I Have Bn Plec Egg's!

[PDB-89]

went down to dads tank and looked in the sunken divers helmet... ( Pure tack!!! )..... and the male plec is sat on top of a big pile of little orange eggs but what do i do now as i want to raise them so i can put some in my tank!! the last lot we had the last cloun loach he had in there eat half of them before we could catch the rest and put them in one of them little square box net things that hang on the side of the tank but the next day we got up they was all gone!! so i think he sucked them through the net somehow but he's passed on about half a year ago now and there is only one neon tetra and a few lemon tetras and some glow tip tetras ( that what mum calls them but I'm not sure what they are) so what the best thing i can do to keep them alive

 

[indigoj]

For now leave dad too it unless you have a spare tank+mature filter? If you do I'd fill this with 50% water from your tank and 50% fresh then move dad, eggs and his chosen cave all together into there.

 

[PDB-89]

i have a little 25 / 30 leater tank wich i could use?so just scoop him and them up and put the helmet over them?

 

[indigoj]

as long as you also have heater and filter

 

[PDB-89]

could i leave them in there untill they hatch? to save stress?

 

[indigoj]

Yes shouldn't be a problem even for a couple of weeks - until they start to come out of the 'cave'. You could also try keeping them in there but adding more wood and plants (even plastic ones) and another cave - give loads of places for them to hide and see how it goes.

 

[PDB-89]

ill give that a go then!! mite take the coconut cave out of my tank

 

[PDB-89]

sorry i had this in the wrong place thanks for moveing it!