by kira » Thu Aug 16, 2012 10:40 pm
No pleco in he tank, but indeed, especially the yellow labs, and the other fishes tried to put their hand on the eggs.
But this time the momy has been really good at guarding them, and something weird happened,
-Day 1: everything is fine, both parents are attending the eggs and no intruder is allowed in the spawning point.
-Day 2 The dad lost interest in the eggs and left mommy alone??!!! I dont think this is common behavior within the jewels, is it? Does that mean that their bond is broken?
I decide to spot feed her and to overfeed a little the others inhabitants of the tank. (so they forget a little about the precious protein balls that are in the corner...) Also, end of day 2, the eggs are moved in a pits under the gravel and are not visible anymore.
-Day 3 Momy still guarding
-Morning of day 4: eggs start hatching: i can now see about 20 tiny little wrigglers, probably more to come, i really didn't expect them to be that little!!!!
So now my questions are:
Now that they start swimming, are they going to be safe in this tank?
When and how do i remove them, they are so tiny and hard to access without stressing out the momy? (I ve got a 5 gal i can use for them)
Thanks everyone for your help.