My Blue Damsel fish had her eggs today on the inside of a shell, but the male isnt looking after them, this is their first batch, does this mean that they are not fertilized? I have a small 5 Gallon aquarium at the ready...should i take them out and put them in there or leave them? or just not bother? I know most of them wont survive anyways, just my first experience with this.
Thanks
2007-02-27 08:45:06 · 3 answers · asked by trippy71_2000 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Leave them - if they start to get too funky, you can take them out. You may want to look into a sponge filter - if you start it now and built up enough copepods, maybe you'll get a hatch and they'll survive if you get enough small organisms for a food source for them (doubtful, though, as most saltwater fish are difficult to raise but you never know if you don't try).
2007-02-27 11:14:33 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave them in,if the male didn't fertilize them it won't make any difference,and if he did he should have the opportunity "to do the right thing". Also if this is a first spawn there will certainly be others if you just maintain good water quality, etc.----PeeTee
2007-02-27 17:26:08 · answer #2 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave then. The parents are needed to take care of them when they hatch. Sometimes the parents eat the babies in which case you can try to rescue some.
2007-02-27 17:28:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋