They're Here!!

[t_j]

Vary nice Cage Congrats on the new eggs!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CAGE-RATTLER]

WOW .......... what a difference 4 hours can bring!

Excitement all over already .............. as all the eggs have turned white and they have already eaten quite a few and the mother is eating them as i type this

I guess either the male isnt fertile or just too young to be fertile or possibly the wrong water parameters???

Im open for suggestions on if i should try something different for next weeks batch.

[CAGE-RATTLER]

I just did a quick water test and i guess the bio hasnt caught up yet in this breeder tank.

Ammonia - 0.25
Nitrate - 0.25
Nitrate - 10
PH - 7.2
Temp - 88

I only have the dip strips for hardness tests

KH - approximately 80ppm
GH - approximately 150ppm

I have no idea what the hardness reading mean so could someone tell me what the optimal levels should be. I know ive heard that if the water was to hard the eggs cant be fertilized?


Should i just do nothing and keep waiting or try to alter the water?

Im sure the slight ammonia and nitrite reading cant be good but the bio should catch up fairly quick as this is a seeded sponge from the other tank. But could the ammonia and nitrite cause them not to fertilize?

[pcsb23]

Cage, multiply the ppm by 0.056 gives degrees so that would 4.5 KH and 8.4 GH.

I'd say it was slightly too hard, also the male is still young too, practice makes perfect

Maybe reduce the hardness by blending in some RO water if you can, a 50/50 mix would work well.