Dragonlady Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Hi All, I am pleased I have a pair, and not particularly expecting a lot from their first spawning, but they laid the eggs on saturday and I am worried that my two fish are going to exhaust themselves by tending eggs that are bad???? I would have thought they would have hatched by now??? Also, just wanted to check with you guys, the Aquarium told me to turn the lights off until the eggs hatch, is this correct?? (I was not told this originally when I rang them on the Sunday to tell them I had eggs ) At what stage do I pull the pin so to speak? I am more worried about my fish than the eggs as they will not leave them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziad Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Hi A bit more info is required. what kind of fish are they? where are the eggs any other fish in the tank how big is the tank etc.... cheers ziad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foti Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Hi All, I am pleased I have a pair, and not particularly expecting a lot from their first spawning, but they laid the eggs on saturday and I am worried that my two fish are going to exhaust themselves by tending eggs that are bad???? I would have thought they would have hatched by now??? Also, just wanted to check with you guys, the Aquarium told me to turn the lights off until the eggs hatch, is this correct?? (I was not told this originally when I rang them on the Sunday to tell them I had eggs ) At what stage do I pull the pin so to speak? I am more worried about my fish than the eggs as they will not leave them. from what i have been told and tend to look for is if the eggs have a ting of colour there good (cream) if they are furry they have gone off if there is no colour they have not yet ready ? hope this helps oh ps i dont think you shouldn't stress too much its all a learning expirence for your fish they will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonlady Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 Thanks guys, yeah sorry bout that I have blue acaras, and OMG I looked this morning, here I am concentrating on the eggs lol (on the side of a rock), and in the bottom of the sand there are like little wriggly things jumping around!!!! They are so tiny I hadn't seen them, will mum and dad chew their own food and spit it at them??? They are currently fed sinking New Life Spectrum pellets and bloodworm, or do I need to get some rotfier like someone suggested straight away??? Or some flake is better? The tank is 280L and has 3 baby (1") bristlenose in it too. Thanks for all your help, I haven't been through this ever and would hate them to fail due to my inadequacies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnyM Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Wow you sound realy excited and enthusiastic which is good to see. However, you needn't worry too much especially if this is the first batch. You'll find the parents will do most of what's needed initially as blue acaras are generally good parents. The only thing I would recomend is to maintain the water quality and maybe chuck in a bit of crushed flakes every now and then, mainly in the first couple of days. If the fry dont survive, don't stress too much as they will breed many more times for you provided you maintain the tank parameters as they are. Your pair looks quite small/young so they should breed for you for years to come. As their age and size increases, so should the batch sizes. Healthy pairs can breed every 4-5 weeks. Try a few things and see what works for you and learn from your experiences with them Best of luck, Ronny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonlady Posted June 12, 2009 Author Share Posted June 12, 2009 Thanks Ronny, yes I guess it is all a learning curve for me, and for them. Thanks for all your encouragement and advise, fingers crossed we have a few survivors by the end of it. Deb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadrow Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Hope you do to Deb but whats the rest of the family think of your new hobby.... I'm thinking of getting a new hobby..... Cheers Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genetik_defekt Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Thanks guys, yeah sorry bout that I have blue acaras, and OMG I looked this morning, here I am concentrating on the eggs lol (on the side of a rock), and in the bottom of the sand there are like little wriggly things jumping around!!!! They are so tiny I hadn't seen them, WILL MUM AND DAD CHEW THEIR FOOD AND SPIT IT AT THEM??? They are currently fed sinking New Life Spectrum pellets and bloodworm, or do I need to get some rotfier like someone suggested straight away??? Or some flake is better? The tank is 280L and has 3 baby (1") bristlenose in it too. Thanks for all your help, I haven't been through this ever and would hate them to fail due to my inadequacies GL either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcloughlin2 Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Thanks guys, yeah sorry bout that I have blue acaras, and OMG I looked this morning, here I am concentrating on the eggs lol (on the side of a rock), and in the bottom of the sand there are like little wriggly things jumping around!!!! They are so tiny I hadn't seen them, will mum and dad chew their own food and spit it at them??? They are currently fed sinking New Life Spectrum pellets and bloodworm, or do I need to get some rotfier like someone suggested straight away??? Or some flake is better? The tank is 280L and has 3 baby (1") bristlenose in it too. Thanks for all your help, I haven't been through this ever and would hate them to fail due to my inadequacies Wait til the fry are free swimming (Swimming around by themselves without looking like they are struggling) before adding any food. Your parents may/will probably fail at this attempt but keep it up and the parents should lay again within two weeks or so. Once the fry have grown to a certain point which i can't really tell you is as it depends on how much they are fed and water conditions they will need to be seperated from the parents as they are at risk of the parents eating them. I would move them once they can be put into a fry saver or another tank for further growing without risk of them getting through the mesh of the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonlady Posted June 12, 2009 Author Share Posted June 12, 2009 Well well well Pete what new hobby are we talking about???? I'll have to catch up with you later on that one lol, certainly sounds interesting!! ...... and mcloughlin2 - looks like I need a new tank hey?? my god my hubby's gunna kill me, ummmmm Pete?? any room at your place haha, but seriously I wouldn't have any idea how to get them interstate but we'll have to see how many make it, thanks for all the help, god knows I need it Deb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadrow Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Deb i have a cpl of spare fry savers here you can borrow. Im off work till Monday week so if yiou need a hand to catch them let us know. Cheers Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellow Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 dont take the fry off them. if they were going to eat them they wouldve done so already. dragonlady if you bought them as an adult pair, this probably isnt the first time theyve bred, its probably just the first time theyve bred for you. if you take the fry off the parents now itll upset the parents and theyll fight. plus youll ruin theyre breeding cycle becasue the male will just start trying to breed with the female again and the female wont have developed a new batch of eggs by that stage so there will be more aggression and problems. trust me, just leave them and let them do their thing. when theyre ready to breed again youll know because theyll start showing more interest in each other then they will their fry. theyll also start displaying to each other like they wouldve have been before they laid their eggs. when you see that, then think about moving on the fry, at best itll be at least a month from now. the thing that i love most about americans is thier brood care, if you rob them of their fry, youll only rob yourself of watching the best thing about them. PLUS THEYLL HATE YOU, TRUST ME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonlady Posted June 13, 2009 Author Share Posted June 13, 2009 Thanks Pete, I might call over during the week, the bristlenose have got a reprieve for now lol but I'll review when fry are free swimming Thanks Yellow, yeah, this is their first spawning as they aren't even adults themselves yet lol, I bought as 2" 3 or 4 weeks ago, guess I must have done something right. I would never rob them of their babies, I am enjoying watching them immensely, I absolutely love them, and yes .... I agree, I did much research on the type of fish I wanted, and I decided on blue acaras because of their intelligence (yeah I know we are talkin about fish but I'm serious lol) their colouring and their amazing maternal instincts so I am thrilled to bits Thanks to everyone for all their help, it is very much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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