SxK offspring 2013

These are from the first (and small) spawn from my SxKs. 2013

Water change in the fish room

Dinner time for the pond fish

I had to do some repairs to the pond today that required draining most of the water. It provided a great opportunity for this video. 

Pond Fish

Young of the year pond fish. These were from spawns in the spring (5/10/13) and raised in the recirculating system in the greenhouse. Today (7/29/13) I moved these fish back out to the pond to fatten up and overwinter. 

Pond Fish Fry and Nursery

Goldfish fry just after hatching

Temporary goldfish nursery

Close up of nursery

I eventually took the fry out of the 30 gallon tank used the 50 gallon stock tank that is pictured underneath. The one issue that I had with this set-up was that there was a lot of muck build-up in the fry tank. Next year, I will flow the fry tank with water coming out of the filter to hopefully reduce the muck. 

Pond spawning event

5/1/13

The water in the pond is very green. We have been having unseasonably warm weather with temps in the mid to upper 70s. The pond fish started spawning during the approach of a weather front that brought a touch of rain.

SxK spawn

First SxK's first spawn!! They hatched 4/9-4/10. 30 - 40 embryos. Not a huge clutch but a start.

Spawning set up in the green house. Two 100 gallon rubber maid troughs with sponge filters driven by the air pump located on the bench in front of the troughs. The green grassy stuff are spawning mops. Update on egg fish spawning: I have seen many eggs on the mops but no sign of fertilization. I think that I may have all female fish.

Spring Spawn

I put spawning mops into the pond and tubs in the greenhouse on Friday as a noticed some chasing happening in the pond. On Saturday, pond fish have spawned and Calico Egg Phoenix have spawned. I can't ID any males in the Calico Phoenix fish so hopefully they eggs are fertile.

BEPs in the greehouse

3-17-13

BEPs and Calico Phoenix into the greenhouse. The plan is to feed them bloodworms and try and get some spawns out of them. The greenhouse was 78 F when I was working in there yesterday. More to come...(hopefully)