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After finding the eggs in my Y. splendida tank everyone has been asking for photos of them and the confuzona, so this afternoon I went down the shed and took some photos, oh was I in for a surprise.

This is the best pic I could get of the eggs in the pipe, I moved a cobble and you can just make out a very blurry greed spot in the circle (20 pics and this is the most in focus )



I then got a photo of the tank itself



The pipes in the first pic are at the far end of the tank, the reason why the circle is in this photo is because I took several shot to show the density of the root ball of that clump of java fern in the middle of the tank, it was only when I brought the pics up on the pc that I spotted something where that circle is



Right in the middle of that cobble is what I thought was at first a left over mysis shrimp case but I haven't fed mysis for a few days after looking closer it is in fact a baby fish and there are only splendida in that tank

I went straight back to the tank and it had moved under the root a bit more but it is definitely a very young fish.

Nice! Way to go Duff. Looking forward to pictures when they are bigger.

Thank you, Now I know there is at least one there I will keep a look out and try for a better photo

Wow! Amazing! Thanks for your diligence in getting some pictures to us.

That's great news!!
Forgive me, but I must be blind. I can't see the fish on the cobble.
Can you help me out?

I have adjusted and cleaned up the image a bit Jim



Its more visible now but a bit distorted

Actually, I saw what I thought were the eyes, after I posted that. This is much better, though.
I hope this little guy is just one of many.

Yeah it was the eyes that I first spotted Jim, I just assumed it was a mysis shrimp until I looked closer, I hope that were there is one there will be more, the way the adults go at food it would be months before anything felt safe enough to come out into open water

Now how about some pics of the young H. confuzona!

That's really great Mad Duff! Great picture.

Congratulations!!

Wow, congrats!

congrats, so cute ^^
Indeed, hope it's one of many. Beautiful loach

Thanks for all the replies guys, much appreciated

Jim - I have taken pics of the confuzona just sorting some stuff out and then I will get them posted

Aah the Duffmeister strikes again , well done Mark