Blackcell on Nostr: Pair 2024-A Clutch 3: 1/14 Update After losing eggs to fungus I have thought about ...
Pair 2024-A Clutch 3: 1/14 Update
After losing eggs to fungus I have thought about how to improve. I first tried a breeder box that hangs on the side of my main tank and the eggs were rapidly consumed by fungus, even though I covered the box to block light. I'm certain the cause was the biological environment in the main tank being perfect for adults but slow flow through the breeder box and vulnerability of the eggs without their parents causing the fungal takeover. I transitioned to this 0.8 gallon cylinder with methylene blue on the second clutch for this pair and some of them made it to wriggler stage but succumbed before reaching free swimming stage. I believe this may be because I used aquarium water in the cylinder which caused fungal growth in half the clutch. For this clutch (3rd) I used tap water that has a water softener and dechlorinated the water. After letting it settle at 76 degrees F, I filled the cylinder, dosed with methylene blue, and moved the breeding slate with eggs to it. I positioned the airstone away from the slate but adjusted the air flow to create a consistent current. This has been the most successful 32 hours post egg laying because I have only had to remove 1 dead egg to mitigate fungal spread.
After losing eggs to fungus I have thought about how to improve. I first tried a breeder box that hangs on the side of my main tank and the eggs were rapidly consumed by fungus, even though I covered the box to block light. I'm certain the cause was the biological environment in the main tank being perfect for adults but slow flow through the breeder box and vulnerability of the eggs without their parents causing the fungal takeover. I transitioned to this 0.8 gallon cylinder with methylene blue on the second clutch for this pair and some of them made it to wriggler stage but succumbed before reaching free swimming stage. I believe this may be because I used aquarium water in the cylinder which caused fungal growth in half the clutch. For this clutch (3rd) I used tap water that has a water softener and dechlorinated the water. After letting it settle at 76 degrees F, I filled the cylinder, dosed with methylene blue, and moved the breeding slate with eggs to it. I positioned the airstone away from the slate but adjusted the air flow to create a consistent current. This has been the most successful 32 hours post egg laying because I have only had to remove 1 dead egg to mitigate fungal spread.