Michigan Cichlid Association

General Category => Old World => Topic started by: kodyboy on November 26, 2014, 10:49:51 PM

Title: jewels lay eggs but they never hatch
Post by: kodyboy on November 26, 2014, 10:49:51 PM

My jewel cichlids (lafalli) lay eggs but they never hatch any help would be appreciated:)
Thanks

Title: Re: jewels lay eggs but they never hatch
Post by: Regalblue on November 27, 2014, 01:54:44 AM

Moved to Old World as jewels are African.

What happens to them?   Fungus?  Parents eat them?  Parents abandon them?

Title: Re: jewels lay eggs but they never hatch
Post by: kodyboy on November 28, 2014, 05:20:50 PM

I think that they get eaten as the just disappear.

Title: Re: jewels lay eggs but they never hatch
Post by: Regalblue on December 01, 2014, 01:06:29 PM

Snatch them out & artificially hatch them.  If they still don't hatch then they probably aren't fertilized.

Title: Re: jewels lay eggs but they never hatch
Post by: kodyboy on December 01, 2014, 09:18:17 PM

Got it and thanks:)

Title: Re: jewels lay eggs but they never hatch
Post by: kodyboy on January 22, 2015, 06:29:48 PM

We pulled the eggs out and they all turned white and rotted.  I assume that they were not fertile.  Any suggestions?

Title: Re: jewels lay eggs but they never hatch
Post by: Regalblue on January 22, 2015, 07:32:15 PM

Did you use methylene blue?   What was your artificial hatching setup? 

Title: Re: jewels lay eggs but they never hatch
Post by: kodyboy on January 23, 2015, 10:34:45 PM

No I did not.  It was a small tank hanging off of the main tank with extra water movement past the eggs. Should I set up a small tank alone with a sponge filter and methylene blue?

Title: Re: jewels lay eggs but they never hatch
Post by: Regalblue on January 23, 2015, 11:38:18 PM

I do it with methylene blue & an airstone,  in a bucket.  So, your setup,  with the addition of some methylene blue, should be fine.

Title: Re: jewels lay eggs but they never hatch
Post by: kodyboy on January 25, 2015, 02:29:28 AM

Thanks.  How much methylene blue do you add?

Title: Re: jewels lay eggs but they never hatch
Post by: Regalblue on January 25, 2015, 04:04:28 AM

No problem.  Just follow the bottle's instructions.

Title: Re: jewels lay eggs but they never hatch
Post by: kodyboy on January 26, 2015, 02:35:30 PM

Got it. Thanks.

Title: Re: jewels lay eggs but they never hatch
Post by: Regalblue on January 26, 2015, 02:40:40 PM

Not a problem.  LMK how it works out.