My keyhole cichlids are due to spawn again one of these days, and I want to raise the fry myself, without help of the parents, since they have already ate their eggs 3 times and 2 times the fry was gone after day 1.
I have a 15g ready (currently empty).
I will make sure water temperature is near to exactly the same.
Will add anti-fungal thing to make sure the eggs don't go bad.
Filter will be a sponge filter which is currently running in main tank. Once they spawn, what do I do? Fill the 15 g with water. Do I take water out of the tank they spawned in? Or can I do a mix of tap and tank water? Or even pure tap?
When moving the eggs, can they leave the water for a couple of seconds? Or do I take the rock they spawned on out inside a tuperware box with water?
Are eggs sensitive to different water conditions? Sorry if this is a strange question. (different water parameters in tank eggs are laid, and growout tank)
TIA!
I have a 15g ready (currently empty).
I will make sure water temperature is near to exactly the same.
Will add anti-fungal thing to make sure the eggs don't go bad.
Filter will be a sponge filter which is currently running in main tank. Once they spawn, what do I do? Fill the 15 g with water. Do I take water out of the tank they spawned in? Or can I do a mix of tap and tank water? Or even pure tap?
When moving the eggs, can they leave the water for a couple of seconds? Or do I take the rock they spawned on out inside a tuperware box with water?
Are eggs sensitive to different water conditions? Sorry if this is a strange question. (different water parameters in tank eggs are laid, and growout tank)
TIA!