It's spring 2010, and this promises to be another interesting year for me. My breeding projects for this year are more balanced between fish and reptiles than in previous years.
Fish Breeding
Starting in mid 2009, I began looking for few young Angelfish to raise up for breeding stock. I already had a mature female Albino Pearlscale Angelfish, and I was soon able to raise up 2 Koi Angelfish and 2 Black Lace Veiltail Angelfish. The Black Lace Veiltail Angels turned out to be a pair, and the Koi Angels turned out to be 2 males.
On February 13, 2010, I got my first spawn of Angelfish eggs from one of my male Koi Angels and my female Albino Pearlscale:
The offspring phenotypes from this pairing turned out to be quite interesting: 50% Silver Clowns and 50% Gold Marble. The offspring genotypes are also equally interesting: 100% het for albino, 100% het for blushing and 100% het for pearlscale. I'm holding back 30 Silver Clowns and 30 Gold Marbles from this clutch for future breeders.
Reptile Breeding
My reptile breeding for 2010 began with clutches from my 2 pairs of Yellow Saharan Uromastyx on March 5, 2010 and on April 1, 2010. A clutch of Uromastyx dispar dispar eggs is still "in the works".
On March 29, 2010, I got a small clutch of eggs from my oldest male and female "Aru" Green Tree Pythons, who turned 10 years old this year.
And, today, I saw copulation between my male Northern Emerald Tree Boa and my female Amazon Basin Emerald Tree Boa for the first time:
Fish Breeding
Starting in mid 2009, I began looking for few young Angelfish to raise up for breeding stock. I already had a mature female Albino Pearlscale Angelfish, and I was soon able to raise up 2 Koi Angelfish and 2 Black Lace Veiltail Angelfish. The Black Lace Veiltail Angels turned out to be a pair, and the Koi Angels turned out to be 2 males.
On February 13, 2010, I got my first spawn of Angelfish eggs from one of my male Koi Angels and my female Albino Pearlscale:
Male Koi Angelfish
Female Albino Pearlscale Angelfish w/eggs
Angelfish Eggs (@1 hour)
Angelfish Eggs (@48 hours)
The offspring phenotypes from this pairing turned out to be quite interesting: 50% Silver Clowns and 50% Gold Marble. The offspring genotypes are also equally interesting: 100% het for albino, 100% het for blushing and 100% het for pearlscale. I'm holding back 30 Silver Clowns and 30 Gold Marbles from this clutch for future breeders.
Reptile Breeding
My reptile breeding for 2010 began with clutches from my 2 pairs of Yellow Saharan Uromastyx on March 5, 2010 and on April 1, 2010. A clutch of Uromastyx dispar dispar eggs is still "in the works".
Saharan Uromastyx (yellow morph) (male)
Saharan Uromastyx (yellow morph) (female)
On March 29, 2010, I got a small clutch of eggs from my oldest male and female "Aru" Green Tree Pythons, who turned 10 years old this year.
"Aru" Green Tree Python (male)
"Aru" Green Tree Python (female)
"Aru" Green Tree Pythons Mating (2010)
"Aru" Green Tree Pythons Mating (2010)
"Aru" Green Tree Pythons Mating (2010)
And, today, I saw copulation between my male Northern Emerald Tree Boa and my female Amazon Basin Emerald Tree Boa for the first time:
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