Fishfur
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I have just one pair of these charming little fish, with their neon blue glowing eyes.
I've started seeing eggs on the female every couple of days, which is great, but I've never raised fry from eggs and I read they take about 3 weeks to hatch. So assuming any hatch, they have a day to use up the yolk sac, then a few days where they need infusoria size food.
Does the crushed lettuce and tank water method really work ? If I get any hatchlings, I'd sure like to raise them. Any advice appreciated.
If you've never seen a Rice fish spawn, they have an odd habit. The female lays crystal clear eggs, which look like tiny glass bubbles. She sticks them to her ventral fin for some period of time before they end up on plants. They prefer fine leaved plants, so they have a choice of java or fissidens moss, or Ambulia. There's also Hygro Difformis, which is very soft, though not fine leaved.
Keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for some luck.
I've started seeing eggs on the female every couple of days, which is great, but I've never raised fry from eggs and I read they take about 3 weeks to hatch. So assuming any hatch, they have a day to use up the yolk sac, then a few days where they need infusoria size food.
Does the crushed lettuce and tank water method really work ? If I get any hatchlings, I'd sure like to raise them. Any advice appreciated.
If you've never seen a Rice fish spawn, they have an odd habit. The female lays crystal clear eggs, which look like tiny glass bubbles. She sticks them to her ventral fin for some period of time before they end up on plants. They prefer fine leaved plants, so they have a choice of java or fissidens moss, or Ambulia. There's also Hygro Difformis, which is very soft, though not fine leaved.
Keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for some luck.