so apparently i was wrong, i didnt think anything would come of this spawn considering my situation right now, and it looked like she was protecting dead eggs last time i looked, so i went on with business as usual, turned on the lights yesterday morning and that was the only time i even looked at the tank until now, i dont really look when i turn off the lights. also i skip a day of feeding once a week and yesterday was that day. today when i go in to feed them i see a few swarms of little tiny itty bitty free swimmers, so of course i then begin to freak out, luckily i had already covered 2 of the 3 intakes, uncovered one being on the opposite side of the tank, so anyway i managed to scoop up at least a 100, and there's at least another 50 in the tank in the plants and in the gravel, man am i kicking myself in the ass for not looking last night, i figure what i found today is just the leftovers from last nights apparent massacre, given my orino and suncats bellys are full, lol



the female is an amazing parent though ill tell you that, this is only her second spawn and shes only 13 inches, and shes protecting the crap outa the ones that stay by her, i had to stop and just accept how many i had cause she wrecked my net

oh and the babys pigged out on hikari first bites right of the bat, and i also set up a bbs hatchery that i just made real fast, so i guess ill see how my salt ratio was in the morning

heres a few on the fly pics

Awesome! Congrats!

Sweet....sounds like you are going to have your hands more full than before....Congrats on the spawn, and the parents look great.

wow those are some nice fish and congrats on the babies, sorry bout the net though