Discus eggs on cone pulled out of water

[christt84]

Hello Everyone,

I did something stupid this morning and would like to know the impact and risk. I saw some breeding behavior from 2 discus in my community tank and decided to pull them out and place them into a 35 cube aquarium setup for breeding. The pair is newly formed and to my knowledge they have never mated before. After a few days of them cleaning the cone and no action, this morning I decided to clean the tank and removed the cone and noticed eggs after removing it from the aquarium. Now the cone was out of the water for no longer than 5 seconds before placing it back into the water. What are the chances of damage to the eggs?

Many thanks in advanced.

[Chicago Discus]

The eggs will be fine. As long as they didn't dry up. We move our eggs all the time. They do have a protective coating on them and, if they were fertilized, they will develop normally.

[Second Hand Pat]

Should not hurt them at all.
Pat

[christt84]

I wonder if anyone else has this problem. When I reply, the message doesn't appear in the thread.

[christt84]

Looks like its working now. Thanks for your answers.

[SNap0283]

Well the eggsperts have weighed in, looks like you should be fine. Good luck with them.