i have a 80L tank with comunity fish. 7 in total. gold fish. lastnight one fish was chasing another and pushing it towards the plants. this was going on for over 4 hrs. I woke this morning to see if the fish were still at it, and i noticed they had settled but on the plans i could see 3 individual eggs. the chaser was a shabumpkin / tri tail. and the chasee was a silver goldfish.
What should i do next. remove the eggs, all the other fish? i dont really want to because last time i moved them, 2 died due to stress!
cheers
Andrew
2007-03-26 19:50:52 · 8 answers · asked by Mr Beefy 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
I would remove the eggs,if you don't the fish will eat them,if you do decide to move the eggs to a separate tank,they will still need some form of filtration,a bubble stone or the fluval pumps are quite good.Once the fry hatch they will not need to be fed for 2-3 days as they live on the egg sac,which stays attached to them,until the fry fully consume them.After that you can buy a liquid food,specially made for fry,you just squirt 1-3 drops into the tank,a good one is liquifry,when they start to get bigger,move them on to crushed flake.Any eggs that turn white are infertile and should be removed,as they can get mouldy and affect the remaining eggs.Once the fry are big enough you can put them into your main tank,if the tank is big enough,or sell them to a reputable fish shop.Good luck.
2007-03-26 23:05:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If there's not too many leave them. If the eggs are covering everything clean them out. You should separate the female when this happens as the male could chase her to death. Watch for her to be stressed for the next few days. Don't feed them today because they most likely have eaten a lot of eggs. It's very inlikely any fry will survive in a tank, but if its heavily planted they could. You could try saving the eggs by removing the plant that they are stuck to and putting them in a clean plastic bucket of tank water, run an airline and adjust the bubbles to come out one at a time for a very gentle water circulation. Change out 1/3 of the water daily with tank water (if tank is ideal perameters) If they hatch repost and I'll tell you how to feed them. They have a few days to live off of their egg sack. Warmer water is better for them, so put in a heater. Monitor the temp around 80 degrees. They should hatch in 5 to 7 days.
2007-03-27 03:11:01 · answer #2 · answered by Sunday P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eh....I'd leave everything the way it is. The eggs will either stay clear or get cloudy. Cloudy is unfertilized. If they hatch they'll probably get eaten, but did you really want baby fish? I wouldn't risk the stress to the other fish unless I was certain I wanted a breeding pair. If you want the fish to breed, move them to another tank. Wait and see. Good luck.
2007-03-26 19:58:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok so first of all it rather is not the semen that travels to the egg it rather is the sperm. Semen is what the sperm are in while they pop out. The sperm leaves the semen interior of a jiffy and travels into the womb. Then it travels via the tubes to the place it expects the egg to be. that may take hours or longer based upon how nicely the sperm swim and the way rapidly they bypass. maximum sperm are actually not shaped appropriate and that they wander away or swim around in circles or in basic terms basic die previously they get there. yet on the grounds that there are literally hundreds of them it rather is not often a undertaking. Sperm can stay as much as 5 days, yet 2-3 days is greater basic.
2016-10-20 00:49:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep those are babies. good luck keeping them alive. you need to put something in their so they can seek shelter, small enough holes so they can get in and out but not the adult fish see what happens. I have used a little basket that strawberries have come in. but for you to move them and for the other fish not to eat them is very unlikely. you can try but i wouldn't think it would be worth the trouble if they were live bering yes, but eggs that arn't sheltered no.
2007-03-26 20:03:06 · answer #5 · answered by BIG MOMMA 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, Sounds like babies, if you go to the pet shop they have a special compartment to put the babies in to keep them safe, its like a nursery, i would separate them when ready because the other fish will eat them. But i am sure the pet shop will advise you.
2007-03-26 20:10:17 · answer #6 · answered by kevina p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say just keep them there. Then they don't get stressed out. But I am just guessing.
2007-03-26 19:59:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
congratulations, time to break out the bubbly!
They'll probably get eaten by tomorrow, though.......
2007-03-26 20:14:55 · answer #8 · answered by rose_merrick 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋