Metallic CTPK color 072115
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Spawn PE26182013 (by Jamie King)
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Copper CTPK by Jamie King (Czech Republic), obtained at the Kampffishfreunde Area 2 Convention 030514
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Blue metallic CTPK by Gastone Tomei, obtained at the Kampffishfreunde Area 2 Convenition 030514
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Spawn CTPK color 072115
This is actually the same male from Spawn CTPK color 020815. I actually wanted to spawn his bright blue turquoise brother, but he was unable to wrap the female. Details below!
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Lovely female. I love her strong, long, smooth boy. Her webbing reduction is not very extreme, but it is even all the way around. Her caudal is really nice 180. It does have secondary branching, which I hope can be reduced in the future. And that even copper color!
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Initial pairing...
I actually initially wanted to spawn a metallic turquoise brother to this female. Unfortunately, he was too small! The female has a very stout body, and he was just unable to wrap properly. It was funny that as soon as I released the female, she immediately went underneath the nest and showed clear signs that she wanted to spawn right away. The male was a bit of an idiot and chased her around for several minutes, but eventually he got the picture and they started to try and spawn. They tried several times over a period of 24 hours, and eventually I pulled the male since it was clear that they were not compatible.
Original male. Although his form barely counts as a CTPK, I am in love with his color and the full mask. Gahhhh hopefully I have a chance to spawn him in the future. I definitely do not want to lose this color in this line.
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She actually started to drop eggs in the chimney! She was SO ready.
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Switched in new copper male!
After letting the female rest in the spawn tank for a day, I decided to put her back in the chimney and immediately introduce the second male. The male stole the bubblenest from the previous male and started flaring and flirting. Later that night, I released the female. I was super excited when they started spawning the next day while I was actually at home!
I have been told that breeding copper x copper only results in more copper, but I am really hoping that other colors pop up. We will see!
I have been told that breeding copper x copper only results in more copper, but I am really hoping that other colors pop up. We will see!
Snatched!!!
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So many eggs!
Great foster daddy!
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To add a final wrinkle to this spawn...the male was completely incompetent taking care of the spawn. This was unusual considering that he was able to raise his last spawn just fine. Luckily, I was able to transfer all of the embryos to the red male next door (RY Trad 072115). The foster dad took excellent care of them! Thank goodness it is very easy to tell metallic CTPKs apart from red and yellow traditional PKs!
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Update 092415
Unfortunately, it seems like all of the CTPK fry have disappeared!! So frustrating. I think that the red and yellow fry outgrew they pretty quickly and ate them. Even more unfortunately, the copper male died, so I cannot repeat this spawn. I will have to think about what the next steps are. I will probably have to combine my form and color lines. I am very happy with the form, so now seems like a good time to combine the two!