Regular Member alvintran1998 Posted February 20, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted February 20, 2013 I've just found hundreds of eggs today on my bare bottom and I don't know how to remove them and save them. Any ideas? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member alvintran1998 Posted February 21, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 21, 2013 Well this is the first. I've been watching the female fish and she is still laying eggs. But she doesn't aim onto a surface or lay it on a target, she would just swim around and the eggs would just fall out. No chasing, nothing. And eggs are everywhere on the floor. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member GoldenSpoiledRotten Posted February 21, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted February 21, 2013 If you're not ready to raise fry then I would suggest just siphoning them up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member LovelyChaos Posted February 21, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted February 21, 2013 There is a chance they won't even be fertile. If you can't house hundreds of fry for 3 months you might just want to let them become snacks and then dispose of the rest /: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mikroll Posted February 21, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted February 21, 2013 Congrats toss some filter floss into tank and when she fills it remove to hatch bowl. Or remove parents and hatch the eggs where they are 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member alvintran1998 Posted February 21, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 21, 2013 There is a chance they won't even be fertile. If you can't house hundreds of fry for 3 months you might just want to let them become snacks and then dispose of the rest /: I don't expect any of them to survive anyways since I've made several mistakes while transporting the eggs into a separate container like exposing them to air for too long, was being too strong on them, no ready equipments, and they may not even be fertilized. I'll just use today as a time guide to predict when they'll spawn again to get ready. Fingers crossed for the next time. Congrats toss some filter floss into tank and when she fills it remove to hatch bowl. Or remove parents and hatch the eggs where they are Thanks for your idea. I have 7 fish in a 72 gallon, and it's the main tank, so I don't have anywhere else to house the adults if I leave the eggs in there. I guess I'll just give in and let them have a healthy snack and hoping for the next time. I don't have all the equipments needed too anyways. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mikroll Posted February 21, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted February 21, 2013 Then look into a cheap device called breeder net cost little and works great As it permits you to use main tank for hatch and protect fry. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member alvintran1998 Posted February 21, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 21, 2013 Then look into a cheap device called breeder net cost little and works great As it permits you to use main tank for hatch and protect fry. Sounds cool. I'll look into that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Stratt14goldies Posted February 21, 2013 Regular Member Share Posted February 21, 2013 It's your decision, but I just wanted to say congrats! You have been waiting a long time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member alvintran1998 Posted February 21, 2013 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 21, 2013 It's your decision, but I just wanted to say congrats! You have been waiting a long time. I know, I have. I was trying everything to make them spawn before with no success. Then boom, this came out of nowhere. I did not expect them to spawn today at all, and I am not ready. I hope they spawn sometime again this week since I'm on break and can collect the eggs on time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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