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Posted by Mike Hartigan on December 29, 2007, 10:04 pm
Please log in for more thread options Please excuse my ignorance, but I've got a question. I have a 46
gallon freshwater tank populated with a few Zebra Danios, Black Skirt
Mollies, some Albino Catfish, two Glass Catfish, a trio of non-
descript Catfish, and a giant Pleco (a fine looking fish, indeed!).
These have all been together for at least six months, a few as long
as six years (the pleco among the old timers). I recently noticed a
couple hundred or so white eggs, each about the size of the head of a
pin, attached to the glass, primarily, though not exclusively, in the
upper corners of the tank. Any idea which of these critters might be
responsible? Are they waiting to be fertilized or can I expect to
soon be overrun with one of the above mentioned fish? Is there
anything I should do to ensure their safety and/or viability? I
think it'd be fun to see hundreds of tasty morsels swimming around,
with perhaps a dozen or so growing to adulthood. Any thoughts and/or
suggestions would be appreciated.
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Posted by Reel McKoi on December 29, 2007, 10:41 pm
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> Please excuse my ignorance, but I've got a question. I have a 46
> gallon freshwater tank populated with a few Zebra Danios, Black Skirt
> Mollies, some Albino Catfish, two Glass Catfish, a trio of non-
> descript Catfish, and a giant Pleco (a fine looking fish, indeed!).
> These have all been together for at least six months, a few as long
> as six years (the pleco among the old timers). I recently noticed a
> couple hundred or so white eggs, each about the size of the head of a
> pin, attached to the glass, primarily, though not exclusively, in the
> upper corners of the tank. Any idea which of these critters might be
> responsible? Are they waiting to be fertilized or can I expect to
> soon be overrun with one of the above mentioned fish? Is there
> anything I should do to ensure their safety and/or viability? I
> think it'd be fun to see hundreds of tasty morsels swimming around,
> with perhaps a dozen or so growing to adulthood. Any thoughts and/or
> suggestions would be appreciated.
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It's not likely any fry would survive with that many fish in the tank unless
you have loads of plants they can hide in. Even then it's doubtful. Good
plants for fry to hide in are Java moss, riccia and floating water sprite or
water lettuce which does fine in aquariums.
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RM....
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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Posted by Mike Hartigan on December 29, 2007, 11:20 pm
Please log in for more thread options dorundayREMOVE@THISgmail.com says...
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> > Please excuse my ignorance, but I've got a question. I have a 46
> > gallon freshwater tank populated with a few Zebra Danios, Black Skirt
> > Mollies, some Albino Catfish, two Glass Catfish, a trio of non-
> > descript Catfish, and a giant Pleco (a fine looking fish, indeed!).
> > These have all been together for at least six months, a few as long
> > as six years (the pleco among the old timers). I recently noticed a
> > couple hundred or so white eggs, each about the size of the head of a
> > pin, attached to the glass, primarily, though not exclusively, in the
> > upper corners of the tank. Any idea which of these critters might be
> > responsible? Are they waiting to be fertilized or can I expect to
> > soon be overrun with one of the above mentioned fish? Is there
> > anything I should do to ensure their safety and/or viability? I
> > think it'd be fun to see hundreds of tasty morsels swimming around,
> > with perhaps a dozen or so growing to adulthood. Any thoughts and/or
> > suggestions would be appreciated.
> ====================================
> It's not likely any fry would survive with that many fish in the tank unless
> you have loads of plants they can hide in. Even then it's doubtful. Good
> plants for fry to hide in are Java moss, riccia and floating water sprite or
> water lettuce which does fine in aquariums.
Could I move the eggs to a net breeder or would I damage them in the
process?
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Posted by Reel McKoi on December 30, 2007, 12:42 am
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> dorundayREMOVE@THISgmail.com says...
>> It's not likely any fry would survive with that many fish in the tank
>> unless
>> you have loads of plants they can hide in. Even then it's doubtful. Good
>> plants for fry to hide in are Java moss, riccia and floating water sprite
>> or
>> water lettuce which does fine in aquariums.
>
> Could I move the eggs to a net breeder or would I damage them in the
> process?
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Moving them would probably kill them. Are you sure they not those small
snail eggs? Are there any small snails in your tank? Most smaller fish
scatter their eggs all over plants, they don't stick them to glass like
Angel fish and a few others. Also, any that are stuck where other fish can
find them are quickly eaten.
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RM....
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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Posted by AquariumFatasies on December 30, 2007, 9:47 am
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> > dorundayREM...@THISgmail.com says...
> >> It's not likely any fry would survive with that many fish in the tank
> >> unless
> >> you have loads of plants they can hide in. Even then it's doubtful. =A0=
Good
> >> plants for fry to hide in are Java moss, riccia and floating water spri=
te
> >> or
> >> water lettuce which does fine in aquariums.
>
> > Could I move the eggs to a net breeder or would I damage them in the
> > process?
>
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> Moving them would probably kill them. =A0Are you sure they not those small=
> snail eggs? =A0Are there any small snails in your tank? =A0Most smaller fi=
sh
> scatter their eggs all over plants, they don't stick them to glass like
> Angel fish and a few others. Also, any that are stuck where other fish can=
> find them are quickly eaten.
> --
>
> RM....
> Zone 6. =A0Middle TN USA
> ~~~~ =A0}<((((*> =A0~~~ =A0 }<{{{{(=F6>
Move the fish leave the eggs where they are if you expect any chance
of them hatching. Plant eating plants (herbivoires) still love to eat
fish eggs so chances of those eggs hatching is slim to
none............I agree with the others odds are its cory eggs....in
all likelyhood.
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> gallon freshwater tank populated with a few Zebra Danios, Black Skirt
> Mollies, some Albino Catfish, two Glass Catfish, a trio of non-
> descript Catfish, and a giant Pleco (a fine looking fish, indeed!).
> These have all been together for at least six months, a few as long
> as six years (the pleco among the old timers). I recently noticed a
> couple hundred or so white eggs, each about the size of the head of a
> pin, attached to the glass, primarily, though not exclusively, in the
> upper corners of the tank. Any idea which of these critters might be
> responsible? Are they waiting to be fertilized or can I expect to
> soon be overrun with one of the above mentioned fish? Is there
> anything I should do to ensure their safety and/or viability? I
> think it'd be fun to see hundreds of tasty morsels swimming around,
> with perhaps a dozen or so growing to adulthood. Any thoughts and/or
> suggestions would be appreciated.