Guest Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 I thoguht it was 10-14 days :oops: :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 firefish is spot on. Mine always hatch on day 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 I'd say mine will hatch on wednesday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Whats the filtration like in your tank- these guys come out tiny and are easily sucked up, perhaps turn any internalfiter off or even relocate dad and tube to fry tank with bubbler, if they're in a community ( keeping tube submerged during process) - Well done , they were just waiting for the right sort of cave eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Yeah. I'm sure the filter will be fine as I've had newly born platys in there and the filter doesn't suck them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 what if he stops fanning the eggs for like a hour? will they fungus or will they be fine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefish Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 if he's still in the cave but not fanning it should be alright, but if he leaves the cave for an hour you'd need to look after them (with an airstone) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 He doesn't stop fanning :lol: :lol: He just leaves the cave really easily but ussually only for 10mins at the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefish Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 my male never leaves the cave while he's got eggs. I try not to get any food near the cave so he's not tempted to leave Have you been putting food near the cave? That could be enticing him out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 I've been putting food by the cave as I thought he wouldn't have to leave then :oops: :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 I've been putting food by the cave as I thought he wouldn't have to leave then I do the same thing. He sticks his head out for a quick munch then he's back in the cave again 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Yeah thats what I hoped mine would do but he hasn't eaten but I still put food there. I should probably stop putting in outside then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 I'm going to remove the eggs. Should I put a drop of meth blue in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefish Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 I don't put any meth blue in (i have them in a container that shares water with the rest of the tank) But it prolly wouldn't hurt. An airstone is a must cos it fans the eggs. Has your male definitly left the cave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 yeah he didn't go in for ages but so I took the eggs out and put in a container with an airstone and they all fungused . Now my problem is I moved the cave to get the eggs out and the male hasn't gone in since. will this disturb them breeding again? I'm really worried that they finnally started breeding and I may have ruined it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melrick1 Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 I have done this before, my male GBA left the cave so i did the air stone and breeding trap and the eggs got fungus, however I have done this before which makes me think that they were not fertilised in the first place which can happen. they should be fine next time as long as you keep giving them high protien foods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 What happens to the bad eggs? Do they get fur on them or do they go clear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 anyone? 1/2 of mine are still good and the other half is clear and one of them has got a black dot on it so are these the eyes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr pleco Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 anyone? 1/2 of mine are still good and the other half is clear and one of them has got a black dot on it so are these the eyes? hey cam yep yr pretty much right clear is unfertilized /fungused is usually fertilized but now bad and black dots are good eggs the male will usually eat or discard the bad eggs (clear or fungisied) to keep the rest viable some ppl try this manually by using twisers as the fungised eggs can start attacking the good eggs BUT in yr case it really needs a steady hand and a bit of experience as you can destroy good eggs in the process just try to keep good airation around the eggs and only seperate bad eggs if they are detached or easy to get to to reduce the risk dont panic this is quite common in first batches and will improve with two things firstly more batches of eggs as experience in the pair grows and probably (just a guess) as less intrusive owner with a torch every 5 minutes looking to see if they have layed eggs good going with the first batch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 So if they have black dots will they deffinately hatch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Yep Thats their eyes,Ithink... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 so how long after the eggs appear until they hatch and can they still fungus when they have eyes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 How's the breeding going? Did they hatch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 Na they all got hairy and stuff. I'm hoping they'll breed soon but I've rearanged the tank so much that I think I might have ruined it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 I'm trying to breed my bristlenoses too, but I think I went so over the top with caves that food was getting stuck under them, and 2 of my big ones died I'd love babys, but they just don't seem to work for me either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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