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So my Severum pair laid eggs for the second time the first set of eggs grew fungus and went bad but I heard they were fertile from people in this group. This batch is the same color like a yellow color. I already have a hatchery tank set up. Any tips to keep the eggs from growing fungus and the eggs are on a clay pot so what would be the best way to transfer the pot to the hatchery tank. The hatchery tank has the same water from the main tank and the exact same temperature.
 
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Zachk29 said:
So my Severum pair laid eggs for the second time the first set of eggs grew fungus and went bad but I heard they were fertile from people in this group. This batch is the same color like a yellow color. I already have a hatchery tank set up. Any tips to keep the eggs from growing fungus and the eggs are on a clay pot so what would be the best way to transfer the pot to the hatchery tank. The hatchery tank has the same water from the main tank and the exact same temperature.
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I suggest while removing the clay pot try to keep it from being exposed to the air. Place air stone near eggs to simulate the parents fanning them. ryansmith83 ryansmith83
 
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pH? Also, do you know the age of the pair?

It can take a pair some time to work out the process of tending and protecting eggs or fry. A pair can get frustrated if you remove the eggs time after time, it can sometimes cause trouble between them. I like to let them go through the process, imo it can help them bond, but it can test your patience, some pairs more than others.

Sev fry are very delicate for a while, easily damaged. If I wanted to move them I used either a turkey baster to transfer them or a water change siphon into a bucket, partially kinked, clamped, or finger over one end-- to slow the flow way down. A net seems to damage them unless they've grown some or unless you're extremely gentle. Some alternatives are to give the parents their own tank, divide off a bit of the tank with a screen for fry to grow before moving them, or arranging a thicket of branches for fry to hide and parents to defend until they gain a bit of size.
 
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pH? Also, do you know the age of the pair?

It can take a pair some time to work out the process of tending and protecting eggs or fry. A pair can get frustrated if you remove the eggs time after time, it can sometimes cause trouble between them. I like to let them go through the process, imo it can help them bond, but it can test your patience, some pairs more than others.

Sev fry are very delicate for a while, easily damaged. If I wanted to move them I used either a turkey baster to transfer them or a water change siphon into a bucket, partially kinked, clamped, or finger over one end-- to slow the flow way down. A net seems to damage them unless they've grown some or unless you're extremely gentle. Some alternatives are to give the parents their own tank, divide off a bit of the tank with a screen for fry to grow before moving them, or arranging a thicket of branches for fry to hide and parents to defend until they gain a bit of size.
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pH is 7.0 I’ve had the male for three years and the female for about 6 months.
 
If they’re male and female and they’re both fertile, the eggs shouldn’t fungus so long as they’re oxygenated. I use a piece of rigid airline tubing with an airstone on the end, and I position that about 1” away from the eggs to create a current of water near them to simulate the fanning of the parents. This will keep debris from settling on them and keep them oxygenated.

Do you have pictures or videos of the pair? Are they gold or super red, by any chance? Lots of evidence that some lines of those fish have males with low fertility.

Also if the fish are spawning near a filter intake/output the water flow could be affecting the fertilization of the eggs.

Exposing the eggs to air for a brief time won’t hurt them as long as they aren’t dried out. I move flowerpots and leaves away from parents into their own tank all the time without issue, but I try to limit their time out of the water to maybe 30 seconds or less.
 
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B175658A-2939-4766-8145-85997210A047.jpegThe gold is the female and green is the male the eggs are near the output. Last time I transferred the eggs I used a bowl and never let the eggs out of the water. I have a sponge filter in the hatchery tank would that be enough current or should I run a separate air stone if I do decide to remove the pot.
 
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