M minor confusion New Member Joined Aug 23, 2011 Messages 7 Reaction score 0 Aug 25, 2011 #16 just leave them to it, time will tell, they will ether become wriggely in the next few days or be eaten/abandoned
just leave them to it, time will tell, they will ether become wriggely in the next few days or be eaten/abandoned
OP OP J jpcqw New Member Joined Aug 22, 2011 Messages 8 Reaction score 0 Aug 26, 2011 #17 Its been over 2 days since they were laid and the parents are alot more agressive and all the eggs are still there and they are digging more pitts. I think that they were fertilised.
Its been over 2 days since they were laid and the parents are alot more agressive and all the eggs are still there and they are digging more pitts. I think that they were fertilised.
minnnt Fish Expert Joined Feb 26, 2011 Messages 12,060 Reaction score 0 Location Nottinghamshire Aug 26, 2011 #18 Yep, their aggression is their worst feature. Unfertilised eggs will go white and start to grow fungus. The parents usually remove the affected eggs.
Yep, their aggression is their worst feature. Unfertilised eggs will go white and start to grow fungus. The parents usually remove the affected eggs.
OP OP J jpcqw New Member Joined Aug 22, 2011 Messages 8 Reaction score 0 Aug 26, 2011 #19 quick update> I can see black things(lines)in the eggs, I think that means that they are the fish...
M minor confusion New Member Joined Aug 23, 2011 Messages 7 Reaction score 0 Aug 28, 2011 #20 the line is the tail, it should unwrap and start to trail off upwards, they will begin wriggeling at this point
the line is the tail, it should unwrap and start to trail off upwards, they will begin wriggeling at this point