Finally! (P. honkongensis eggs)

[danny]

After what seems like forever my P. hongkongensis are finally laying eggs. I'ved tried almost everything from real plants, fake plants, yarn, wool, plastic egg strips, tape egg strips. All I needed to do was straighten out the long leaves of the onion plant that was in there and presto! Lots of eggs are sandwiched between the leaves. But after a week the eggs slowly get opaque and look bad but they don't get fuzzy. I did a water test and everything is good except my nitrate is a little high. Ammonia is very low, nitrite is also very low. Could this nitrate be spoiling my eggs or are they just infertile?

 

[jennifer]

Nitrate is rather harmless, so I doubt that is a problem. More likely the eggs are infertile. Watch carefully, though, a few may be good. Have you seen any sign of courtship? Are the males in breeding color?

Congratulations (again)!

 

[danny]

In the beginning of fall the males had a bit of white on their tails and I was wondering if it was a bit early for them to be in breeding dress. But when I look at the males now, the shimmer is almost gone, so maybe my males are still a bit to young. Maybe next year is all I can hope for!