Holy Christmas! They are incredible - now I 'see' what you meant about their growth  This is another love story, yours to them karma coming again in 57 minutes! LOL So perfect they are ♥

Wow Minde, congratulations to their first visible poo  

It is such an amazing journey you share here with us, it is about life, special bonding, love, just the best for Xmas.
Gingle Karma, gingle Karma, gingle all the way...

I think I'd wait to moving them yet, just see how they develop during the next few days.

a mothers instinct is the best instinct You're doing marvelously, and they've grown so much!

DAY 18

Can you believe it!?
Those little darlings are so very cute.
I can see what you mean about the bonding because when they see me they hurry up and swim over to where I am and they look at me and tread water, anticipating being fed I suppose.
I tried bloodworms for the second time but they just looked at them like I had thrown some foreign object in their home.  Acted much like they did when I put the marble in there! LOL!  So I got out the rotifers instead.
Nothings changed much since yesterday growth wise that I noticed, but I will add some more pictures later!

Here are pictures from DAY 18!
Now don't go thinking that the baby in the first picture has a crooked tail.
I just snapped the picture as his tail was waggin through the water as he was swimming.
I see no deformities at this time on any of the babies!

Look at the teenie bellies on them they are adorable! You've got yourself a wee baseball team there, could name 'em after famous ball players

Wow! They really are changing every day, I agree with how they really do look like little goldfish now  This is one of the most amazing and interesting things I have ever seen Minde, so I also thankyou for this You are a great fishie mum and it will be great to see them continue to grow.

DAY 19

Here we are at DAY 19, already! and headed down the stretch  towards 3 weeks!!
WOW, I am amazed when I think about it and how far we have come in just this short time.
I am anticipating another growth spurt shortly and so I've set up their tank and it is cycling.
It is a 15 gallon tank with 2 filters, which they are going to need.
One is a hang on the back, power filter for a 10 gallon tank and the other one is an internal filter run by an air pump. I did put gravel on the bottom on the tank to help establish good bacteria growth and a natural "holey" rock in there for them to swim and play and hide in. (This will also establish good bacteria)  I also put a little hornwort in there and will leave it just to float about.
The power filter, if it is too strong, I have a sponge that will fit over the intake tube, to protect them from getting sucked up the filter, however the intake tube holes are very tiny so it may not even be a problem.
I can also tone down the internal filter and adjust the air pump flow.
I'm excited at the prospect of moving them.  I've decided they should be at least a month old before I do this.

Let me know your thoughts on this.....I will post  new DAY 19 pictures soon!

Like every day, this is the first thread I open to read your new post about the babies.
It is so amzing.
I agree with waiting until they are about one month old. Those sponge protectors over the intake tube are good thing to have, got one by myself.
They sure will enjoy their new home. It will be interesting watching them exploring their new home eventually.

KARMA again for you Minde

I am proud of you Minde, you do a fantastic job.
Any change in foof yet?

I love those pics.

Heh minde I remember you saying you can't find daphnia in your area. Have you thought of trying the freeze dried version. I know petmountain has it not sure about bigals. Also I get the hikari freeze dried blood worms because I can crush them up for babies (saw you had trouble feeding them bloodworms) and all of hikaris freeze dried foods are vitamin enriched. Here's a link for the daphnia. (Link is not visible to guests. Please register to view.) Hope this helps in some way. My baby Orandas love the freeze dried worms. 

DAY 20

Wow! I just thought of something!~ Tomorrow will be day 21 and so 3 weeks, and it's Christmas!
The only thing I see growth wise different is that their bodies are thickening.  They aren't little skinny, straight pin babies anymore
they are developing a thicker body and they are not transparent anymore.  I guess, what I mean to say is they are developing flesh and muscle over their bodies now.   
I've thought alot about when I move them to the aquarium and how their diet is going to have to change.  The rotifers are the first thing to go off their new menu.  I have to feed a more substantial diet and eliminate most of the powdery micro-foods I've been feeding them because I'm afraid when I transfer them to the 15 gallon, it will just pollute the tank, very quickly.  Right now I am doing water changes before every meal and changing out their water at least every other day.  And with the filters running, they will suck up the micro-foods, possibly before the babies can even eat them.  So anyway, I've decided that week three will be an experiment on new foods.  I am going to try crushing some of the foods I give to the other adult fish and make a list on which ones the babies will accept and eat.
Pictures to follow later.

Minde, Happy 3rd Week Birthday and MERRY XMAS 

You may try the dried gammarus, rubbed between your fingers. Our babies are crazy about it... and of course the adults too.
Enjoy this special day with family and all loving animals   

They really look like miniature goldies now,  , hey their first Xmas today 

They really look like miniature goldies now,  , hey their first Xmas today