Todd Crail wrote:
>Hey John,
>
>This is the best picture I have of any of them. Man has she grown. I need
>a better strobe to get a good shot of them in the habitat. And I'm not
>going to disturb them right now, if you know what I mean ;)
>
>http://www.farmertodd.com/nanfa/spollick/TadpoleMadtom.jpg
>
>Extra news... I watched the lucky two do a little dance all evening...
>Nudging at each other's anal region and fin with their heads. It was pretty
>cool... I'm excited :)
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John B" <bongi_at_cox-internet.com>
>To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 12:25 AM
>Subject: Re: NANFA-- tadpole madtoms looking amarous.
>
>
>
>
>>Todd,
>>
>>Could you do us all a favor and post a photo or two of your Tadpole
>>Madtoms? I collected a few Madtoms this
>>past weekend and they don't look like freckled but I haven't seen a good
>>(profile view) picture of the Tadpole.
>>
>>John
>>
>>Todd Crail wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Well an excavation has begun, and I wonder if it ain't cause they'd like
>>>
>>>
>a
>
>
>>>little privacy.
>>>
>>>I have two large tadpole madtoms, N. gyrinus, the female of which, looks
>>>more like a small bullhead :) They were small last year, but they sure
>>>grow fast on krill (since last May when I brought them in my care).
>>>
>>>
>She's
>
>
>>>alway kept to herself under a couple pieces of limestone I stacked at an
>>>angle, and never shared the space with any of the 5 madtoms I have in
>>>
>>>
>there
>
>
>>>(the smallest of which sits in a back corner, head down, because all the
>>>other good places are taken ;)
>>>
>>>This last week, one of the males moved in and they've really moved some
>>>sand. Little dunes at the front and back. I checked tonight and they
>>>
>>>
>have
>
>
>>>really cut a chasm out in between a rock that must have been buried in
>>>
>>>
>the
>
>
>>>sand and the right piece of their "tent". I can only assume that he was
>>>invited in, since she's chased off intruders all the rest of the time.
>>>
>>>Anybody bred gyrinus before? I'm assuming they'll use the flat part of
>>>
>>>
>the
>
>
>>>rock to lay eggs and fan them there. They're guarding the cubby like
>>>
>>>
>crazy
>
>
>>>(no one even bothers to go near it now), so I imagine I can get a hatch
>>>
>>>
>and
>
>
>>>then pull some of the fry to another tank. Yes, I'm a low maintenance
>>>
>>>
>kind
>
>
>>>of "breeder". Usually, fry in my care become food, but this looks like
>>>
>>>
>fun
>
>
>>>;)
>>>
>>>And granted the eggs are fertile because they really didn't get all that
>>>cold. Low temp this winter was 65 F. So I'm not extremely hopeful, but
>>>
>>>
>it
>
>
>>>does look like all systems go at this point.
>>>
>>>And on a completely different continent... I started the stock of the 30
>>>gallon Amazonian tank this Saturday. The blue rams already laid. Time
>>>
>>>
>to
>
>
>>>go look all that up. I can make money at that to pay for my native habit
>>>
>>>
>;)
>
>
>>>Todd
>>>
>>>It's never too late to have a happy childhood.
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