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convicts laid batch of eggs!

Discussion in 'Fish and Aquarium - all types' started by big-pig-666, Apr 11, 2005.

  1. big-pig-666

    big-pig-666 New Member

    yay! my convicts laid eggs!! i have them in a vegitable strainer in the tank. how will i know when the eggs are near hatching???
     
    big-pig-666, Apr 11, 2005
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  2. grnlemonade

    grnlemonade New Member

    usually cichlid eggs take about 3 days to hatch. if they are not fertile they will turn white in about 2 days. if they are fertile they will turn a sort of brown/amber color and you will be able to see the embryo in it after about 2 days.
     
    grnlemonade, Apr 11, 2005
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  3. big-pig-666

    big-pig-666 New Member

    i can see a black line inside the eggs.. does that mean their fertile?
     
    big-pig-666, Apr 11, 2005
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  4. grnlemonade

    grnlemonade New Member

    sounds like its possible
     
    grnlemonade, Apr 11, 2005
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  5. big-pig-666

    big-pig-666 New Member

    weeeeeeeeeeeeee im sooo excited :D i noticed the convicts (both male and female) guarding the area where the eggs were found.. does this mean they will hatch soon?!?!?!?!
     
    big-pig-666, Apr 11, 2005
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  6. :o)rosie:o)

    :o)rosie:o) New Member

    I dont know a lot about Convicts in particular but I know that they naturally gaurd their eggs all the time, so I wouldn't use that as an indicator of when the eggs will hatch. What colour are they now?
     
    :o)rosie:o), Apr 12, 2005
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  7. M_wm

    M_wm New Member

    Convicts will guard the eggs regaurdless of them hatching, They will even guard their spawning area.
     
    M_wm, Apr 12, 2005
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  8. big-pig-666

    big-pig-666 New Member

    100+ little convict eggs hatched yesterday morning
     
    big-pig-666, Apr 13, 2005
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  9. M_wm

    M_wm New Member

    Are you going to feed them to your oscars?
     
    M_wm, Apr 13, 2005
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  10. big-pig-666

    big-pig-666 New Member

    i didnt tell you???!?!! my oscars died!! :( :cry:
     
    big-pig-666, Apr 14, 2005
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