4 days ago, when we were *washing* our eyes watching the arowana swim, we spotted something in the aquarium. Then we took a closer look to see what’s in there….Holy cow!!! Fish laid eggs. I almost terpengsan (because of joy) when Daddy confirm it’s fish eggs.
So happen we bought a pair of parrot fish to accompany the new arowana, and so happen it’s a female & male, and so happen that the water and environment in the tank must be so good that they were able to mate and lay eggs.
Daddy mentioned, no wander last few days saw one of the fish’s stomach a bit buncit. I saw the Mommy fish guarding the eggs, didn’t allow the Daddy to go near the eggs. When the Daddy fish tries to swim near, she will chase him away. Very fierce. Reminds me of how we protect our newborn and take good care of them (of course not protecting them from daddy though :P).
We were very worried that the baby fishes might be eaten up by the Daddy & Arowana once they hatch, so we put some vitagen bottles for them to hide.
But today when we check on them….it’s sad to say that most of the eggs turn into mould and some of the shells has broken. Daddy says they can’t survive. Poor thing, I’m so sad. I thought we will be able to see some baby fishes, at least a few out of the hundreds. This is the first time we have fish lay eggs in our house since we started raring fishes 3 yrs ago.
R.I.P. all you baby fishes
RIP little eggs… you sure no little neemo hiding among them?
awwwwww….what a shame they didnt survive!
Shucks… perhaps next time if you can isolate them in a different small tank would be better?
What a sweet discovery from Faythe & mommy. Too bad no little baby fish to see 🙁
so sad 🙁
but I am sure they will produce eggs again in the future 🙂
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Ooo so sad… hope they are more eggs to come in the future as I think parrot fish can live very long one. We have a few of them around almost 8 years already in MIL’s place.
Just wondering, can fish of a different species F**k each other? 😛
Maybe got one egg survive leh? Macam Nemo. Keke…
Most of the eggs only. Still got hope. We shall wait and see, may be got one little survivor 🙂
oh so cham, the eggs didnt survive. but yrs better la, the fishes at our house didnt even survive to lay eggs!!
sayang hor, otherwise can see lots of small fishes swimming around the aqua.
Make Caviar? From the title, I thot the fish gave you 4 digit.