Egg Layers

[daginge]

Here's my Stock list, what could be laying creamy white eggs on the glass sides?
Danionins Leopards, zebras
Bronze Cats
Neon Tetras
Black Phantom Tetras Fantails
Weather Loaches
These are all the same species I had in the tank last time I had a similar egg laying session when that time they were all eaten, however I have invented a shield and the majority of the eggs are protected this time!!
I think it's the Danionins but don't wan't to jump to conclusions?
TIA

[hammerman]

Hi...firstly congrats with the eggs. The tetras and the danios lay non adhesive eggs in the water column...ie they don't deliberately place their eggs on a surface so that almost certainly rules them out.


I don't know a lot about weather loach but i don't think they're easy to spawn in captivity. So that leaves the bronze corydorus catfish. Most Corys are easy to breed and often lay their eggs on the side of the glass. Unfortunately, the chances of any reaching adulthood are very slim indeed....especially with tetras and danios in the tank who will actively hunt down baby fish and eat them !!!

Good luck, they obviously like your tank.

[daginge]

Cheers H! I also have guppies, green swordtails and green sailfin mollies presently hopefully i'll end up with some offspring somehow. The swordys and guppies appear heavily pregnant all the time, just not seen anything "Appear yet" fingers crossed eh? LOL

[hammerman]

Platies, swordtails, mollies, guppies etc are livebearers and will give birth to live young. The females also have the capability of storing sperm and using it for a later date. Therefore, it is possible for a female to have up to 8 lots of babies from a single mating !!!....that is why they always seem pregnant.

unfortunately, the babies will stand very little chance of surviving in a community aquarium unless it was heavily planted with both low growing and floating plants. Good luck though.