Tropheus Eggs.

[JamesRiggs]

For those of you that have never seen troph eggs I figured I would share the pics. Tumbling eggs from one female now.

 

[Muske]

They look really big....

Larger than say any CA/SA eggs?

 

[JamesRiggs]

Never really been into CA/SA so not sure how big the eggs are, I would say they are BB size.

 

[Muske]

BB's are pretty big compared to eggs I've seen.

How long til they hatch?

 

[JamesRiggs]

Prolly a week and a half or so would be my best guess.

 

[MalawiTango]

cool pics. What is the purpose of tumbling the eggs?How do they get tumbled in the wild?

 

[JamesRiggs]

Females tumble them in their mouths, BUT at the same rate there are a lot more place for the fry to hide and get the food they need in the wild. Lets just say I let the female hold in my tank that has 40 Kiriza. What do you think the survival rate of the fry would be? Ten Percent? I tumble because I want to keep my fry not lose them to fish snacks. I know it is a touchy subject but everyone has a different way of doing things. I could on and on about the pros and cons of stripping vs. not stripping but lets save that for another thread

 

[gomezladdams]

Wow they are bigger than any of the mbuna eggs Ive tumbled.My trophs are still young,not breeding yet.Is that a homemade tumbler?

 

[NotoriousSway]

Nice close-up shot!

 

[JamesRiggs]

Yes it is a home-made tumbler, A friend of mine makes them and wanted me to try this one, he uses them to tumble featherfin eggs which are roughly the same size.