The Beginnings
While I'm waiting to move all my fish into there new homes everything is learning and trial and error, I have just been forming pairs and trying to get them laying.
I now have 4 regually laying Cardinal pairs and the best ones only hold the eggs for a week before eating them. So after reading through magic j Cardinal posts I have made a home made DIY egg tumbler.
My first tumbler has had a few issues with suction cups not holding properly still I took the eggs at 5days from the male and at day8 all the eggs developed eyes to my surprise.
One egg at day10 turned white and died but was a little away from the rest of them so left it till next filter change. Went to check next morning to find it gathered with the others and 70% of the eggs also gone.
Now I had a few issues with this as almost all the eggs are bound together not floating seperately this made it very difficult to remove the dead eggs. Any tips on how to remove the dead eggs? Also how often do people change/clean the foam filter.
I now have 4 regually laying Cardinal pairs and the best ones only hold the eggs for a week before eating them. So after reading through magic j Cardinal posts I have made a home made DIY egg tumbler.
My first tumbler has had a few issues with suction cups not holding properly still I took the eggs at 5days from the male and at day8 all the eggs developed eyes to my surprise.
One egg at day10 turned white and died but was a little away from the rest of them so left it till next filter change. Went to check next morning to find it gathered with the others and 70% of the eggs also gone.
Now I had a few issues with this as almost all the eggs are bound together not floating seperately this made it very difficult to remove the dead eggs. Any tips on how to remove the dead eggs? Also how often do people change/clean the foam filter.