Are my minnows shooting blanks, or just not mature enough?

Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

After both my fantails died, I got some White cloud mountain minnow fish. 4 to be precise ...

Now I am pretty sure some are boys and some are girls ... I have some egg clusters around the filter area, so the girl/s at least are mature. The eggs have been there about a week now (she keeps putting more clumps on) but nothing seems to be happening ... so I presume they are unfertilised??? Or am I just being a bit premature (pun accepted!!! Laughing

) in thinking they should have developed into fry by now??!!? Confused

Finally, assuming the boys just need to get their game on, how long do the eggs last before they don't respond to a good spunking?

BTW this is a minnow

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Ariel Badger · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Karma :

Try dripping some of your own jizz into the water. It may just work.
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cagiva gezzer · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Mar 2003 Karma :

I've had WCMM for 3 years now in a healthy tank and they've never had any sprogs. The goldies have had a few babies in that time.
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instigator · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Karma :

No idea if they're infertile or not but I can only presume you've put the eggs in a little hatchery enclosure type thing. Otherwise they'll get gobbled up straight away. Laughing

Get a Siamese fighter, male & female. They're quite interesting to breed.

God I miss not having any fish. Sad

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Tonka · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Jun 2008 Karma :

I have Platys in my fishtank and they have live fry and lots of them, which is a pain as if they keep multiplying the tank will go pop!

Eggs normally get eaten - caviar anyone? Sick

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Finglonga · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Karma :

Try varying the temp a couple of degrees if nothing happens for a few days.

Raised my tank up 1 degrees and my catfish are at it like rabbits.
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Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

I've got plenty of eggs (they are not being eaten either), they are just unfertalised .... the males keep 'showing' and facing off against each other, which from what I have read, means they are trying to impress the ladies ... I am not sure if they only do this when the have the horn and full of spunk or if it is just natural and they are too immature to fertilise?
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Mr Hammers · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 Jul 2008 Karma :

I don't know, but I can't imagine sitting in a sink's u-bend for a year can't be healthy for them, can it........................

.................ah, hang on, I'm confusing this with the Spunk thread.......sorry...carry on...
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Kwaks · I'm not a fast rider Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Karma :

Where is the option for the female eggs being faulty?

What you got against your male fish to attempt to slander them so?
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Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

I don't think this one will be doing much breeding now Crying or Very sad

Been a while since I have had a fish tank fatality ... Thinking

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So, is it down the bog, in the bin, in the garden or in the frying pan?!?!? Thinking

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The Shaggy D.A. · Super Spammer Joined: 12 Sep 2008 Karma :

My vote is for inside the car's screen demister air vent.
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Inkognito · Brolly Dolly Joined: 12 Jun 2004 Karma :

Maybe your males aren't fertile yet.
They normally fertilize the eggs fast after the female lays them.
I don't think they will hatch in a week though lol

Would probably be around 20 days or so. So don't panic just yet Razz