A. Macmasteri eggs

[tx_mike]

Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum and have a couple of questions. Yesterday my one of my female A. Macmasteri layed eggs (her first time, I've had her since she was a small juvie) and I'm not quite sure how to proceed.

Here's some background on the tank - It's a 40g tall w/ 3 Macmasteri (1 male & 2 females) 5 juvie discus, I'm hoping to get a pair and will then move the others,a dozen cardinals, 5 corys, 2 juvie SAE's and a blue phantom pleco. The water spec is - PH 6.2, temp 85, KH 3 and I keep the Nitrates around 10ppm w/ frequent large water changes.

Ok - my questions How long till they hatch? What do I feed them if they do? And would I be better off moving mom & eggs into an empty 10g now to raise them? (I'll need to move them eventually anyway) I'm not really concerned about the other female or the male, they have lots of hiding spots and are used to evading the female that layed the eggs. She's been on a rip for about the last month so everyone in the tank gives her plenty of room. It's a riot watching this little fish bully disus that are more than 10 times her size.

Thanks,
Mike - tx_mike

 

[Apisto ranch]

It normally take 3days for them to hatch. then another 3 to 4 as wigglers then around the 7th day they become free swimming. I'd leave mom and the eggs alone where there at. If you move her and the eggs. She'll eat the eggs. Thats the way I've had it happen to me. She will eat them as a procoution thanking there in trouble.
once they hatch and become free swimming. Then I'd move them to the
10g bare bottom. If your wanting to raise them. Once there free swimming you can fed them BBS { baby brine shrimp } Here's a couple of hatcherys for brine shrimp
http://www.geocities.com/lfs2002sg/brine.htm

http://www.fightingfish.com.au/article.php?id=41

Also a boiled egg yolk is good for them to. Boil an egg and then take and get your tumb wet and rub it on the yolk and then add it to the tank.

 

[Apisto ranch]

Hey what part of Texas you from tx mike???

 

[mematrix]

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Hi Mike Apisto ranch Is right any where from 8 to 11 days after laying.

Also I second the Question what part of TX Apisto ranch and I are fellow Texans.

Curtis

 

[Apisto ranch]

I guess he don't want to let us know Curtis. He hasn't even been back on as he. Maybe will never know. But there use to be a guy in Amarillo I payed poker with on a poker site that went by the same name Texas Mike. I just thought it mit be him. We'll never know LOL

 

[mematrix]

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Hi Apisto ranch It sure seems that way I even PMed him but no ans. Oh well we at least tried.

Curtis

 

[Apisto ranch]

I'll try and get a hold of him throw PM to and we'll see if he's just not talking or dosen't come here anymore. LOL If you do answer us let us know what part of TEXAS your from as the more TEXAS guys here the better we TEXANs are a little out numbered. LOL