Next steps for Rainbowfish eggs

[GatlingGun]

Hello. My Rainbows have laid some eggs for a few days now (got them a few weeks ago) and they are still cloudy (because the male hasn’t fertilized them, right?) and I don’t know what to do with them since a few of them have gone missing probably from the Nerite snails eating them.

 

[Dunk2]

Hello. My Rainbows have laid some eggs for a few days now (got them a few weeks ago) and they are still cloudy (because the male hasn’t fertilized them, right?) and I don’t know what to do with them since a few of them have gone missing probably from the Nerite snails eating them.

Are you sure those aren’t Nerite snail eggs?

 

[StarGirl]

The second pic is definitely Nerite snail eggs.

 

[GatlingGun]

Are you sure those aren’t Nerite snail eggs?

Pretty sure, because I only added 2 a week ago and just added 5 more yesterday, but these eggs have been here for days before the new snails. Also, I thought Nerites only breed in saltwater right?

 

[Dunk2]

Pretty sure, because I only added 2 a week ago and just added 5 more yesterday, but these eggs have been here for days before the new snails. Also, I thought Nerites only breed in saltwater right?

I’m pretty sure they’re Nerite eggs. Nerites lay TONS of eggs in freshwater, they just won’t hatch in freshwater.

 

[GatlingGun]

I’m pretty sure they’re Nerite eggs. Nerites lay TONS of eggs in freshwater, they just won’t hatch in freshwater.

Wow, thanks. I guess I’ll have to wait for rainbow eggs.

 

[Dunk2]

Wow, thanks. I guess I’ll have to wait for rainbow eggs.

And enjoy the pretty white dots all over your aquarium that are Nerite eggs. .

Here’s some in my tank (on driftwood to the left of the fish). . .

 

[Yeoy]

Rainbows tend to lay their eggs in either hanging plants/moss or a mop (google how to make, very cheap and easy). It's hard to get nerites where I am but they're notorious for covering everything in eggs. They won't hatch but I think they're quite tough/unpalatable so don't get eaten readily like most other eggs either.

 

[GatlingGun]

Rainbows tend to lay their eggs in either hanging plants/moss or a mop (google how to make, very cheap and easy). It's hard to get nerites where I am but they're notorious for covering everything in eggs. They won't hatch but I think they're quite tough/unpalatable so don't get eaten readily like most other eggs either.

Yes. I am gathering breeding mop supplies.
Also, everyone, if I have Bosemani and Kamaka Rainbows together and i take the eggs to a 20 high for growout, will that be a bad idea because of hybridization? Another idea: I take a pair of either Bosemani or Kamaka in the 20 high, let them breed in there, and when they’re done put them back in the 40 breeder, let the eggs grow out in the 20 and then put the pair back in when the fry get taken to the LFS. I do know it takes a long time to grow out Rainbows, but I will still take on the challenge for fun.

 

[LeahsTank]

Well, I have rainbows and they usually flirt, then “shimmy” side by side, then in a frantic burst, they separate. At that point you see the eggs fly! Before you even have the chance to think “wow, I’m gonna be a grandma!” They, along with every other fish in the tank and enjoying a meal of the most tender, fresh caviar…. If you see eggs laying around in the tank, I’d bet good money that they are not Rainbowfish eggs.

 

[GatlingGun]

Well, I have rainbows and they usually flirt, then “shimmy” side by side, then in a frantic burst, they separate. At that point you see the eggs fly! Before you even have the chance to think “wow, I’m gonna be a grandma!” They, along with every other fish in the tank and enjoying a meal of the most tender, fresh caviar…. If you see eggs laying around in the tank, I’d bet good money that they are not Rainbowfish eggs.

I’ve seen my Dwarf Kamaka’s do that several times but no eggs flying.