my festaes just laid eggs now what should i do?????????? they laid them last night my first batch of eggs got fungus and she ate all of them and i dont want the same thing to happen
festaes just laid eggs now what should i do??????????
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Their is nothing for you to do, assuming that they are fertile they will start to develop. Could you give a little background on the tank? Water parameters. PH, Temp, maintenance schedules.
Are you sure that the parents are both fertile?
Are you sure that the parents are both fertile?
all water levels are good i have been doing water changes every other day and im hoping the parents are both fertile the pair laid eggs before for the first time andthey all got white fuzzy fungas almost imediatly but not this time they are all a cream color they are both about 8'' and are in a 90 gallon tank i will have pictures up soon
Did you see the first spawn? sometimes, The first spawn doesn't work out for whatever reason. The male doesn't quite get the job done or maybe they are not properly paired when the spawn goes down.
If they are not fertile you can tell almost instantly, the eggs will start to turn white within the first day.
But if they are they will stay a creamy orange then you will see a little black dot start to form.
They will get it right eventually.
If they are not fertile you can tell almost instantly, the eggs will start to turn white within the first day.
But if they are they will stay a creamy orange then you will see a little black dot start to form.
They will get it right eventually.
awsome should i feed them regulary and turn the light on and off as i usually do or is there anything i should do differently
You will need to continue your same routine. You will need to plan for feeding the fry though. I feed mine newly hatched brine shrimp for about week or so it gets the fry to start to recognize where to expect the food to come from and it gets them eating well. Then I start to mix in some crushed flakes or some frozen foods chopped up very small.
If you do not want to set up a shrimp hatchery you can find them frozen. Be sure you get newly hatched or baby brine not regular brine. These are fully grown.
There are many ways to raise the fry some remove them some don't. I have done both, In my experiences fry left with the parents seem to grow faster. But they will be at some risk. Some parents will raise the fry and never touch them some will raise them to a point then start to see them as competition and eat them.
There are a lot of festae threads just do some reading and you will be able to develop your own opinion on what is the best way for you.
This is my thread on what I have done check it out. http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?455485-Festae-finally-breeding!
If you do not want to set up a shrimp hatchery you can find them frozen. Be sure you get newly hatched or baby brine not regular brine. These are fully grown.
There are many ways to raise the fry some remove them some don't. I have done both, In my experiences fry left with the parents seem to grow faster. But they will be at some risk. Some parents will raise the fry and never touch them some will raise them to a point then start to see them as competition and eat them.
There are a lot of festae threads just do some reading and you will be able to develop your own opinion on what is the best way for you.
This is my thread on what I have done check it out. http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?455485-Festae-finally-breeding!
cool thanks so much for your help i hope i get sucess last question what should i do about the filter sucking up the fry
theres only like 5 left that are not white i can see two little black spots on one of them does this mean the male did not do his job again or is it because its so new to them its only her second time laying eggs . has this happened to anybody but me
Next time they spawn, make sure your water is clean and try addin something like Maroxy to stop fungus from spreading all over your eggs, works for me.
From DJ/MC Decker
From DJ/MC Decker
You can use a sponge pre filter just place the sponge over the end of the intake in place of the strainer.