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[deena_me]

hey everyone i just got home and noticed my electric yellow spat some of her eggs , the eggs have little heads and tails but still have the egg atached to them she spat 6 and she still has some in her mouth i was wondering if i should put her with the fry she spat and hope for the best or will they survive on there own , im hope she doesnt spit the rest because all my other fish will eat them lucky i got home in time , any help on will the fry survive would be awesome

[(Anthony)]

Put them in a fry saver or fry tank,
Leave them till the eggsack is gone and until thats gone you need to feed them
when you start feeding try give them newly hatched Baby brineshrimp.
If u cant hatch any, give them frozen BBS
once they get a tiny bit bigger u can give them some daphnia and tiny flake foods.
All of this is what ive done with my fish,
Some one that has experience with EY will be able to offer u more help.

Anthony,

[golden_dase]

When you put them in an isolation tank (frysaver etc.), you need to put a small airstone to help with water circulation. Make sure the airstone gives out enough air/bubbles to circulate the water and not blow the fry around. Regarding feeding, what I do is crush up some flake food (Sera flora, HBH etc.) small enough for the fry to eat.

Good luck.


Cheers!
Kevin

[Cawdor]

Keep in mind that as long as they have the yolksac still there, they do not need to be fed. Once the yolk sac is gone you can start feeding them little amounts, making sure any leftovers are cleaned out before they go bad.

[golden_dase]

Oh yeah, as Tim said.. only feed them when they no longer have the yolksac...

[deena_me]

awesome guys thanks for the advice im really excited these are my first babies i dont want them to die fingers crossed , thanks again everyone