Well I just checked on Jetta and lifted the rock alittle so i could see her and we have EGGS!!!!!!!! Im so excited, she has about 200-500 BIG eggs in there OMG Im so excited !!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :P

That tooooooo cool. Congarats hope it goes well!!!! :D

Best of Luck to you both! :)

Wow, that was fast! Amazing... we look forward to pics of course... :) Good luck!

Have someone coming over with a great camera today to take pics :wink:

Hi Deb,

Congratulations, now you have eggs. When I heard how much Jetta was eating, I suspected as much. You'll probably have to give her food in her den or right in front of it, since, if she follows the pattern of the others, she won't come out much.

What are your plans - I assume you're going to try to raise some of the hatchlings?

Nancy

Nancy, yes i am going to try and raise them :wink: I have talked with Alicia from 5thday and she is going to have live mysid shrimp , amphs and copes. flown in. She is also going to help with this so if i do have some grow up a bit we can sell them :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: ok this is so excited snow and octo eggs on the same day What a great Valentines Day :rainbow:

AWESOME! :D


Ill be waiting for the pix! :heee:

wwwhoooo hoooo!!! we like the sound of that!!!! :D

That is fantastic!!! Ink only had around 20 or so. Wonder if they're fertile. Sure hope so!!! Can hardly wait for the pictures!!!

Good luck!!1

Carol

Oh my gosh! This is great news, and I'm really hope this turns out well.

...she has about 200-500 BIG eggs in there...

How big?

How do you know they are good eggs?

think you put them in one of them machines that Willy Wonka had for his golden eggs :lol:

How do you know they are good eggs?

I dont know about cephs but my Convict Cichlids (cons) breed regularly and if the eggs are fertile after 24 hrs they are a tan color. :)

How do you know they are good eggs?

I dont know about cephs but my Convict Cichlids (cons) breed regularly and if the eggs are fertile after 24 hrs they are a tan color. :)

after a couple of weeks the eye pigments become visible, but the chances the eggs are viable are pretty good because the octo was an adult when bought.

good luck deb

think you put them in one of them machines that Willy Wonka had for his golden eggs

Just don't follow Veruca salt :)

Ahhh Colin,,, I have been patiently waiting your arrival and response!!!!

To tell you the truth Im totally nervous :roll:

I went to the marine center(local marine fish store) were i get all of my maint. stuff for my tank. They could not believe i had such a larger oct, seems how they only deal with bimacs. So , they the entire staff came to my house Sat night at 730pm to see Jetta. They could not believe their eyes. The brought me 100 betta cups with lids for free :shock: just to help out 8) way cool... I counted the eggs this morning closely and she has about 160 or so,, there are about 8 clutches in the cave. I never even saw her coming at me, she caught me off guard :shock: as I was pulling my hand out of the tank, she lunged very fast and i was not quick enough, she got me :shock: she wrapped herself almost all the way up to my elbow and gave me a good shake, then let go :bonk: :goofysca:
ok ok she scared the piss out of me... then i let her be, thismornign she has completey enclosed the den excepte for a small opening :roll: I guess she showed me whos boss :notworth: :notworth: :notworth:

That would freak me out! :shock:

And with all that, Jetta didn't bite you -just gave you a warning shake. But it seems like she really wants you to stay away for a while.

What LFS was whose staff came over to see Jetta?

Nancy

Lucky she didn't bite you, maybe she just giving a warning. It won't be a good idea to try that again.

yeah, i think she was trying to give you a subtle hint :)

Wow! What an experience!! The fact she didn't bite you says she gave you a major warning!!!

Wish I could have seen!!

Carol

Yeah, i wasnt even near the den either i was cleaning the inside of the glass and making sure i had all of the remains of any food she didnt eat out of the tank. I didnt disturb her den at all but she wants no part of anything in the tank, i guess the glass will have to just wait. I was lucky she was down below the eggs at that time and not all over them as usuall so i got a good look at how many, but that didnt last long :wink: the tank is in our living room and right now there is no chance in moving it :P so i took a black poster board and placed it infornt of the tank and put more on the top just over her den to try and keep her calm. Maybe the traffic in the house makes her nervous, so anything i can do to help her out i will. Ill check on her daily after lights go out but i wont have to bother her at all this way.....any suggestions?????

That's a wise decision to cover the front of the tank Deb, I guess it will calm her down. Is she still feeding ?

no she has stopped comletely :cry: I have tried but she is just refusing everything. I might try again this weekend but im afraid it will only upset her again. :(

i think you did the right thing by giving her peace :)

I think you're doing the right thing by secluding her and leaving her in peace. Covering the tank should help.

Nancy