convicts laid batch of eggs!

big-pig-666 · Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:06 am Post subject: convicts laid batch of eggs!

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???

grnlemonade · Super Senior Member Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 1027

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.

big-pig-666 · Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:39 am Post subject:

i can see a black line inside the eggs.. does that mean their fertile?

grnlemonade · Super Senior Member Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 1027

sounds like its possible

big-pig-666 · Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 2:00 am Post subject:

weeeeeeeeeeeeee im sooo excited Very Happy

i noticed the convicts (both male and female) guarding the area where the eggs were found.. does this mean they will hatch soon?!?!?!?!

:o)rosie:o) · Member Joined: 08 Jan 2005 Posts: 157 Location: Aus

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?

M_wm · Senior Member Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 613

Convicts will guard the eggs regaurdless of them hatching, They will even guard their spawning area.

big-pig-666 · Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:46 pm Post subject:

100+ little convict eggs hatched yesterday morning

M_wm · Senior Member Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 613

Are you going to feed them to your oscars?

big-pig-666 · Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 11:01 pm Post subject:

i didnt tell you???!?!! my oscars died!! Sad