Wyoming white, true perc lay eggs every week

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In large dt. Is there anything I can do with eggs to try hatch a few?


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Wait about 9ish days till hatch. You have to stay up late that night.. at lights out ( no ambient light at all) turn off all pumps. Wait for 45 min .. then go check with a flashlight in one corner at the top. Leave or lit in one corner, and every ten minutes or so check for fry. I use a turkey Baster to catch them , since they are too delicate to net.
You need live Rotifers and enrichment/or photo ready to go.
Google 'Pickle's Guide to clownfish breeding' has alot of info on fry tank setup.

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Ps... if you can remove rock to a hatch tank.. DO IT! Just an airstone and heater in hatch tank , so much easier!
 
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Same with mine :/ annoying! They will collect toward the flashlight once they hatch.. but avoid shining ANY light on the clutch .. it will cause them to postpone hatch till next night. Once they turn a silvery color and their eyes glint a coppery color hatch is coming that night usually . U can put a flashlight to them during they day to compare color changes.


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Mine laid eggs last year, it was a first time experience and I learned a lot (and spent a lot). I got one to live 3 weeks+ before he died, I had 10, then 5, then 3, then 1. I'd do it again with what I learned I think I'd get further. Rotifiers is the hard part, the rest is about having extra equipment to raise them. I don't have any kids, but it almost felt like raising a kid. I had a 30 gallon that I put 10 gallons of water in and blacked out, then added more water (and remove some), repeat, repeat, to keep the amonina down and keep addiding rotifiers. I screwed up on the transition to baby brine because I waited to look. It was cool to see his strips form.

If you can afford the time and money do it!!!
 
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