Lamprologus ornatippinnis

[fish head]

thanks for kind comments... kind enough to make an ornatipinnis blush

[liamthecoder]

great pic, i think a name should be given to the invisible fry pmsl, how about, Invizifish, or ghost??

[twistedfisher]

but could you see the blushing since their clear or would it be like the heat waves on the road in the summer?

[fish head]

So, does anybody know if these guys start out being bad parents?  Do they get better in time, or do they remain bad parents?  I've seen fry 2 times so far, but in a couple days, they disappear.  I tried to siphon one into a little poorly made fry float box, but he escaped and in a day was no longer seen cruising the sand near momma's shell.

I'll make a greater attempt to rescue fry in the future if I know the parents won't rise up to the occasion.  I guess I might be asking too much, w/ 2 males and 4 little females in a 10 gallon tank.  They might think its at capacity already.

What do you all think?  Thanks!

[Alleycat]

I have a wild caught pair, in a 125g with 6 Tricoti, 6 Paracyps, and 5 Xenos. I've left 2 batches of fry in with them, and watched as the fry ventured off and sealed their fate. The male didn't defend the shell much, but is mean as a *&^%$ to his mate when I've reached in and pulled the shell to save the fry. So for now, I leave every other spawn in the tank after they're born to give maw and paw a chance to raise them. Really, only the Xenos take the fry, the others despite their size aren't after them.

Just my 2cents

[leej24]

My friend who breeds them down in Madison, WI has two pairs, each in a 10gallon, without issues of parents eating fry.  Fish head, perhaps your tank is at full capacity.

[fish head]

my tank is at full capacity, yes indeed.

I noticed one of the males lost his shell.  He hid out behind rocks for a while.  I added more shells.  He then moved into the hole of a ceramic Venus De Milo.  His mate hangs in there w/ him.  He's been battered.  I never saw it coming.  They pretty much always just did a quick chase and no biting, but this guy has been hit many times.

I'll have to move the pair.  And that will be that.

I siphoned a few fry into a floating fry thing, but, ha ha....the holes are too big and the fry just went right thru and back to the sand pit, and shell.  I cut a piece of plexi to cover the holes, and I'll try again soon...but momma hates the siphon tube.

[shaun]

My WC pair are fine parents till they are feeling amorous again, then the fry start rapidly disappearing.  I have saved some of the first brood, and the occaisional survivor, but haven't  made a concerted effort due to lack of extra tank space.

[golsama]

I just got a male/female pair of ornatippinnis this past Saturday at the CCA meeting. The male is always hanging out at the opening of one shell. I saw the female for the first couple of days but then she disappeared. I haven't seen her in two days. I'm pretty certain of which shell she's been in though. I'm excited about getting these guysto spawn!

[ncutler]

I've just gotten 6 of them myself. They are in with some paracyps. So far, they appear very shy, just hanging out as mentioned by their shells. Though they are starting to colour up