woo hoo H. dunni

[michael]

About an hour ago I was in my basement and 2 H. dunni were wrapping themselves around a stick in their tank. I went back down 10 minutes ago and their is now a sack of eggs hanging from the stick. I have 8 young adults that I imported as juveniles in 2006 in the tank. I really didn't expect breeding from them this year.
Are H. dunni aggressive to their eggs? Should I yank the eggs Henk?
Michael

 

[paris]

how big are your guys mike? i've got some from the same batch and need to know if i can get similar results. i didnt chill mine this year so i probably wont get anything but it wuld be nice to know if yours are jumbo compared to mine -to see if size not age matters.

 

[Ralf]

Congrats Mike. Well done!

 

[froggy]

Fantastic Mike. Nice one. I think that egg sacks can be torn up during a fertilisation frenzy, but once they're done, they leave the eggs alone. I had no problems with my egg sacks when mine bred a couple of years back, and I only moved them to a new tank just before hatching. Mine are all in the water again wanting to breed but I don't have a female this year,.......

Good luck

Chris

 

[michael]

how big are your guys mike? i've got some from the same batch and need to know if i can get similar results.

Hi Paris,
They are about 5 inches tip of nose to tip of tail. Their is now a second string of eggs hanging on the stick at the same spot.


Thanks Ralf. I think getting eggs is the easy part. Hopefully they are fertile and I'll have success hatching and raising the larvae.

 

[Lasher]

I've always been oddly intrigued by this species and hope to get one some day.
Could you indulge me with some pics when they hatch(and grow up)?

 

[Jake]

Congrats Mike!

Are these from the same group that I have?

I wish you the best of luck with rearing the offspring!

 

[michael]

Congrats Mike!

Are these from the same group that I have?

They are a little over a year older than yours Jake.

 

[Jennewt]

Great news, Michael!! What have the temperature parameters been for these guys over the past months?

 

[Alejandro]

H. dunni

Felicidades Michael! I am very happy for you. Please keep us posted.

 

[michael]

Great news, Michael!! What have the temperature parameters been for these guys over the past months?

I insulated all of the duct work in my basement and have been setting the heat back a little. The temps have been 55F to 60F. They have been in the breeding set up for 2 weeks. The sticks have been in for less than one week.

 

[michael]

About half of the eggs are fertile. The larvae are growing pretty fast. So far I've left them in the breeding tank.

 

[t_summ]

Do you have any pictures Michael? I'm itching to see the little ones and the parents. Thanks!!