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Frank's F1 Growouts from Wild Parents - A Pleasant Surprise!
I had two of my Wilds acting friendly over the last week or so. In fact today, I added a breeding cone to the tank just in case. When I came back from cycling, I noticed that I had eggs. Unfortunately, they laid them on the heater which I turned off (I have two in the tank. One for backup).
I have had eggs before with other Domestics but they were always eaten. We will see in the morning if they are still there. The pair were fanning and overseeing the clutch which is more than I have had in the past. I am not expecting the eggs to survive on the first laying but am pretty pleased with the pair as they are showing parental instincts.
Now, I have to do a quick read on what to expect the next several days. The story behind this is interesting to me. I redid my canister filter for more biological filtration the past 4 weeks. I also did an “experiment” this week in not changing out the water since Saturday (normally 3-4x a week). I monitored the chemistry and things were fine. Now, I have the eggs. I wonder if there is any correlation? Also, how much of a WC do I do now that there may be fry? Should I be looking at putting the pair in another tank?
Off to do some reading but if anyone has any suggestions or point to a post on the website, let me know. Let me see if I can post a pic.
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