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Post by bnoel210 on Oct 20, 2011 9:53:00 GMT -6
Like stated in my egg tumbler thread i stripped some females last night into my new tumblers and one of the females had only been holding for about 5 days so they were totally eggs, nothing formed yet. All the eggs in the tumbler are looking good right now, but was wondering what should i look for if an egg goes bad. Will it form a fungus, change color or something else? Should i remove it asap? Would a dead egg effect the other eggs?
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Post by glenoweth on Oct 20, 2011 12:42:40 GMT -6
Yes the egg will get fungus like fuzzy stuff. also things to look for are eggs that are not moving, this is what causes them to go bad. most eggs you will beable to notice a diff
in color.
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Post by bnoel210 on Oct 20, 2011 13:52:47 GMT -6
Do the fungus eggs need to be removed asap if i get any?
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Post by ree123 on Oct 20, 2011 14:11:15 GMT -6
When eggs sit still they fungus fast due to lack of water movement/oxygenation. Less chance of fungus if water moves around them. Fungus eggs usually lose their color (die), then fungus. If you can remove them with a baster or tweezers, it is best, as fungus can spread from one egg to the next, but if eggs are in a tumbler there is less chance of fungus spreading. Still a good idea to attempt removal under any circumstances, if possible.
It is rather easy to tell fertile eggs from the ones that fungus.
You'll see.
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Post by mruble on Oct 20, 2011 15:41:53 GMT -6
Are the tumblers in the same tank as the parents? If not, you can medicate the water and cover the tank.
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Post by bnoel210 on Oct 20, 2011 17:34:45 GMT -6
I have the tumblers in my 55g growout tank. Other fry and juvies are in it. Why would i medicate, with what, and cover?
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Post by mruble on Oct 20, 2011 19:37:26 GMT -6
If you had the tumbler in a small tank, you could medicate with methylene blue and cover the tank so no light gets in - this would eliminate a fungus issue.
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Post by kyangelsncorys on Oct 20, 2011 21:42:17 GMT -6
I USE THE METH. BLUE AND NO LITE ON MOST OF MY TUMBLERS
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Post by ree123 on Oct 23, 2011 13:20:14 GMT -6
Brian.
An update please.
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Post by bnoel210 on Oct 23, 2011 16:22:17 GMT -6
Hongis and orange caps had no losses and egg sacks are completely gone and are in breeder baskets and the met ob blueberry slims that were completely eggs i had 1 loss egg and now the rest have formed slightly and wiggling around. Yesterday i stripped a white lab and those eggs are in a tumbler now.
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