zebra danios (glofish) eggs - Aquarium Advice

mumrah · 07-01-2005, 02:58 PM

Last night i put 1 female and 1 male glofish in a breeder thingy and fed them bloodworms (in addition to their normal meal that day). This morning, about 2 hours after the lights clicked on, i checked and had about 20 or 30 eggs. The female was noticably slimmer.

I put the eggs in a 1/2g betta bowl and have it floating in my sump (with no light). Hopefully in a few days i'll have some fry!

I'll keep this thread updated over the next few days.

-David

cinnastix911 · 07-01-2005, 03:04 PM

I thought glofish were all non-fertile. Wasn't that part of the agreement about releasing them or something? Eaither that or it was something like 1 out 100 are fertile....

greenmaji · 07-01-2005, 03:11 PM

Sounds like luck to me! Nice..

cinnastix911 · 07-01-2005, 03:22 PM

OK, looked it up,

Females are something like 50% less fertile and males are 90%. They don't sell glofish in oregon. But my brother in Montana has a few. He also has 4 angel fish that have an 8" span too... He gets all the luck

mumrah · 07-01-2005, 05:08 PM

Yea, from what i understand, the glofish that i recieve are not altered in any way except for the gene that makes them red. This was partly an experiment to see if i could raise glofish.

I'm pretty sure glofish are fertile. We'll just have to see.

Blazeherd2306 · 07-01-2005, 05:34 PM

I'm also almost sure they are fertile. They are not hybrids, they're genetically modified to glow, just look at the glofish website. They are not a harm to the environment because flourescent proteins (what makes glofish glow) occur in the wild.

http://www.glofish.com/

mumrah · 07-02-2005, 12:53 PM

as of this morning, i have 1 free swimming fry.

How long should i wait until i start feeding them/turn the light on?

mumrah · 07-03-2005, 12:54 AM

36 hours after egg harvesting, still only one fry. I had a look at the other eggs and i guess they just didnt get fertilized. Tonight i'm giving my other female a try.

I also started brewing some infusoria for the little guy.

mumrah · 07-13-2005, 09:27 AM

update on my fry (singular):

it's about 6mm total length. Still feeding infusoria. I'm in the process of setting up a small grow out tank for him with corner filter, airstone, heater, etc. As of now, he's just chillin in my sump (which is off).

07-01-2005, 02:58 PM	#1
mumrah Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Fl Posts: 248 Images: 7	zebra danios (glofish) eggs Last night i put 1 female and 1 male glofish in a breeder thingy and fed them bloodworms (in addition to their normal meal that day). This morning, about 2 hours after the lights clicked on, i checked and had about 20 or 30 eggs. The female was noticably slimmer. I put the eggs in a 1/2g betta bowl and have it floating in my sump (with no light). Hopefully in a few days i'll have some fry! I'll keep this thread updated over the next few days. -David __________________ -David 55g: 5 clown loaches 1 common pleco 1 veiled angel 5 glofish Tap Water: [acronym:a34dbabd58="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]ph[/acronym:a34dbabd58] 7.5, 9 [acronym:a34dbabd58="Degrees of carbonate hardness"]dkh[/acronym:a34dbabd58], 11 [acronym:a34dbabd58="Degrees of general hardness"]dgh[/acronym:a34dbabd58]

07-01-2005, 03:04 PM	#2
cinnastix911 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: southern Oregon Posts: 173 Images: 2	I thought glofish were all non-fertile. Wasn't that part of the agreement about releasing them or something? Eaither that or it was something like 1 out 100 are fertile.... __________________ My paroon shark is my best friend... In fact I was thinking on having him over for dinner.

07-01-2005, 03:22 PM	#4
cinnastix911 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: southern Oregon Posts: 173 Images: 2	OK, looked it up, Females are something like 50% less fertile and males are 90%. They don't sell glofish in oregon. But my brother in Montana has a few. He also has 4 angel fish that have an 8" span too... He gets all the luck __________________ My paroon shark is my best friend... In fact I was thinking on having him over for dinner.

07-01-2005, 05:08 PM	#5
mumrah Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Fl Posts: 248 Images: 7	Yea, from what i understand, the glofish that i recieve are not altered in any way except for the gene that makes them red. This was partly an experiment to see if i could raise glofish. I'm pretty sure glofish are fertile. We'll just have to see. __________________ -David 55g: 5 clown loaches 1 common pleco 1 veiled angel 5 glofish Tap Water: [acronym:a34dbabd58="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]ph[/acronym:a34dbabd58] 7.5, 9 [acronym:a34dbabd58="Degrees of carbonate hardness"]dkh[/acronym:a34dbabd58], 11 [acronym:a34dbabd58="Degrees of general hardness"]dgh[/acronym:a34dbabd58]

07-02-2005, 12:53 PM	#7
mumrah Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Fl Posts: 248 Images: 7	as of this morning, i have 1 free swimming fry. How long should i wait until i start feeding them/turn the light on? __________________ -David 55g: 5 clown loaches 1 common pleco 1 veiled angel 5 glofish Tap Water: [acronym:a34dbabd58="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]ph[/acronym:a34dbabd58] 7.5, 9 [acronym:a34dbabd58="Degrees of carbonate hardness"]dkh[/acronym:a34dbabd58], 11 [acronym:a34dbabd58="Degrees of general hardness"]dgh[/acronym:a34dbabd58]

07-01-2005, 03:11 PM	#3
greenmaji Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,937	Sounds like luck to me! Nice..

07-01-2005, 05:34 PM	#6
Blazeherd2306 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2004 Location: U.S. Posts: 1,723 Images: 5	I'm also almost sure they are fertile. They are not hybrids, they're genetically modified to glow, just look at the glofish website. They are not a harm to the environment because flourescent proteins (what makes glofish glow) occur in the wild. http://www.glofish.com/

07-03-2005, 12:54 AM	#8
mumrah Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Fl Posts: 248 Images: 7	36 hours after egg harvesting, still only one fry. I had a look at the other eggs and i guess they just didnt get fertilized. Tonight i'm giving my other female a try. I also started brewing some infusoria for the little guy. __________________ -David 55g: 5 clown loaches 1 common pleco 1 veiled angel 5 glofish Tap Water: [acronym:a34dbabd58="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]ph[/acronym:a34dbabd58] 7.5, 9 [acronym:a34dbabd58="Degrees of carbonate hardness"]dkh[/acronym:a34dbabd58], 11 [acronym:a34dbabd58="Degrees of general hardness"]dgh[/acronym:a34dbabd58]

07-13-2005, 09:27 AM	#9
mumrah Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Fl Posts: 248 Images: 7	update on my fry (singular): it's about 6mm total length. Still feeding infusoria. I'm in the process of setting up a small grow out tank for him with corner filter, airstone, heater, etc. As of now, he's just chillin in my sump (which is off). __________________ -David 55g: 5 clown loaches 1 common pleco 1 veiled angel 5 glofish Tap Water: [acronym:a34dbabd58="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]ph[/acronym:a34dbabd58] 7.5, 9 [acronym:a34dbabd58="Degrees of carbonate hardness"]dkh[/acronym:a34dbabd58], 11 [acronym:a34dbabd58="Degrees of general hardness"]dgh[/acronym:a34dbabd58]

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