James125 Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Yesterday afternoon my group of sterbai's laid about 100 eggs, its there first time breeding, i have seperated the eggs from the tank to give them any hope of surviving as they are in with 5 discus, they all look to be fertile and none have gone white yet, you can also see little things forming in the egg, what should i do from now to stop fungis or to help the eggs to hatch?, i thought about meth blue or should i just let them do there own thing, they are in approx 15 litre tank, any help would be appreciated, cheers james Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 if they are developing well, then I wouldn't bother too much with anything, if you are worried though, add a few drops of Meth blue, just enough to colour the water a bit. and keep a fair amount of current running past them (if using an airstone don't let the bubbles touch the eggs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James125 Posted November 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Hi, i am using a bubble wall, would it be better to use small internal?, and should i do any water changes in the tank before eggs hatch?, cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 bubble wall is fine as long as the eggs dont get exposed to the air. I'd avoid a powerhead as the babies may get sucked into it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James125 Posted November 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Eggs have now hatched and i have fry, whats the best to feed them on?, will liquifry do the job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Eggs have now hatched and i have fry, whats the best to feed them on?, will liquifry do the job? Yes liquifry is good. You can also crush dry food to a powder and feed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 just make sure you don't over feed with it as it can foul the water quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 just make sure you don't over feed with it as it can foul the water quickly Yes make sure you remove uneaten food.. Fungus is a killer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James125 Posted November 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 Cheers guys, They are now feeding on brine shrimp and they love it!, all growing really well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 Cheers guys, They are now feeding on brine shrimp and they love it!, all growing really well! We need pics! Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James125 Posted November 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Will try get photos up asap, Just checked the tank the parents are in and they are breeding again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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