Peppermint eggs day 5

[Mattzilla]

I just happened to be standing in front of a tank today as a male peppermint was kicking out a clutch of eggs from his cave. luckily i was there or they would have been a tasty snack for the orange head geos sharing the tank.

Anyway i threw them into a fry saver and took a couple of good snaps. by the time i got home from work tonight they are all out of the egg sacks. these eggs/wrigglers are just 5 days old from spawning so are basically an egg with a top and tail

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6080/6023931869_e7618d7ed8_o.jpg

cheers
matt

[Exotic Aquatic]

nice save! love the macro shots of newborns, so alien!

[Mattzilla]

just a quick update today (day 7)

only about 6 eggs died or fungused so happy with hatch rate.

they seem to be growing well.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6072/6028861928_51ffb4effc_o.jpg

[Mattzilla]

another update (i'm enjoying seeing the fast progress they make)

day 8 from spawning

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6132/6031596587_c125dd1334_o.jpg

cheers

[Newbreed]

Great pics.

The development rate is amazing, lucky you were at the right place at the right time.

Would be great to see more update pics as they happen.

Well done and big congrats.

[Mattzilla]

Day 10 and only just a little egg sack left

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6066/6034606155_a671b8482e_o.jpg

1 got out into the main tank when i was putting them into a different fry saver (really bad pic sorry)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6144/6035159726_a71afb088f_o.jpg

cheers

[Monolicious]

Congrats Mat

[Exotic Aquatic]

awesome! i wish those patterns stayed!