i have no idea what to do HELP!!!

[aggrocichlidfan]

so my dads red devil and blood parot have been in the same tank for about 6 months but theres also a red zebra a JD and 2 days ago we drpped a little log in the tank and today i realized a crap load of eggs on it and our male red devil is sittin on top of the log pretecting them
some of the eggs are white and some are somewhat clear what do i do?
the only ones i could imagine breedin are the BP and RD....so what do i do

[Zulaab]

The white will not develop into anything but the clear ones will.
If other fish have not already eaten them, those fish will raise them as if they are their own. Good Parents ...

[aggrocichlidfan]

thanks but when do remove the eggs? or what?

[Zulaab]

You have two options.

1. Let the parents raise their young.. always wonderful to see nature take its course.
2. Remove the eggs now and put them in a tank with an airstone running over the eggs to give fresh clean water over them constantly.

It all depends on what you would like to see

[aggrocichlidfan]

thaanks can i get some more opinions but thanks tho

[Mzungu]

I agree. How many of the eggs are white? It's very possible that they won't develop, if the parrot was one of the parents, but you never know. I'd leave them as they are. If the Red Devil is guarding them, I'm sure he'll do a pretty darn good job, lol.

[aggrocichlidfan]

yea he is doing a great job about half of them are white

[lilmissruffcountry]

I say let them hatch.....could be interesting t see what they are, but if they don't hatch then you went through all the fuss of separating them for nothing. And if half of them are already white, chances are their will not be that many that hatch....But thats just me.

yea he is doing a great job about half of them are white

[stevenallenbarnard]

just let the parents take care of it. either they'll hatch or the won't. either way it's good practice for momma and daddy

[aggrocichlidfan]

thanks guy im sure theyll do it again soon

[aggrocichlidfan]

how do you know if the eggs are dead? some are white white and some are creamish white

[Mzungu]

Any white at all probably means they're not viable.

[aggrocichlidfan]

ok if there fertalized next time what color will they be?

[Zulaab]

They will stay looking clear for about two days, and then you will start seeing small changes to the eggs, like a tail will break the surface, eyes will develop etc..