My blue black marble Betta splendens fry are eating baby brine shrimp and growing into fish!
With a flash, you can see the blue iridescence emerging in some fish and black overtones in others. I think I even see some opaque in some (mom has a spot of opaque).
And, oh yeah- the marine aquariums are still going too!
Our Ruhi Book 6 Intensive concluded today. I'm going to miss everyone!
This is the essence of what it was about:
"The world is in great turmoil and its problems seem to become daily more acute. We should, therefore, not sit idle, otherwise we would be failing in carrying out our sacred duty. Bahá'u'lláh has not given us His Teachings to treasure them and hide them for our personal delight and pleasure. He gave them to us that we may pass them from mouth to mouth until all the world becomes familiar with them and enjoys their blessings and uplifting influence."
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Meanwhile, back at the homestead, I was able to rescue TWO fry from the second spawning. The fluffy grizzled male is TSTB and an egg-eater. If I spawn him again, I may leave the female in the tank to care for the eggs. That is highly unusual but she has demonstrated an interest in nurturing eggs.
I moved the fry to a "beanie baby" case container and added infusoria water to provide them nourishment. They are teeny fish but still alive and almost ready to free-swim.
Oh, and look who is eyeballing the bbs hatchery agian!
Steven caught some more shots and got caught in some shots!
Today began 5 days of a spiritual training session on Book 6 in the Ruhi Institute training developed for the Baha'i Faith.
The course we covered today was The Spiritual Nature of Teaching
Purpose: To understand that teaching is an act of particular spiritual significance. To appreciate that effective teaching involves both "being" and "doing" -- attention to one's inner condition as well as constant activity.
"O thou son of the Kingdom! All things are beneficial if joined with the love of God; and without His love all things are harmful, and act as a veil between man and the Lord of the Kingdom.
When His love is there, every bitterness turneth sweet, and every bounty rendereth a wholesome pleasure. For example, a melody, sweet to the ear, bringeth the very spirit of life to a heart in love with God, yet staineth with lust a soul engrossed in sensual desires.
And every branch of learning, conjoined with the love of God, is approved and worthy of praise; but bereft of His love, learning is barren -- indeed, it bringeth on madness.
Every kind of knowledge, every science, is as a tree: if the fruit of it be the love of God, then is it a blessed tree, but if not, that tree is but dried-up wood, and shall only feed the fire."
(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 190) (Book 6 p. 34)
So while we concentrated on spiritual development, meanwhile back at home, my fish were spawning and the fry were growing:
I am not sure about this fish. He's not picking up the eggs or tending them very well. We'll see in a few days.
The fry, on the other hand, are nearly 1/2 inch long and developing nicely.
The cats knocked over my bbs hatchery but fortunately, there were enough still alive to feed the babies when I got home.
I zipped home from Honolulu early this morning to feed my baby fish who were left unattended for 24 hours.
They were HUNGRY!
They gobbled up their baby brine shrimp until they were fat and sleepy.
On the way home I decided that this is the only time I can really breed fish because of upcoming trips. They need to be big enough to live in a community tank on flake food that my kids can provide while I'm gone.
Here is the grizzled male - he has the fluffiest fins I have ever seen- way more than a halfmoon!
Steven went out early this morning and caught some folks and their rides.
These fish are a few days old now- still in larval stage but able to chase, catch and eat baby brine shrimp. Your can see their bodies developing. They have nice dark "Egyptian eyes" which show their black marble heritage. Their swim bladders are forming and digestive systems are processing their food.
Here is papa black marble. He's finally a pet fish in my office now. Hope his babies are as pretty as he is!
Sorry for the clicks. It's my old camera focusing on macro.
