otolith
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Two weeks ago I got a group of 5 T. dobrogicus from Michael Shrom, they arrived in great shape. The two males had already started cresting up and all have been eating well since they were put into their new tank. This morning when feeding them I noticed an egg, and then 4 more eggs. I was not expecting them to start laying until spring. Their temp has not gone below about 62F and one of them is about 4" and still has not morphed. The males are all cresting up but I have not seen any courtship behavior so I am pleased and surprised. All the eggs I found have been removed from the parents' tank just in case and a few seem to already have some embryonic development.
This species is new to me and I was wondering if they are active egg eaters or if it would be relatively safe to leave the eggs in the parents tank. I would much rather raise a few larva up with the parents like many people do with Alpines. Any input and suggestions would be great! Will post pictures if there is anything to update. Fingers crossed!
This species is new to me and I was wondering if they are active egg eaters or if it would be relatively safe to leave the eggs in the parents tank. I would much rather raise a few larva up with the parents like many people do with Alpines. Any input and suggestions would be great! Will post pictures if there is anything to update. Fingers crossed!