HAYVERN
10-24-2012, 12:50 AM
So I posted here awhile ago about some aggressiveness I was experiencing in my tank, it was suggested more fish would help and it certainly did.
Recently I had a surprise with a couple of the fish I was able to pick up from another peson paired off and spawned on a piece of driftwood. Now I never expected much out of this spawning, but it was good to see that I must be doing more than a few things right as they felt that they were comfortable enough in the tank to do their business. I am not in a position to take them out and put them in a breeding tank to try to raise fry, but maybe someday.
But I did have a question, after about 48 hours, all the eggs were gone, I did not seen any of the other fish eat them and the spawned pair were very diligent about keeping the other fish clear of the spawn site. Where do they go, is it possible they hatched and were eaten? Do the eggs eventually detach from the spawn site? I am just curious more than anything, but figured someone here would have the answer.
Recently I had a surprise with a couple of the fish I was able to pick up from another peson paired off and spawned on a piece of driftwood. Now I never expected much out of this spawning, but it was good to see that I must be doing more than a few things right as they felt that they were comfortable enough in the tank to do their business. I am not in a position to take them out and put them in a breeding tank to try to raise fry, but maybe someday.
But I did have a question, after about 48 hours, all the eggs were gone, I did not seen any of the other fish eat them and the spawned pair were very diligent about keeping the other fish clear of the spawn site. Where do they go, is it possible they hatched and were eaten? Do the eggs eventually detach from the spawn site? I am just curious more than anything, but figured someone here would have the answer.