Eggs all over my tank!

[Guest]

There are eggs stuck to the glass all over my tank! Its been really hot this summer here, so my tank has been around 84 degrees, so I can't believe any of my fish spawned. Anyway, will any live if I don't do anything?

 

[Fluff]

I doubt they will survive if left in the tank. Could be cory eggs.

 

[TankGirl]

That is what I am thinking, Fluff - try sticking a piece of slate vertically in the tank and see if eggs are laid on that, which can then be removed and nurtured in a fry tank.

 

[Guest]

I don't have a fry tank and I can't really hold anymore fish in my 55g, so I guess I'll just let them get eaten. My tank has a lot of hiding places, so maybe one or two will make it, who knows. There must be about 200 eggs in there right now.

 

[TankGirl]

What color are the eggs?

 

[Guest]

What color are the eggs?

white

 

[mvigor]

White eggs are infertile and will grow fungus. You should remove them.

 

[tkos]

It sounds exactly like my cory eggs that I get periodically. I have always left them and they get eaten in a couple of days. Of course about a month ago I came hoem from a weeks vacation to find 3 baby bronze cories in my tank. Surprise to me!

But yes, white means they won't hatch.

 

[Guest]

It sounds exactly like my cory eggs that I get periodically. I have always left them and they get eaten in a couple of days. Of course about a month ago I came hoem from a weeks vacation to find 3 baby bronze cories in my tank. Surprise to me!

But yes, white means they won't hatch.

What color means they will hatch? They are more of a grey color really, I don't know if thats any better.

 

[fearlessfisch]

They are more translucent if they are viable. If they are not going to hatch, they turn white and opaque.

 

[Johnny53]

Well, I just learned why my Cory eggs never hatch...and I get tons of them every so often...they are always clear with a white center...and yes they do grow fungus but are eaten anyway by that 13" Pleco.....every time.
I had gotten some Methylene Blue to stop the fungus and was going to try transferring some next time but I suppose that would be a fruitless adventure..ha.

 

[Piscesgirl]

I was told white cory eggs wouldn't hatch either but the white eggs I removed to my 10 gallon Q tank did indeed hatch.

You can gently scrape the eggs off if you did decide to move to another tank -- cut a drinking straw such that it makes a little scoop at the end and gently remove them.

 

[Guest]

They are stuck to the glass right at the top of the water line, am I okay to still do water changes?

 

[Johnny53]

I will definitely not give up then...next time I'll harvest a few...Thanks for the tip on the straw method...that's a neat idea.

On the other post...I wouldn't think that letting the egg sack dry out during a water change would be advisable....maybe someone else will have an idea on it tho..

 

[Guest]

Now I'm really confused. When I woke up this morning and checked the tank, 95% of the eggs were gone. I can't imagine they were uneaten for 3-4 day and then during the course of one night all the fish decided to eat them. Could they have hatched? I can't see any fry anywhere, but I imagine they would be pretty hard to spot. Any ideas?

 

[Johnny53]

I have had that very same thing happen to mine...I think when the craving hits those Plecos can't resist and that's all for the eggs.
You will have another chance tho......