Just recently purchased a new 55l tank so i could house a male fighter and transfer 3 cordoras into it as tank mates.
Within a day i found loads of eggs on the side of the tank scattered all over. Decided id have a go at trying to raise some fry so went and bought a little floating hatchery box from a local store and some liquifry food.
So came back put the hatchery in the tank and carefully took the eggs off and placed them in it (would have done it naturally but the cats were nibbling away at the eggs so thought if i didn't act they'd all get eaten by the time they hatched.
Within 2 minutes of doing this 2 eggs had hatched, I'm guessing would have prematurely as probably damaged an egg or 2, literally looked like an egg for a head no features and a tiny tail. Half an hour later the fish had hatched have disappeared with no trace, I'm guessing they got through one of the grooves on the hatchery (seems a bit stupid if it was the case considering….)
Anyways, I want to know what i can do to give the remaining eggs the best chance of hatching, would love to have some cat fry. Anything in particular i need to do, food, water temperature etc?
Any help appreciated!
Within a day i found loads of eggs on the side of the tank scattered all over. Decided id have a go at trying to raise some fry so went and bought a little floating hatchery box from a local store and some liquifry food.
So came back put the hatchery in the tank and carefully took the eggs off and placed them in it (would have done it naturally but the cats were nibbling away at the eggs so thought if i didn't act they'd all get eaten by the time they hatched.
Within 2 minutes of doing this 2 eggs had hatched, I'm guessing would have prematurely as probably damaged an egg or 2, literally looked like an egg for a head no features and a tiny tail. Half an hour later the fish had hatched have disappeared with no trace, I'm guessing they got through one of the grooves on the hatchery (seems a bit stupid if it was the case considering….)
Anyways, I want to know what i can do to give the remaining eggs the best chance of hatching, would love to have some cat fry. Anything in particular i need to do, food, water temperature etc?
Any help appreciated!