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Jacqueline · 19.09.2014, 07:29

What is a/the key faktor what makes eggs so fragile?
I have some Hypancistrus Inspektor eggs at the moment and just by looking at them they burst.
My females have been carying these eggs for at least 1,5 years before finally spawning with my new males (introduced in the tank 2 months ago).

I have had 2 spawns now. The first batch didn't make it. The eggs I have now are extremely fragile. They also look a bit pale, at first I thought the weren't fertile but they are. A little embryo has started to show.

I have heard of egg shells being to tough because of high conductivity. Could it be the same the other way round? Although I have never had this problem with other Hypancistrus eggs so far. My conductivity is around 300 microsiemens.
Or could it be that the eggs are not of a great quality?

Jacqueline · 20.09.2014, 08:46

One of the eggs hatched yesterday, very premature...(maybe 2 days) The larvae is alive still this morning. Hope the next round of eggs from these females will be tougher.

Jacqueline · 07.10.2014, 15:23

From the first spawn 3 fry survived and are doing fine.

I now have a second spawn of one of the females that spawned before, a few weeks ago. So these eggs are "fresh".
The male took care of the eggs for 3 days and this morning he was out of his cave and the eggs were also kicked out. I didn't touch the eggs but scooped them up with a small cup and placed them in an egg tumbler. When I just looked (got home from work) I saw that of 80% off the eggs was leaking or the yolk sack was coming trough the eggshell... The fry are premature, two of them hatched already.

Does any one breed Hypancistrus Inspektor (L102) and experience this same problem of fragile eggs?
What worked for you to keep the eggs from damaging?

Any help would be appreciated.

19.09.2014, 07:29	#1
Jacqueline Welspapa Registriert seit: 29.10.2010 Ort: Holland Beiträge: 163	Fragile eggs What is a/the key faktor what makes eggs so fragile? I have some Hypancistrus Inspektor eggs at the moment and just by looking at them they burst. My females have been carying these eggs for at least 1,5 years before finally spawning with my new males (introduced in the tank 2 months ago). I have had 2 spawns now. The first batch didn't make it. The eggs I have now are extremely fragile. They also look a bit pale, at first I thought the weren't fertile but they are. A little embryo has started to show. I have heard of egg shells being to tough because of high conductivity. Could it be the same the other way round? Although I have never had this problem with other Hypancistrus eggs so far. My conductivity is around 300 microsiemens. Or could it be that the eggs are not of a great quality?

20.09.2014, 08:46	#2
Jacqueline Welspapa Registriert seit: 29.10.2010 Ort: Holland Beiträge: 163	One of the eggs hatched yesterday, very premature...(maybe 2 days) The larvae is alive still this morning. Hope the next round of eggs from these females will be tougher.

07.10.2014, 15:23	#3
Jacqueline Welspapa Registriert seit: 29.10.2010 Ort: Holland Beiträge: 163	From the first spawn 3 fry survived and are doing fine. I now have a second spawn of one of the females that spawned before, a few weeks ago. So these eggs are "fresh". The male took care of the eggs for 3 days and this morning he was out of his cave and the eggs were also kicked out. I didn't touch the eggs but scooped them up with a small cup and placed them in an egg tumbler. When I just looked (got home from work) I saw that of 80% off the eggs was leaking or the yolk sack was coming trough the eggshell... The fry are premature, two of them hatched already. Does any one breed Hypancistrus Inspektor (L102) and experience this same problem of fragile eggs? What worked for you to keep the eggs from damaging? Any help would be appreciated.