i want to get freshwater pipefish and i need to know how long this many eggs will last if i use 1 tablespoon a day.and how long do they take to hatch.
309433
They did not take long to hatch but they take a week or so to grow large enough for bigger fish. Ours kept reproducing so they lasted for a while and we still have dry eggs left.
309434
At optimal temps and salinity, 24 hours. I use a scoop that's approximately 1/4 of a gram and that's about 1,000 babies. The tablespoon is going to be about 1 days worth, overkill. You're looking at one massive hatching, most will die before eaten. The eggs have a 10 year shelf life, and the babies have almost a 5 hour life expectancy once they hit fresh water. Good luck!!
1743789
We only used it once, because within a day or two our fish started to die. I don't know if this had anything to do with it or not but we never used it again.
1059642
You have to order the eggs separately. And while the customer service doing this was AWESOME, you really don't get fish in a jif. (The brine shrimp did hatch right away though, so there was some excitement there!). Several months in, we still have no actual fish. And I doubt we ever will since the temp has to be 75, and we don't even have our thermostat ever set higher than 68, so looks like this will all be for nothing. Had we known, we'd have waited til summer to send in for the fish eggs.
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I attempted goose eggs in my brinsea mini advance. I could barely, barely fit 4 in there. You will have to hand turn them. Plus, once one hatches, you'll need to take it out pretty quickly because they're so huge when they finally get free of the egg. I would definitely do it again.
2223932
Sadly, I did not have much luck with them. They are supposed to hatch in about 24 hours. They are not visible for about 3 days after that. I did hatch them years ago, and they worked well for my class. It's possible the area was too chilly (about 70 degrees F.)
1225050
On the 21st day (on the dot) you should see some cracks fm their efforts to hatch, pecking thru the egg. At this point, we assisted by completely breaking them free fm egg and yes you should have towels handy.
2170089
I have about a gallon and a 1/2 bowl and I added 1/4 teaspoon each time. I changed water every week because it made water really 'greasy'. My fish is still alive and well:)
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Depends how many you have. It took me about 1 month. I still keep the traps out AND I have caught one or two. As you know, they lay eggs and I feel these are the ones that have hatched. I got rid of ALL of boxes, pasta, rice, crackers etc. Also you need to keep an eye on ones that are on the underside of your shelves. AND you need to keep all food in glass, or plastic containers. Hope this helps
2011057
Mine took a few weeks to hit the right temperature. Then, they came pouring out one day, hundreds it seemed. Then a few days later the other egg case opened and hundreds poured out. Not an expert by far, but that's what happened for me : )
1377909
I would suggest a egg turner? Tryed mine with out one first 25 eggs 15 hatched. Went to locale feed store bought turner 30 eggs 2815 hatched.
1964996
Hummm..... confusing to say the least. Why does it take so much water to hardboil 1 egg?: says 23 tsp. Yet for 7 eggs, it takes 14 tsp (9 tsp less) Seems as tho' more water is needed for less eggs. On the stove, 1 egg requires less water. Stella
672891
What do you do just buy the egg case? what do you have to do to hatch them?Do you water them? I live in rancho Cucamonga ca.
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I don't know - we weren't ready for ours to hatch yet when we ordered them, so we put them in the fridge as instructed. But apparently this is actually a bad thing to do, because fridges are too dry and they dessicate the eggs, so they'll never hatch. We'll see what happens. The instructions say it can take 7 weeks or more at 70 degrees.
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I have a 19 qt Engal that I use for Striper fishing on the Sacramento River. I can put 10 dozen minnows in it if I need too and fish all day. I sometimes run it over night with left overs and they are still alive for fishing the following day. Excellent live well for the $. I've been running it for 2 seasons without any problems. I did put a larger bubble stone in it for more air volume.
1964992
Just hard boiled 7 medium eggs using the measuring cup for 7 which is 1/4 cup. When the buzzing stopped I waited 3 minutes for cool down and then put the eggs in ice water. Just tried the first one and it was perfect- no gray yolk. Am doing 2 dozen for grandkids to color.Kathy in Hotlanta
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Bits worked perfect for me because I had a small amount of standing water in each saucer under each of many indoor hanging plants. I used one tablespoon per saucer and that tableepoon has solved the problem for several months now.I don't recall, but I think the dunk is a bigger item than the bits and costs more. It may go better with a rain barrel. On the other hand, the individual bits spread over the water, remaining on the surface for some time before sinking, which gives good coverage, on the surface, above where the mosqitoes deposit eggs, and below where the larvae grow. And the container of bits, a table spoon at a time, lasts forever. You will have to consider and decide.Good luck Bits worked perfect for me because I had a small amount of standing water in each saucer under each of many indoor hanging plants. I used one tablespoon per saucer and that tableepoon has solved the problem for several months now.I don't recall, but I think the dunk is a bigger item than the bits and costs more. It may go better with a rain barrel. On the other hand, the individual bits spread over the water, remaining on the surface for some time before sinking, which gives good coverage, on the surface, above where the mosqitoes deposit eggs, and below where the larvae grow.... » Read More Bits worked perfect for me because I had a small amount of standing water in each saucer under each of many indoor hanging plants. I used one tablespoon per saucer and that tableepoon has solved the problem for several months now.I don't recall, but I think the dunk is a bigger item than the bits and costs more. It may go better with a rain barrel. On the other hand, the individual bits spread over the water, remaining on the surface for some time before sinking, which gives good coverage, on the surface, above where the mosqitoes deposit eggs, and below where the larvae grow. And the container of bits, a table spoon at a time, lasts forever. You will have to consider and decide.Good luck « Show Less
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Hello! In my experience, when i got this shrimps i had a thank with a 5 inchs pleco, 2 loaches botias and other fishes, and they were fine, after 2 months they breed, and i had no problems. The babys growed fine. Later i got a couple of African Frogs... and man.. bad choice. They were like ice cream for them. :( Plecos and Loaches are fine, but don´t think about put frogs or turtles in a tank with srhimps :D