not fertilised

[harry]

hi can anyone tell from pics what is happening to eggs ,female lays and male runs over them can tell male he as a shorter and more pointed papilla(reproductive organ)so no problem about male and female ..they are 12 months old and have spawned about 9 times now all eggs ok for about 12hours then turn a dull yellow ,i dont think there fungused ,any ideas very welcome as im at a loss ,water params are ok ,pics not very clear but here goes ,cant post pics yet upload folder full will post pics later.

[Carol_Roberts]

It sounds like they are not fertilized. Is he sliding his papilla over the eggs?

[Miles]

Harry,
What I just read it appears that your male is not old enough yet.
From my experiences the males are the last to mature. I work with the Reds. On average the males are about 13 months old before they get all the kinks worked out.
I have blues the have had very nice spawns at 12 months and 95% of the eggs hatched and I am growing them out now.
Give them some time and they will surprise you soon.

HTH
8)

[harry]

yes carol,run over with papilla touching ,thanks for help ,and thanks to miles also.

[harry]

pic of eggs

[harry]

more

[harry]

sorry pics not too clear .

Harry, if you are working with a male blue diamond it may be even longer.....some BD males are good at 12 months or so but I think you will find that most mature a little later and it may be in that 16-20 month range before they are ready

Randy

[harry]

thanks randy,will let nature take its course ,and thanks to everyone else .i will post when eggs fertilised .

[CARY_GLdiscus]

Hi Harry,

Try 1 drop of 37% hyde after they lay! Then You will really Know ;)

[Smokey]

Howdey Gary ===

Could you please explain a bit more about the use of 37% hyde[??].
You have my undivided attention.

Smokey
ps - your 6 blue diamonds are doing wonderfully , in my tanks. Eating, growing, eating, pooping, etc. Never had a problem , ever.
Thanks

[Keith.L]

Howdy Smokey,

I was going over some of the older stuff and just happened to read this.

http://forum.simplydiscus.com//index.php?board=6;action=display;threadid=12281

Seems like that's what Cary was referring to the "37% hyde".

HTH,
-Keith 030919

[harry]

hi cary will the hyde be harmful to fillters ,or ok .thanks

[Carol_Roberts]

Not using it one time.

[harry]

ok will try hyde ,we have at work 37%formaldehyde,we use it in the paint products we make to kill the bactiria from growing ,thanks to everyone for the help and advice

[Smokey]

Thanks Keith.

I never thought "hyde" was the abbrevation for formaldehyde. [duh].

I used hyde for anti fungal, on eggs, back in the late '90's. I had great success it.
I was a great suppported of using 37/11.

Remember ... be very careful and use proper ventilation. ok.

Smokey

[shamsoo]

yep formalin is the magic formula, now Iam getting more than 80% hatch I usually add 1.5 cc in 25 g tank