a good week.

Kathy55g · #1 09/14/2006, 08:06 PM

It's been a good week.
I sold some of my own ocellaris juveniles, and GOT PAID.

I took a day off work to make some progress on the new sump install.

My breeding pair laid a jumbo nest of bright orange eggs today, again on the inside floor corner of the tank, but the nest is bigger this time, and extends beyond the trim. I can see a few eggs.

It's been a good week.

oama · #2 09/14/2006, 08:55 PM

Congrads Kathy!

aomont · #3 09/14/2006, 10:42 PM

Congratulations Kathy. It will be the first of many, I´m sure !
How long since you begin ?
Anderson.

Noof · #4 09/15/2006, 02:47 AM

Congrats Kathy,
Good to hear that you have managed to get a record in the "money In" column.

I just got some to market here in Adelaide South Oz and I know the feeling ... torn between losing your kids and pretty damn happy that you sold some!

I am also interested in how long from starting to selling?
Took me about 6 months? March 25th was the first hatch.

Now I have quite a few in my grow out tank! I would post a pic but who can work that out!!

Kathy55g · #5 09/15/2006, 07:41 AM

It has been about a year since I started getting larvae to survive metamorphosis. I was practicing with my friend's fish's eggs. Last March my own broodstock started laying nests. The fish I just sold are about 5 months old. I have more to sell, now. I have sold some previous to this, but these are the first from my own broodstock.

Dman · #6 09/15/2006, 10:52 AM

Kathy,
That's excellent. My record for getting fish into stores is pretty dismal. Almost four years.

spk · #7 09/18/2006, 04:31 AM

Kathy,

Congratulations. This is really good news. Let us know how it goes from here.

Steve

1jared1 · #8 09/18/2006, 09:53 AM

Congratulations

Kathy55g · #9 10/15/2006, 10:34 PM

Well, my fish took a break from spawning when I moved them to the basement after last July's power outage and subsequent heat wave. Then they started again and I let a few nests go because of lack of space and an abundance of juveniles from last spring's spawns. I've been selling a few lately, cleared a tank, and collected the spawn that hatched last night. I took a picture of the larvae before I put the rots and greenwater in, and printed the photo. Just got done counting the dots, 550 not counting the ones my camera did not record. I guess the snagger is still working. And importantly, the broodstock are still doing a good job.

We are back in the saddle again!

mako56 · #10 10/16/2006, 12:17 AM

Congrats Kathy. That snagger idea was a great idea I have not caught any for some time but it sure works good. I have quite a few left some are almost a year old now. Can I ask what you get for the youngins maybe I think mine are just worth to much. I also seem to have a problem with about half of the ones left have a defomaty of the mouth doesn't seem to bother them but I don't know if they would be sellable or not. Maybe I could just give them to a store. Anyways I am glad to see that you are still into it and getting some of your money back.

spk · #11 10/16/2006, 01:39 AM

Kathy,

Great news. Finally back to work again

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Steve