Egg ID--what on EARTH? - Aquarium Advice

plecoperson · 08-26-2006, 11:57 AM

Will get better pics, but these are tiny golden eggs of some sort, laid neatly in a hole in the driftwood. That hole is about 1/2" in diameter.

In the tank are a huge common pl*co, 3 sparkling gourami, female betta, horseface loach, cherry shrimp, MTS, brig snails, pristella tetras, and danios. I see no likely suspects!

krap101 · 08-29-2006, 12:10 AM

id think the brigessi or the cherry shrimp, but thats just me. you could put them somewhere safe and watch

plecoperson · 08-29-2006, 12:31 PM

Cherry shrimp don't actually lay their eggs, brigs lay above the water line. Starting to think mebby these were laid on the wood before I got it..?

bs6749 · 08-29-2006, 02:12 PM

I thought that danios were "egg scattering" and don't really "lay" the eggs in a single spot. I may have heard wrong but maybe this would rule them out from being the parents.

krap101 · 08-30-2006, 12:42 AM

yeah forgot about those

if you move the driftwood around a little bit, are the eggs sticky or just sitting there? i have no idea, but that'll give you a little idea on which type of fish you should be looking for (invert)

toddnbecka · 09-09-2006, 04:47 AM

Cherry shrimp will sometimes drop an egg clutch. Any new developments?

plecoperson · 09-09-2006, 09:24 PM

They just sit there, glowing.....New theory is that something terrestrial laid them on the wood before I got it. But I moved that wood around, tied plants to it, etc. and I'da thought I would have seen them before this! Egg Watch continues.....

fish_4_all · 09-24-2006, 01:00 AM

Come on, I hate the suspense, did the eggs ever materialize?

08-26-2006, 11:57 AM	#1
plecoperson Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Evanston, Illinois Posts: 1,161 Images: 3	Egg ID--what on EARTH? Will get better pics, but these are tiny golden eggs of some sort, laid neatly in a hole in the driftwood. That hole is about 1/2" in diameter. In the tank are a huge common pl*co, 3 sparkling gourami, female betta, horseface loach, cherry shrimp, MTS, brig snails, pristella tetras, and danios. I see no likely suspects!

08-29-2006, 12:10 AM	#2
krap101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Roscoe, IL Posts: 3,824 Images: 12	id think the brigessi or the cherry shrimp, but thats just me. you could put them somewhere safe and watch __________________ Wizards first rule-People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true. Wizards second rule-The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. Wizards third rule-Passion rules reason. Wizards fourth rule-There is magic in forgiveness the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive. Wizards fifth rule-Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie. Wizards sixth rule-The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. Wizards seventh rule-Life is the future, not the past Wizards eighth rule-Deserve victory. Wizards ninth rule-Contradictions don't exist, in whole or in part.

08-29-2006, 12:31 PM	#3
plecoperson Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Evanston, Illinois Posts: 1,161 Images: 3	Cherry shrimp don't actually lay their eggs, brigs lay above the water line. Starting to think mebby these were laid on the wood before I got it..? __________________ -Lisa Remember that Darwin was mostly right!

08-29-2006, 02:12 PM	#4
bs6749 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lawton, MI Posts: 1,298	I thought that danios were "egg scattering" and don't really "lay" the eggs in a single spot. I may have heard wrong but maybe this would rule them out from being the parents. __________________ 100G Discus Tank, 55G Planted RCS Tank, 29G Angelfish Tank w/Breeders, 29G Class N Endler Tank, 10G CRS/CBS (S+, SS) Tank, 10G Yellow Shrimp Tank, 10G Snowball Shrimp Tank, and a breeding experiment with ghost shrimp in my other 10G tank.

08-30-2006, 12:42 AM	#5
krap101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Roscoe, IL Posts: 3,824 Images: 12	yeah forgot about those if you move the driftwood around a little bit, are the eggs sticky or just sitting there? i have no idea, but that'll give you a little idea on which type of fish you should be looking for (invert) __________________ Wizards first rule-People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true. Wizards second rule-The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. Wizards third rule-Passion rules reason. Wizards fourth rule-There is magic in forgiveness the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive. Wizards fifth rule-Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie. Wizards sixth rule-The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. Wizards seventh rule-Life is the future, not the past Wizards eighth rule-Deserve victory. Wizards ninth rule-Contradictions don't exist, in whole or in part.

09-09-2006, 04:47 AM	#6
toddnbecka Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cumberland, MD Posts: 750	Cherry shrimp will sometimes drop an egg clutch. Any new developments?

09-09-2006, 09:24 PM	#7
plecoperson Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Evanston, Illinois Posts: 1,161 Images: 3	They just sit there, glowing.....New theory is that something terrestrial laid them on the wood before I got it. But I moved that wood around, tied plants to it, etc. and I'da thought I would have seen them before this! Egg Watch continues..... __________________ -Lisa Remember that Darwin was mostly right!

09-24-2006, 01:00 AM	#8
fish_4_all Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Aberdeen, WA Posts: 1,809 Images: 4	Come on, I hate the suspense, did the eggs ever materialize?

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