MarkLB Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Hi all. I netted a female Sunshine Peacock a couple of weeks ago and she released her eggs prematurely. I hung the net in the tank while I did a quick Google to DIY an egg tumbler. I used this site and cobbled one together as quick as I could. I've done a bit more research since and there's some interesting ideas on YouTube. I might try another method if there's a next time but this way worked O.K. as a first attempt. I can't say when they were spawned but when they first went into the tumbler they were just eggs and by the next day they had a tiny tail and by the second day there were eyes. I started with 54 eggs and I've ended up with around 25 fry, I haven't done a proper head count yet. This vid is from day 3.... Day 6.... Day 13.... Yesterday, day 14, I put them into a fry trap. This vid is from today.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskas Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 cool! Might give that a go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 looks good! but will they not be happy wobbling around the base of a barebottom tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 or a net works sweet & it doesn't need to be bare bottom. i had a batch of eggs spat so i put them in a net without air & they grew up sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted November 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 The tumbler is supposed to replicate the constant movement given to them in the females mouth. Maybe I went to too much trouble and they may well have been O.K. in a net or fry tank, I'll probably give that a go if the opportunity arises. They are now in a BB tank with other Sunshine fry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 the batch of eggs i got was due to a peacock female that spat her eggs when i tried to net her to separate her into a 2 footer. i didn't know what to do as she didn't pick them up again so i put them in a net with nothing to loose & they all grew up successfully. i expected them to die but it all went sweet to my surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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