish iridescence on him. I'll try to get a picture later) This "girl" (still not 100% sure) has a lot of green iridescence Another "girl" who sprouted Remember Mo? She's turning out to be a beauty Another thing I've noticed is that a lot of the girls are now starting to get black marbling in their tails. It is fascinating to watch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 Haha.. no I didn't forget it.. I couldn't find the pic. Such a variety!! Love them all as always.. goes without saying of coarse, but still, it is very true. I remember Mo! Who could forget the fish with the mo? *lol* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted January 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 Dorsal Showing some black in her scales and caudal Another "girl" has sprouted. He must have been in hiding. Finally caught him. I hope that it is him who has been taking chunks out of the girls fins... Nice multi Boy or Girl??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Dorsal is coming along very nicely. Too bad about the Dorsal though. Must have hurt. Lovely colours he has.. he reminds me a bit of Migaloo. Nice blacky girl. Makes me think of that Black Cambodian. I do hope that boy is the big bully.. picking on girls, COME ON ... JEWEL BOX FRY!! That is a very nice multi. Pretty boy/girl.. hmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted January 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Dealing with my first bout of betta depression. The bully in the last lot of pics is sulking on the bottom of his jar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Oh no! Maybe place him so he can see the girls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted January 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 I sold the first of these guys today. It was a to family friend. She chose 2 boys and 2 girls. I have approx 25 boys jarred and she had the cheek to say "I thought you would have had more males to choose from" I'm still not sure what she was expecting. I've been posting pics to facebook, so she knew exactly what types I had. Just one more friend to take his pick, then these babies will be in the classifieds section... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 How do you feel? When you took mine (how they going by the way) felt a little sad but with a sense of accomplishment. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted January 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 I almost had a last minute change of heart when she started umming and ahing, how could she not love every single one of my babies? There is a big sense of accomplishment, but I also worry about whether they will be looked after properly. Gotta cut the cord sometime, I guess Red Rockets are doing fine! Very happy little fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 Understand that. At least when you left I knew they would be cared for. Sold a few others to friends and same thing. Not sure how I will feel about leaving them at LFS. Bit silly really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted January 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 Guess what I found???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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