Regular Member JustRachel Posted December 9, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 9, 2014 (edited) I came home from work to find eggs all over the bottom of the fancies tank and my anacharis so I moved the anacharis to a bowl. My stocking situation is fixed in the other tanks (yay) so I'd kind of like to raise them. I'm pretty sure they're Scooby and Tango's (both fantails) spawn (Mari was eating them whilst Scoobs was STILL chasing Tango as he was this morning). What should I be buying in terms of food and equipment?! How long does it take them to hatch? Are fertile eggs clear or white? Should I buy another air pump and sponge filter since my current ones are being used for Chiaro's quarantine? When do they stop feeding on the yolk? Will they be ok at 68F? How is culling done? Sorry for all the questions, I just want to get this right. Edit---- Okay there's a tonne of info I didn't read. This thread'll be for progress then. Edited December 9, 2014 by JustRachel 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member hassan.zidan Posted December 12, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) Normally Mamas eat eggs since Dads chasing [emoji12] , you can check a diary of breeding threads above , its might take 3-4 days to see black eyes . No food another 3 days its will be full of 6 days . Edited December 12, 2014 by hassan.zidan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JustRachel Posted December 14, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 14, 2014 Day 5 and we have black eyes! The room's so cold I guess they'll take forever to hatch. I counted about 11 healthy eggs, 2 infertile and 2 fungus-ed ones that I removed. I doubt I'll have much success with such a small spawn. Normally Mamas eat eggs since Dads chasing [emoji12] , you can check a diary of breeding threads above , its might take 3-4 days to see black eyes . No food another 3 days its will be full of 6 days . That's a good point. I'll guess I'll know if anyone gets telescope eyes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member hassan.zidan Posted December 14, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 14, 2014 From the photo you post you might see them tomorrow swimming jerky . Congratulation 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JustRachel Posted December 15, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 15, 2014 (edited) Still no hatching I'll give them until tomorrow and if no luck then I'll wait for the next spawn. Thank you Hassan. Edited December 15, 2014 by JustRachel 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SweetMamaKaty Posted December 15, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 15, 2014 Do you happen to have a small heater you could try putting in there? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member 4prettyfish Posted December 15, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 15, 2014 Congrats on the eggs. Maybe, fry tomorrow? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JustRachel Posted December 15, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 15, 2014 Do you happen to have a small heater you could try putting in there? Only an 150 watt :| Congrats on the eggs. Maybe, fry tomorrow? Thank you. I hope so! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JustRachel Posted December 16, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 16, 2014 16/12/2014 They hatched The brine shrimp hatchery was just set up with 90% hatch rate eggs so fingers crossed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Lis. Posted December 17, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 17, 2014 My eggs took 10 days to hatch, possibly longer, because I didn't bother with a heater haha. Congrats on your fry 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Daniel Posted December 17, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 17, 2014 Yay congratulations! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member SweetMamaKaty Posted December 17, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 17, 2014 Congratulations! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fantailfan1 Posted December 17, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 17, 2014 Pics for a breeder's medal! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JustRachel Posted December 17, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 17, 2014 Thanks everyone A bad photo of the parents, Tango and Scoobs. They're so strange but cute 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member hassan.zidan Posted December 17, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 17, 2014 The one from the back and down is it Tango ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JustRachel Posted December 17, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 17, 2014 The one from the back and down is it Tango ? No, that's my telescope, Mari The father is the ribbon tail below Tango, Tango is at the top. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member blackmoors Posted December 18, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 18, 2014 Usually I let my eggs sit in a tank with no air or heater until they hatch. Then once I see them hatching I put paper towel on the surface and soak up any oily film so the fry can get a good gulp of air for their swim bladders. I then get a heater setup in the tank to 24-25°c And fit a small sponge filter with low flow of air. Keep the sponge filter outlet right at or just above the water surface. Stops the fry swimming into the stream and getting injuries (ie broken backs etc) And set up a light once free swimming and eating. This seems to encourage them to eat more. Just some tips I've found have worked for me. I have a few tanks with 10 or less fry in them and they have done well. Oh. For future spawns put a few drops of methylene blue in the water with the eggs. Stops mold/fungi attacking the eggs etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JustRachel Posted December 18, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 18, 2014 Thanks blackmoors! Much appreciated. Hopefully I'm more prepared next time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JustRachel Posted December 19, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 19, 2014 (edited) Day 10 (technically) They're 3 days old now Tomorrow I'm going to attempt to move them in together into a storage tub due to only having two outlets on my air pump, one for the hatchery and one for the fry. At the moment I have some fry in my plant tank, and others in a bowl. I also wish I could get daphnia from the pond, but nope, the one time they spawn its' in the winter I also have to sort out my 3rd pond plans soon Also, if I mod reads this, should I be emailing fry photos for a breeders medal? Edited December 19, 2014 by JustRachel 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fantailfan1 Posted December 19, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted December 19, 2014 I alerted Koko. She is the giver of the medal. She will do it when she gets a chance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JustRachel Posted December 19, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 19, 2014 Thanks Lisa! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member JustRachel Posted December 20, 2014 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 20, 2014 4 days old! They were moved over to a storage tub.. up to 40 fry Two passed today unfortunately but uh oh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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