Time to start pulling Banggai eggs and artifically incubating them.

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mhowe9
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Time to start pulling Banggai eggs and artifically incubating them. - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 2:02 PM
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I have had a pair of Banggai that have continually spawned.  However, the last 4 spawns that male has eaten the eggs.   I am thinking it is time to pull them again and artifically incubate.  What do the rest of you think?  Here is link to my breeding journal on the pair.  http://www.masm.org/mForums/tm.aspx?m=38445

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Re:Time to start pulling Banggai eggs and artifically incubating them. - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 6:28 PM
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I say go for it! Worse case you can compare which way gives you the greater overall output.

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Re:Time to start pulling Banggai eggs and artifically incubating them. - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 6:39 PM
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I may have to resort to this method soon too as my male isn't holding very long either.
http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage
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Re:Time to start pulling Banggai eggs and artifically incubating them. - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 2:40 PM
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Any update as to your success?

I need to get a male to pair with my current female and have considered going the artificial incubation route.

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Re:Time to start pulling Banggai eggs and artifically incubating them. - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 3:43 PM
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I have had one spawn since then.  I wasn't set up and ready to incubate them.  I have had some thoughts about moving this pair since they are in a 29G cube in living room with my loud 3 year old.  I have some open space in my breeding set up downstairs where I can put them.  I haven't completely decided yet
 

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Re:Time to start pulling Banggai eggs and artifically incubating them. - Monday, January 23, 2012 11:56 AM
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i have just started artificial incubation on a batch . i am curious how sensitive to fungal / bacterial infection the eggs are ?
should there be preventative measures in place while incubating ?

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Re:Time to start pulling Banggai eggs and artifically incubating them. - Monday, January 23, 2012 4:23 PM
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A couple drops of methylene blue should do well. Just tint the water blue.

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Re:Time to start pulling Banggai eggs and artifically incubating them. - Tuesday, January 24, 2012 7:07 AM
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I tried artificially incubating Banggai eggs in 2008 and had very limited luck.  I think sanitation needs to be better than what I was doing which was pretty much no sanitation measures.  Methylene blue sounds like a good idea.