bbs doesn't hatch!!!!!!!!

[aztecdiscus]

Does anyone know any reason of why my bbs doesn't hatch ,I put one liter of water one tablespoon of eggs and 2 tspn of salt for salt water fishes ,,,,,,,,,,,,,which is my mistake or what else should I do also which is the life time of eggs I have more than half can full
Please help !!!!!!!!!!!

[doc3toes]

how old are the BBS eggs? sometimes they spoil. What temp for the BBS hatchery? air stone?

[aztecdiscus]

how old are the BBS eggs? sometimes they spoil. What temp for the BBS hatchery? air stone?
They r not even one year old also yes I keep them with an airstone temp I really don't know I don't keep it heated

[Rod]

1 tablespoon of eggs sounds like a lot of eggs for 1 liter, try using using a quater that amount and see what happens! Does the hatching water change color?

[aztecdiscus]

1 tablespoon of eggs sounds like a lot of eggs for 1 liter, try using using a quater that amount and see what happens! Does the hatching water change color?

alright water turns little bit cloudy ..........i has couple hatching rigth now and only couple born after 2 days also eggs r like white and bonewhite color
is anything wrong with it

[Rod]

Does sound like bad eggs, normally after 24 hours the water will change orange colored if the eggs are viable, or stay clear if you have the wrong hatching parameters. Cloudy water sounds very strange, try a new batch of eggs.

[emilio50]

Use a higher powered air stone. The more oxygen in the water the higher the number of eggs that hatch. I am using eggs that are 4 years old and most of them hatch.

[MostlyDiscus]

emilo,

I think you are using too many eggs my friend and not enough salt. I use 2 liter bottles for mine and put in 2 tablespoons rock salt with 1/2 teaspoon to a whole teaspoon eggs. Try that and see if that helps.. Ed

[Peachtree Discus]

most of the time when i have hatching issues is because i used too much/too little salt.

[MostlyDiscus]

try a light, 1 tbls salt and 1/2 teaspoon of eggs... see how that works.