Zebra Danio Eggs What Do I Do!!!?
by Aquaboy on Sunday, June 26th, 2011 | 2 Comments
ok so i put 2 zebra danios in my breading tank. one girl and one boy! well right as i put them in they started to bread! so i looked at the bottom of the tank and saw fish eggs! well its been a day and i am scared and have so many questions… first how long does it take for them to hatch? and is it safe to take the fry of the tank to clean the tank. also i want to make my filter a spunge filter by puting spunge on the end of the filter? is that a stupid idea…. i am confused and scared. i dont know what to do. also i was wondering how many fry will there be? i dont want like over 30 fry! that would be crazy! i want to keep them all. WHAT DO I DO!
please help… please asap!
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Hi Lesa!
Here is the answer I found on breedtropicalfish.blogspot.com. I hope it helps. Good Luck to you!
It will take about 10 days for the eggs to hatch and fry to become free swimming. They will find there way through the marbles on their own so just watch and wait. When you see them swimming around, add 1/2 quart of water a day of same quality and temperature to the tank to a normal 5 1/2 gallon water level. This will take a few days. When you reach the right water level, add a sponge filter. Change no more than 5% water a day to keep things fresh
And about the sponge filter, I think you will need to buy an actualy sponge filter from the store. The one I have isn’t really a sponge and I think it has carbon in it to.. not sure but I don’t think trying to make one from a dish sponge (if that is what you meant) is a good idea.
It is impossible for fish to breed and than a minute later lay eggs that is like a female skipping the whole 9 month period of pregnancy