steakman
07-01-2011, 01:20 PM
Hi,
First, I want to say hi to everyone here. I just signed up a few days ago.
I got very excited trying to read all the knowledge and experience from ppl in this forum.
When I have a chance, I look for threads with pics of parents and frys. I enjoy so much ... it's better than sex ... imo ... :o
Here's my dilemma.
I bought a breeding pair of red turq from a guy on Craigslist 2 months ago. They are both healthy, and eats like pigs. The male is slightly smaller than the female.
In the last 6 weeks they have laid eggs 4 times. The first time, they consumed their eggs on the spot.
The second time, the eggs lasted for about few hours, then were disappeared.
The third time, they took half of my 75 gallon tank, and chased away everyone. It's a community tank with 6 discus, the pair included. They took turn to fan their eggs dutifully. One takes a break, the other takes over. One goes eat, the other stand by watching. It lasted 2 days, then the eggs were gone again. I thought they got stressed out due to others, so I set them up in a breeding tank, 30 gallon with a very quiet small canister eheim filter, and a sponge filter.
The female laid eggs during my lunch time, so I have an hour to observe from the beginning.
The female laid the first round of eggs, roughly about 10 of them per round. The male followed and ate these eggs at once. He did the same the last time. After 3 round, roughly about 20-30 eggs, the male consumed them all.
She just ignored him, and went about with her business. After that, she kept on laying eggs for the next hour or so, roughly about 50-60 eggs. The male did not eat any more of these new ones. I did not see him do the fertilize thing. I did not watch it the whole show anyways.
The next 2 and a half days, they took turn doing their job. I thought I had a bunch of frys comes this morning. But they all were gone last night.
The eggs first looked brownish in color, but turn to crystal clear after the second day, last night with a few were still brown. I have had lots of experience in the past with eggs bearing South American cichlids, so I know when the eggs have no fertilized. They would turn to milky white, like the color of chicken egg's shell. But these were very clear, kinda transparency, see-thru balls.
Should I just leave them alone, and hope they would correct themselves in the next few tries?
Is it normal for the male to "taste" the first few eggs in every batch?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
First, I want to say hi to everyone here. I just signed up a few days ago.
I got very excited trying to read all the knowledge and experience from ppl in this forum.
When I have a chance, I look for threads with pics of parents and frys. I enjoy so much ... it's better than sex ... imo ... :o
Here's my dilemma.
I bought a breeding pair of red turq from a guy on Craigslist 2 months ago. They are both healthy, and eats like pigs. The male is slightly smaller than the female.
In the last 6 weeks they have laid eggs 4 times. The first time, they consumed their eggs on the spot.
The second time, the eggs lasted for about few hours, then were disappeared.
The third time, they took half of my 75 gallon tank, and chased away everyone. It's a community tank with 6 discus, the pair included. They took turn to fan their eggs dutifully. One takes a break, the other takes over. One goes eat, the other stand by watching. It lasted 2 days, then the eggs were gone again. I thought they got stressed out due to others, so I set them up in a breeding tank, 30 gallon with a very quiet small canister eheim filter, and a sponge filter.
The female laid eggs during my lunch time, so I have an hour to observe from the beginning.
The female laid the first round of eggs, roughly about 10 of them per round. The male followed and ate these eggs at once. He did the same the last time. After 3 round, roughly about 20-30 eggs, the male consumed them all.
She just ignored him, and went about with her business. After that, she kept on laying eggs for the next hour or so, roughly about 50-60 eggs. The male did not eat any more of these new ones. I did not see him do the fertilize thing. I did not watch it the whole show anyways.
The next 2 and a half days, they took turn doing their job. I thought I had a bunch of frys comes this morning. But they all were gone last night.
The eggs first looked brownish in color, but turn to crystal clear after the second day, last night with a few were still brown. I have had lots of experience in the past with eggs bearing South American cichlids, so I know when the eggs have no fertilized. They would turn to milky white, like the color of chicken egg's shell. But these were very clear, kinda transparency, see-thru balls.
Should I just leave them alone, and hope they would correct themselves in the next few tries?
Is it normal for the male to "taste" the first few eggs in every batch?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.