ferrax
01-19-2003, 07:27 AM
hi i have a pair that has spawned about 20 times now, the last few times the male hasnīt fertilized the eggs and almost imediatly after the female layed the eggs he proceeded to eat the eggs. I was giving up hope on them until a couple of days ago when i dimmed the light, and to my surprise i saw the male fertilize them like a pro.
Well everything was going fine until 24h after the spawn when they started fighting close to the eggs. they werre both constantly picking at the glass around the eggs. I think they were both being so protective of the eggs that they thought that the other was eating the eggs. they slowly got more agressive to the point where they started to knock the eggs off the glass.
My question is: Should I seperate one of the pair after the spawn or should i let nature take itīs course?
I managed to find around 3 eggs lying on the floor and put them in those small live bearer hatcheries to see of they will hatch. They are getting dark now so i guess he did fertilize them.
Well everything was going fine until 24h after the spawn when they started fighting close to the eggs. they werre both constantly picking at the glass around the eggs. I think they were both being so protective of the eggs that they thought that the other was eating the eggs. they slowly got more agressive to the point where they started to knock the eggs off the glass.
My question is: Should I seperate one of the pair after the spawn or should i let nature take itīs course?
I managed to find around 3 eggs lying on the floor and put them in those small live bearer hatcheries to see of they will hatch. They are getting dark now so i guess he did fertilize them.