Fertilized Eggs Microscope Findings

[Rhea 21]

Not so long ago I've written in my presentation post that my little ranchu laid eggs all around... but unfortunately none was a baby wannabe. However, as many users told me (thank you for your cheering ^^), she spawned again accidentally. By accidentally I mean that she got into a pantyhose/mesh I have with some filter media in, and when I got her out she expeled some eggs. So I was like this: .

As I didn't want her to spread them all around and make me pick them out one by one, I've prepared a small bowl with bottled water and handspawned her there gently (she releases all by almost doing nothing). After that of course I took the male and did the same thing. Sincerely I wasn't too excited because the last time nothing happened and I got really down. Nevertheless, this time there was some luck.

Day 0:

Day 1: (eggs under microscope)

As you can see there's a little gf inside with even small eyes, but yet not visible at bare sight.

Here you can see one egg that's empty. Actually I don't know the reason why it's empty, but that's how it looks like.

Here are few more.

This shows how unfertilized eggs are in case someone wondered.

What I did so far has been "culling" those white eggs in case they were to get fungus on. In fact it's really easy to tell which are a yay, and which are nay. This is all for now !!

[Lis. 4,167]

Congratulations on the eggs!

[yafashelli 9,540]

Those are amazing photos!

[Daniel 5,668]

That is too cool! Congratulations.

[DawnMichele 6,045]

Congratulations!!!

[Rhea 21]

Thank you !! Tomorrow I'll post more microscope pics if I can.

[Georgia 3,820]

That's incredible!

on the eggs!

[BronwynH 1,109]

Congrats on the eggs! Those are spectacular photos! I can't stop staring at them. I'm not sure if they'd qualify, but if one of those were to show up in the Goldfish OTW Poll it would have my vote

Do you have photos of the parents so we can imagine what the little guys will look like?

[fantailfan1 26,742]

That. Is. Awesome.

I can't wait to see the next pictures.

[jenzaar 11,605]

Whaaatttt these pictures ate fascinating! Congrats and thank you for sharing!!

[lldykstra 199]

Very cool, kind of like the fish version of an ultrasound

[tithra 4,917]

oooh I love the microscope pics!!! those are awesome! what type of scope are you using if you don't mind me asking?

[Flipper 13,057]

Those photos are crazy cool

[dnalex 13,633]

[LisaCGold 1,691]

Oooh, so sweet! Like having X-ray vision, kinda. Thank you for sharing!

[TikiLola 5,709]

Eggciting!

[Rhea 21]

oooh I love the microscope pics!!! those are awesome! what type of scope are you using if you don't mind me asking?

I use a monocular Bresser, really cheap and great. Thank you!!

[Rhea 21]

Congrats on the eggs! Those are spectacular photos! I can't stop staring at them. I'm not sure if they'd qualify, but if one of those were to show up in the Goldfish OTW Poll it would have my vote

Do you have photos of the parents so we can imagine what the little guys will look like?

Thank you so much ^^. I didn't know that there was a contest haha however I do this for the users, and in order to kill the curiosity . Now I am preparing few pics and videos with blood stream and heart beats.

[fantailfan1 26,742]

Blood stream and heart beats?

I can't wait!!

[Rhea 21]

Day 2:

Heart beats and blood stream (video under microscope)

PS. Click on the image to watch the video. The redirectioning is to photobucket.

Edited April 1, 2014 by Rhea

[Rhea 21]

Blood stream and heart beats?

I can't wait!!

Uploaded!!Enjoy

[Rhea 21]

The main changes I've detected on this second day are:

- bigger bodies (the previous day they occupied 60% of the egg, and now 95%)

- heart beating

- blood stream

-movement inside the egg (reflection)

-bigger eyes

[Lis. 4,167]

That video is amazing and the difference between day 1 and 2 is quite extraordinary. Thanks for sharing

[Rhea 21]

That video is amazing and the difference between day 1 and 2 is quite extraordinary. Thanks for sharing

You're welcome ^^. I agree. This stage is comparable to your photo, when you detected the eyes in the egg. They are extremely tiny but soooo cute

[fantailfan1 26,742]

Oh my gosh. This is just fantastic. This has got to be in my top 5 threads ever.

Are we gonna get another video tomorrow?