Flippery Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 :lol: Should I be excited? My Oscars have eggs! They share the tank with a couple of plecos, are the eggs safe? Also, I didn't know how to 'sex' the fish....so now I guess ONE of them is female What is the mortality rate? Gestation? Any tips/hints etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 This is the only question I can answer :lol: Should I be excited? YES !! 8) :bounce: :bounce: I know I would be :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deno Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 PM me if you want to know more about hatching and raising fry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flippery Posted January 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Excitement over: All gone. Not even a single solitary egg left. Am surely going to have to upgrade tank now....just in case they want to have another try. Need to keep eyes open for a nice looking 5' tank please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Put heaps and heaps of rocks and slate etc in their tank for them to lay their eggs on, and as soon as they lay remove the rock and eggs put it in a 2ft tank. Fill that tank with the parents tank water, add some meth blue and an airstone creating movement around the eggs but not too much, if you have a male and a female they should hatch. Obviously then you will have to keep upgrading tanks very fast depending on how many hatch and how much populating control (feeding out) you do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakyfish Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Was this the first time they had bred/ Alot of Oscars tend to pair up with 2 females so hopefully next time you will find out if the eggs last long enough Ive seen quite a few real pairs that still eat the eggs and some that are great parents Good luck Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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