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May 14th 2011, 08:46 AM
Bred by: Gerard Siew
Variety : Calico Veiltail
Parents source : UK (Derek Mills): Derek Mills x Ron King
Spawned in Montreal : May 14, 2011
Generation : F1
Number of eggs: Many
Goal: Secure the population of British calico veiltails in Canada and develop a metallic veiltail line. Metallic gene pool : Male phillies and unsexed UK veiltail.
May 16, 2011: A good percentage of eggs have been fertilized.
May 17, 2011: Eggs hatching and fry resting this evening; incubation time of 3.5 to 4 days normal at 72F.
May 18, 2011: Some eggs still hatching but almost finished.
May 20, 2011: Some fry are free swimming; light feeding of BBS started.
May 22, 2011: Weak fry, crooked spine, fry still not free swimming are being culled.
May 26, 2011: Number of fry about 500-600 looking good, weaker fry died on their own, one single tail culled.
May 28, 2011: Fry eating well, culling should start soon.
June 08, 2011: Dorsal fin visible, still feeding BBS; sinking pellet food still untouched.
June 09, 2011: Although parents are calicos, many fry will be metallics. They'll be used for one of my goals i.e. to breed my metallic UK/Philly veils of which I have only males.
June 11, 2011: Fry start nipping on sinking pellet food. That's good, this way they can eat all day long.
June 20, 2011: Alot of fry have chin bubbles and have been culled.
June 21, 2011: Still some fry with chin bubbles; I'm quite disappointed. In fact, I should cull all the fry because of bad genetics, but there are only 3 UK calico veitails in Canada. I'll have to get another spawn.
August 21, 2011: Keeping 13 fish, 3 metallics for my metallic line and 10 calicos.
May 3, 2012: Collected some eggs on a mop; could be pure calicos or cross calico x UK Moor
May 7, 2012: Eggs hatched today; about 50 fry group A
May 7, 2012: New pure calico veils spawn; male has low milt, Group B
May 9, 2012: Fry group A free-swimming, feeding FBBS
May 9, 2012: Group B about 50% fertlization rate, more than expected from low milt
Variety : Calico Veiltail
Parents source : UK (Derek Mills): Derek Mills x Ron King
Spawned in Montreal : May 14, 2011
Generation : F1
Number of eggs: Many
Goal: Secure the population of British calico veiltails in Canada and develop a metallic veiltail line. Metallic gene pool : Male phillies and unsexed UK veiltail.
May 16, 2011: A good percentage of eggs have been fertilized.
May 17, 2011: Eggs hatching and fry resting this evening; incubation time of 3.5 to 4 days normal at 72F.
May 18, 2011: Some eggs still hatching but almost finished.
May 20, 2011: Some fry are free swimming; light feeding of BBS started.
May 22, 2011: Weak fry, crooked spine, fry still not free swimming are being culled.
May 26, 2011: Number of fry about 500-600 looking good, weaker fry died on their own, one single tail culled.
May 28, 2011: Fry eating well, culling should start soon.
June 08, 2011: Dorsal fin visible, still feeding BBS; sinking pellet food still untouched.
June 09, 2011: Although parents are calicos, many fry will be metallics. They'll be used for one of my goals i.e. to breed my metallic UK/Philly veils of which I have only males.
June 11, 2011: Fry start nipping on sinking pellet food. That's good, this way they can eat all day long.
June 20, 2011: Alot of fry have chin bubbles and have been culled.
June 21, 2011: Still some fry with chin bubbles; I'm quite disappointed. In fact, I should cull all the fry because of bad genetics, but there are only 3 UK calico veitails in Canada. I'll have to get another spawn.
August 21, 2011: Keeping 13 fish, 3 metallics for my metallic line and 10 calicos.
May 3, 2012: Collected some eggs on a mop; could be pure calicos or cross calico x UK Moor
May 7, 2012: Eggs hatched today; about 50 fry group A
May 7, 2012: New pure calico veils spawn; male has low milt, Group B
May 9, 2012: Fry group A free-swimming, feeding FBBS
May 9, 2012: Group B about 50% fertlization rate, more than expected from low milt