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Hi all. I have a group of 5.5 P. Vitattus. They are all well into reproductive age and were said to be proven breeders. Now, I've pulled 3 batches of eggs from my tank and they all look like this:
So, I was wondering if there was anything you may be able to tell me that I'm doing wrong, if anything, that makes the eggs turn infertile/bad? Their tank is fully enclosed, and are misted 2x daily. So, humidity should be right up there at the top. Temps kept 71-73F during the day, dropping to about 68-70F at night. They're fed every other day a generous amount of Melanogaster FFs. There are temperate springs and white isos in the tank with them. The lights are on 12-14h a day if that matters. Until today, all they had to lay on were film canisters. I added 4 cocohuts with accompanying petrie dishes today. I don't really know if it would matter, but is it possibly because I'm NOT pulling them? Because theyre's nowhere for them to turn into tads at in the tank? I dont think I forgot to mention anything..feel free to ask questions.
Here's a photo of their tank (before the cocohuts).
Thanks so much in advance.
Mark

So, I was wondering if there was anything you may be able to tell me that I'm doing wrong, if anything, that makes the eggs turn infertile/bad? Their tank is fully enclosed, and are misted 2x daily. So, humidity should be right up there at the top. Temps kept 71-73F during the day, dropping to about 68-70F at night. They're fed every other day a generous amount of Melanogaster FFs. There are temperate springs and white isos in the tank with them. The lights are on 12-14h a day if that matters. Until today, all they had to lay on were film canisters. I added 4 cocohuts with accompanying petrie dishes today. I don't really know if it would matter, but is it possibly because I'm NOT pulling them? Because theyre's nowhere for them to turn into tads at in the tank? I dont think I forgot to mention anything..feel free to ask questions.
Here's a photo of their tank (before the cocohuts).

Thanks so much in advance.
Mark