Help! I think I have Bichir Eggs! Not sure what to do! *pics*

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if they get fry ill take one :-) lol good luck on the breeding if it happens ....
 
Those don't really look like fish eggs, although I don't know what bichir eggs specifically look like. They look like the fertilizer pellets that are typically implanted in potted plants, like your anubias.
 
Any updates dmhollis? What happened last night anything new?
 
Update!

Ok. Here we go!

Ewurm, I know what you're saying, but these for sure are eggs...I've seen the female lay them in the males cupped anal fin and he fertilizes them. It's pretty interesting...

Anyway, she's only laid about 2 dozen eggs so far and from those only two made it onto looking like fry before they hatch, little tails and big eyes. Sad news though, they didn't make it. I think that they may have hatched during the night and one of the parents made a meal of them.

Today, I have two more eggs and both HAVE BEEN fertilized, I witnessed it with my own two eyes. Quite amazing and sad I didn't have a video camera ready when it happened...there's not much documented on the net, so it would've been nice.

I have since set up a small one gallon tank which will act as a nursery once the fry hatch...if I'm awake to save them. I stayed up until 4am pst this morning to see if the first two little eggs would hatch and I just couldn't keep my eyes open any longer. I woke up at 7am to see them gone. :( Who knows....maybe they're hiding out somewhere...I can't seem to find any signs of them.

So that's what I know so far. I've heard differing opinions on egg transfer into a nursery tank. Some say do it, others say not until they hatch. I'm not entirely sure who's right or wrong...or if both are right. If anyone out there has successfully bred albino bichirs with a fool-proof method, PM me. Thanks. More updates to come.

Oh, Ryan and SmokinCoCo, my promise still stands, if any one of these guys (or gals) makes it, they're yours. :)
 
I think you should move the egg if it's possible. They stand a higher chance of surviving if you move them.
 
oh thats so rad!! i cant wait to see if they make it...are the egs attached to a plant or rock? maybe you should transfer at least one of the two to the nursery tank just to experiment? then if you can catch the other one when it hatches move it over as well. better to lose one for sure than both...

thanks for the update!
 
Once they have been fertilized you should remove them to a seperate tank bichirs for the most part are rotten parents.new hatched senegals do not move about the tank they adhere themselves to plants or substrate for several days until they have used up the yolk sac.Then you're faced with the real chalenge getting them to eat.They will need huge amounts of small foods.SO you will have to monitor quality daily-Anne
 
beblondie;1676881; said:
Once they have been fertilized you should remove them to a seperate tank bichirs for the most part are rotten parents.new hatched senegals do not move about the tank they adhere themselves to plants or substrate for several days until they have used up the yolk sac.Then you're faced with the real chalenge getting them to eat.They will need huge amounts of small foods.SO you will have to monitor quality daily-Anne
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Awesome advice Anne, I'll do this. It seems a lot easier to move the eggs before they've hatched, rather than trusting poor parenting. ;)

I'll let you know how it goes.
 
I have a pair of senegals around a year and a half old that have laid eggs, but the eggs mysteriously disappeared after a few days, and they haven't laid eggs again. This happened around 2 months ago. Now, I noticed the exact behavior mentioned in earlier post. Head nudging/fins out etc.....
 
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