Black Calvus

[Jshakour]

So I decided from time to time I will post pics of different tanks in my fish room. For the first one I have chosen my breeding group of Black Calvus.

Tank setup

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In the pot on the right is the male and under the hydro sponge, is the female. The female loves to curl up in the shells.

Another shot of the tank

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Here is a close up of the male.

Male

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Here is a close up of the female.

Female

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I received this pair from a member of the OCA and about 6 weeks later, I was walking by the tank and noticed the sand was "moving" I looked closer and it was indeed Black Calvus fry!

Black Calvus Fry

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At first I was able to suck about 10 to 15 fry from the tank and put them into a 10 gallon to raise. There was still about 10 to 15 left in the tank with the parents that I wasn't able to put into the 10 gallon. After about a week or two the 10 or so fry that were in with the parents were thriving, so I put the other fry from the 10 gallon in with the parents, and as you can see from the pic, they are doing fine.

[satony]

nice fish . and great pics. I also let my fry stay with the parents untill they get about 3/4 in.