Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Ranchu Fry Log

On 18/1/2016 @ 1800hrs, just got home from work, checked on my ranchu's tank and found several eggs (Like a round dot ball) lying around the tank bottom and plants.
Some Turned White in colour, some transparent, i've googled and fellow mates stated to take out the parents of the goldfish(otherwise they eat them all up). Do a drastic water change 80-100% of the water( make sure its de-chlorinated) Water Level Depth Kept at 6 inches(should have kept at 4inch) below . Added few drops of methylene blue to protect the eggs from fungus, water is skyblue in colour. Kept Aeration Medium-High. Switched Off Filtrations.

On 19/1 @ 1800hrs(24hrs later), sucked out whitish eggs (fungus spoilt eggs) , and checked on eggs. Some has black dots in it. Seems pretty good.

20/1 @ 1730hrs, some fries spawned, laying around the tank/ stuck at sides of the tank/ plants motionless, like a Big Comma. Prepared Baby Brine Shrimp Hatchery(Look at betta fish guide blog link for spawning of bbs hatchery guide).
Some eggs turned white, I'd ignored it. And change Air-Aeration to low.


1 comment:

  1. How old were the parent fish? I think it would be fun to try and breed a variety of goldfish, but I have heard they need to be 2-3 years old to start spawning.

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