shanjings breeding

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Its that time of year again although i've already had one batch of eggs.
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Awesome pictures!! So bright & lovely looking!!
 
Gorgeous! The more I see pics of the Shanjing the more I want a few. They are quickly move up the list for me. Remind me of a cross between a prehistoric dinosaur and a croc.
 
Maybe a dumb question, but what is that transparent gelly like thing on the moss?

I thinking to get a bunch emperor myselfe some time, stunning species.
 
That´s an spermatophore, Grius....and there are a lot of them Ô_o
Gorgeous animals Ian, and i really like the tank, it looks just like a piece of forest.
Good luck with the hungry mouths to come...:)
 
Very nice Ian and by the looks of things you had quite a few pick-ups. Salamander orgy!
 
azhael said:
That´s an spermatophore, Grius....and there are a lot of them Ô_o
Gorgeous animals Ian, and i really like the tank, it looks just like a piece of forest.
Good luck with the hungry mouths to come...:)
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I suspected something like that. If it is ok for one more question i wonder what will happen with that spermatophore next? stupid beginner i know=) i mean not every species do this? or im i out on deep water here. Thanks for your answer by the way, and great tank ringsby, look like a real forest!
 
Well, the spermatophore is laid on a more or less plain surface, and then the female walks over it and picks it up with the lips of her cloaca. Then the sperm is introduced in the body and stored for future fertilization of the eggs.
In aquatic species it follows the same pattern.

Every species uses the same method of external transfer of sperm. The mating behaviour may vary, but the spermatophore is present in all caudates.
 
Ian: Congratulations! Those are really beautiful animals. What is the fern in the setups?

Azhael: Apart from Hynobiids, which externally fertilise egg sacks.
 
Oh wow, i completely missed Hynobiids :S
Thank you Chris.
 
Everything in the tank was collected from a walk in the countryside including the fern. As usual the eggs were laid on the moss on dry land so i've collected them and transfered them to water.
 
Very nice! Would off course love to see further pictures of the progress.

What lighting do you use to keep the plants happy?

I believe Cryptobranchids have external fertilization as well...
 
the light i use is a natural daylight lamp used for treating s.a.d.
 
Hi Ian,

is this some kind of inert insect (waxmoth or similar ?) food,
on the sphagnum moss, on the ninth picture ?

if so, do your handsome shanjings eat it ?
 
Got it in one, its a wax worm and they love them.
 
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