I want you guys to picture me with one hand on my chest, the other fanning my face and me saying "Oh my gawd!" *grin*
As many of you know, 2 of my angelfish started laying eggs a couple of months ago every week. And within 12 hours they would eat them (which I expect them to do in a community tank; generally they don't feel the eggs are safe with lots of other fish around). Welp, they layed again Monday nite, expect this time they did NOT eat the eggs! And as of this evening, we have wigglers!!!
Whats a wiggler you ask? Tis the next stage after eggs; when the eggs hatch, these lil buggers come out. Basically they're embryos with tails and a sticky spot on their head to attach them to a surface. The parents moved them off the intake tube the eggs were layed on, and have stuck the new wigglers onto a piece of slate in the tank. I wish I could show you what they look like moving, but trust me, wiggler is a VERY exact description. Its really neat to watch the parents gently grab them of the initial surface with their mouth, and move them to a new place (and not eat them LOL). I took some pics but only 2 came out halfway decent; the brownish stuff on top of the slate are the wigglers:
As many of you know, 2 of my angelfish started laying eggs a couple of months ago every week. And within 12 hours they would eat them (which I expect them to do in a community tank; generally they don't feel the eggs are safe with lots of other fish around). Welp, they layed again Monday nite, expect this time they did NOT eat the eggs! And as of this evening, we have wigglers!!!
Whats a wiggler you ask? Tis the next stage after eggs; when the eggs hatch, these lil buggers come out. Basically they're embryos with tails and a sticky spot on their head to attach them to a surface. The parents moved them off the intake tube the eggs were layed on, and have stuck the new wigglers onto a piece of slate in the tank. I wish I could show you what they look like moving, but trust me, wiggler is a VERY exact description. Its really neat to watch the parents gently grab them of the initial surface with their mouth, and move them to a new place (and not eat them LOL). I took some pics but only 2 came out halfway decent; the brownish stuff on top of the slate are the wigglers: