The eggs are hatching, and I now have 7 wrigglers. Some of the eggs are dead unfortunately But there seem to be about 80% that are healthy.
The problem, or what I'm afraid might be a problem, is that 3 of the wrigglers are stuck to the clutch of eggs. They struggle to get loose, but are so far unsuccesful. Should I try to separate them, or should I leave them alone? Will they eventually be able to get loose, and am I worrying about nothing?
One of the free wrigglers also carries a shell from another dead egg with him. Should I try to get it off of him, or will he get rid of it by himself?
Next time I'll leave the eggs with the male - I can see they need the care given by the him. It's all a learning process for both me and the male this child rearing stuff, and I strongly suspect he will do a better job than me once he gets the hang of it
I'm afraid I made a mistake by stealing the eggs....
Eggs hatching
Thanks Rob
The dead ones are cleaned out and I've got 7 of them in safety now, they all look happy and healthy.
There's still another 7 eggs that hasen't hatched. The eggs are a darkish yellow with a stripe on top, which should be the fish. Makes me wonder if they aren't healthy because they haven't hatched yet? The ones that were dead was all whitish.
The dead ones are cleaned out and I've got 7 of them in safety now, they all look happy and healthy.
There's still another 7 eggs that hasen't hatched. The eggs are a darkish yellow with a stripe on top, which should be the fish. Makes me wonder if they aren't healthy because they haven't hatched yet? The ones that were dead was all whitish.