melrick1 Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Hi there guys, My oscars have laid eggs for the third time now, but when they lay the eggs - they are not clear like other cichlid eggs. They come out looking hard and white. Like just after they are laid. Normally if infertile they turn white in time... Has anyone had exp in this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee2 Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Hi there guys, My oscars have laid eggs for the third time now, but when they lay the eggs - they are not clear like other cichlid eggs. They come out looking hard and white. Like just after they are laid. Normally if infertile they turn white in time... Has anyone had exp in this? have nt heard anyone in NZ evr bred Osars succesfully so far yet. I had a friend whose Oscars lay eggs regularly but nver got hatched. I rekcon the male dose not like fertilizing in small water area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Oscars are bred here all the time. Even the local fish shop here managed to breed them :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee2 Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Oscars are bred here all the time. Even the local fish shop here managed to breed them :slfg: wish whoever bred them can upload photos of proof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melrick1 Posted November 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Well they just had another attempt, three days protecting eggs. They seemed to be solid white when laid again. But there were some clear looking ones, but they disapeared in the first night. Not sure if I have a dud female. They may be stressed with other fish in the tank, as they were showing signs of breeding for like two weeks pluss... Anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Is the male fertilizing them? In my limited experience cichlids can go through the act but can take some time to get it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melrick1 Posted November 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Yeh thats what I am wondering... They do it during the day so I havnt seen them in the act, but they have def paired up and chase all the others away. I am trying to decide to move my other fish to other homes and leave the oscars to it, would love them to have a decent chance at breeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 I would definitely move them into their own tank mate, oscars can get pretty territorial while breeding. I remember seeing a video of a guy trying to remove his oscar eggs to artificially hatch them and the oscars attacked him :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melrick1 Posted November 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 They are very territorial, lucky the tank is big but it is still not ideal. Trying to sort another tank, but need to work on the Mrs aswell :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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