Any success with egg tumbling?
Sunday, March 10, 2013 9:31 PM
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I've got a couple of pairs of banggai cardinalfish that always leave a few eggs drifting along the bottom of the tank after they spawn. I think it's possibly because the fish are still relatively small and maybe they can't fit all of them in their mouths or eat all of the extras. Anyway, I'm wondering if there is any hope in possibly saving some of these eggs and trying to bring them full-term in a tumbler, or some other device. Anyone tried anything like this, or had any success, or is this plan destined for failure? I hate seeing those eggs just resting on the bottom but I've been hesitant to drop a siphon in there and disturb the fish. I've heard of some people stripping the eggs but not really much follow up on how it worked out. And I haven't heard of anyone siphoning extra eggs off the bottom of the tank.
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