baby potbelly

Terri · 05-20-2008, 11:26 AM

boy am i lucky. I got up on the 10th to find my little boy had 3 babies . Yes just 3 thats why i am lucky. I set up a make shift home for them not expecting them to make it. I know i might be jinxing myself but they look good . They are eating alot BBS cyclopeeze . I didn't want to get attached but i did. They are so cute very long, large snouts. and because they are bigger i can tell their personality already. I have a shy one, a brave one and a clown that acts like dad. drops from the top you think he just died. falls to the bottom only to get up and swim around or do it again. When his dad first did this i ran to the tank thinking somethings wrong NO just a game to give me more gray hair. Hang from the thermometer , and drop land in the soft sand get up go to thermometer and drop. Or chase a shrimp if i put one in . I love all my horses but potbelly are my favorite. I hope these guys make it. Matt get ready they are at it again you get the next batch.

Woodstock · 05-20-2008, 11:36 AM

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!

vdituri · 05-20-2008, 12:08 PM

Ah Come on!
You can't put all this into a story and NOT post pics.

pics pics pics pics

or even better

vids vids vids vids.

Congrats!

Gina · 05-20-2008, 01:03 PM

Yes! I would love to see pics please!

kathywithbirds · 05-20-2008, 01:07 PM

ummm... potbelly what?

puffer? Still a newbie at this...

Congratulations!!! and pics please!!!!

vdituri · 05-20-2008, 01:20 PM

Horsies Kathy.

panmanmatt · 05-20-2008, 04:06 PM

Congrats Terri. Good luck with them. Let me know when the next batch gets here. I will work on getting the nursery up and running and chilled.

Terri · 05-20-2008, 04:19 PM

Here are the pics. Along with mommy and daddy. Arn't they cute

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nikkipigtails · 05-20-2008, 04:19 PM

Congratulations!

panmanmatt · 05-20-2008, 04:39 PM

Those babies look huge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I definitely want to try my hand at raising them.

Stacef · 05-20-2008, 04:39 PM

Aww congrats!!! Keep us updated on how they are doing.

kathywithbirds · 05-20-2008, 05:27 PM

:smck: Oh, OK. THAT's why you're telling Matt he's getting them...

they're adorable!!! It's neat to see mommy and daddy preggers too. So if I remember correctly the one with the big belly is daddy?

Terri · 05-20-2008, 05:27 PM

Yes Matt .. I didn't know they are born that big. I feed them 5 times a day. They are eating some frozen when should i feed shaved mysis? I have to tell you i put a shrimp in with mom and dad. He went after it and tried to get it from the back, it turned and scared him he laid down on his side and played dead. then he slowly raised his head looked at it got up and swam away. She came over and killed it but didn't eat it. they keep me entertained .

I wish someone else had potbellies i wonder if they all act like this.

lcstorc · 05-20-2008, 05:35 PM

Incredible. Makes me want my ponies even more.

panmanmatt · 05-20-2008, 05:38 PM

If they are eating frozen you can start adding shaved mysis at anytime. Sooner they got onto that the faster they will grow.

It is funny how a little shrimp can make them run and hide. I had a male barbouri that used to do the same thing. It was the funniest thing to watch.

05-20-2008, 11:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
Terri Star Polyps Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 155 View Gallery Karma Komment	baby potbelly boy am i lucky. I got up on the 10th to find my little boy had 3 babies . Yes just 3 thats why i am lucky. I set up a make shift home for them not expecting them to make it. I know i might be jinxing myself but they look good . They are eating alot BBS cyclopeeze . I didn't want to get attached but i did. They are so cute very long, large snouts. and because they are bigger i can tell their personality already. I have a shy one, a brave one and a clown that acts like dad. drops from the top you think he just died. falls to the bottom only to get up and swim around or do it again. When his dad first did this i ran to the tank thinking somethings wrong NO just a game to give me more gray hair. Hang from the thermometer , and drop land in the soft sand get up go to thermometer and drop. Or chase a shrimp if i put one in . I love all my horses but potbelly are my favorite. I hope these guys make it. Matt get ready they are at it again you get the next batch.

05-20-2008, 11:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
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05-20-2008, 12:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 6,244 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: baby potbelly Ah Come on! You can't put all this into a story and NOT post pics. pics pics pics pics or even better vids vids vids vids. Congrats! __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

05-20-2008, 01:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,842 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: baby potbelly Yes! I would love to see pics please! __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

05-20-2008, 01:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,937 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: baby potbelly ummm... potbelly what? puffer? Still a newbie at this... Congratulations!!! and pics please!!!! __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

05-20-2008, 01:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 6,244 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: baby potbelly Horsies Kathy. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

05-20-2008, 04:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
panmanmatt Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 2,255 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: baby potbelly Congrats Terri. Good luck with them. Let me know when the next batch gets here. I will work on getting the nursery up and running and chilled. __________________ The mind is like a parachute, it only works when opened. (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(")

05-20-2008, 04:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
Terri Star Polyps Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 155 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: baby potbelly Here are the pics. Along with mommy and daddy. Arn't they cute .

05-20-2008, 04:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Manta Ray Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,033 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: baby potbelly Congratulations! __________________ No man ever reached excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation. - Horace

05-20-2008, 04:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
panmanmatt Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 2,255 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: baby potbelly Those babies look huge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I definitely want to try my hand at raising them. __________________ The mind is like a parachute, it only works when opened. (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(")

05-20-2008, 04:39 PM	#11 (permalink)
Stacef Golden Moray Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dubuque Posts: 2,620 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: baby potbelly Aww congrats!!! Keep us updated on how they are doing. __________________ Stace My 72g Build-full of pictures, we all know you loce pictures! I've had to pay my price. The things I did not know at first, I learned by doin' twice. -Billy Joel

05-20-2008, 05:27 PM	#12 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,937 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: baby potbelly :smck: Oh, OK. THAT's why you're telling Matt he's getting them... they're adorable!!! It's neat to see mommy and daddy preggers too. So if I remember correctly the one with the big belly is daddy? __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

05-20-2008, 05:27 PM	#13 (permalink)
Terri Star Polyps Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 155 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: baby potbelly Yes Matt .. I didn't know they are born that big. I feed them 5 times a day. They are eating some frozen when should i feed shaved mysis? I have to tell you i put a shrimp in with mom and dad. He went after it and tried to get it from the back, it turned and scared him he laid down on his side and played dead. then he slowly raised his head looked at it got up and swam away. She came over and killed it but didn't eat it. they keep me entertained . I wish someone else had potbellies i wonder if they all act like this.

05-20-2008, 05:35 PM	#14 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: baby potbelly Incredible. Makes me want my ponies even more. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

05-20-2008, 05:38 PM	#15 (permalink)
panmanmatt Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 2,255 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: baby potbelly If they are eating frozen you can start adding shaved mysis at anytime. Sooner they got onto that the faster they will grow. It is funny how a little shrimp can make them run and hide. I had a male barbouri that used to do the same thing. It was the funniest thing to watch. __________________ The mind is like a parachute, it only works when opened. (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(")

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