Blue Acara Eggs

[fry_lover]

My x2 Blue Acara's (approx 5" each) that i have had for about x2 weeks have laid eggs.

This happened in-between 2am and 9am Monday morning, i know this as i was watching them eagerly preparing to spawn, and at 9am there was eggs (stopped watching them at 2am)

So now, its 19:45 Weds, the eggs were laid between 52-59 hrs ago.

My concern is, about 30% of the eggs (there must 100-200 in total) are completely white, i am used to seeing some white eggs from egg layers but never this money. The other 70% (approx) are the normal light brown colour.

The white eggs are not grouped together, they are spread out.

I was wondering if the whole batch is likely to be no good, OR if the other ones havent turned white by 52-59hrs after being laid are they likely to be fertile and ok?

Obviously i'll know in about another 12-18 hrs?

Whats the average time for them to hatch, if you say x3 days, i assume thats approx 72 hrs? I am working in hours here LOL

 

[fry_lover]

do you think it's x2 females? or cant tell from the pics?

 

[fry_lover]

anybody fancy taking a punt on whether the remaining brown eggs are gonna be fertile? its been atleast 55 hrs since they were laid and i would say 60-70% are brown, the rest white

According the previous owner they laid a few times, but no fry, although his set-up had clown loach so i was hoping that accounted for it

I'll know in the morning or tomorrow afternoon i guess, just really curious

Not seen so many white eggs in a batch before,

Any knowledgable peeps know if eggs stay "brown" for 55 hrs if it means they fertile?

Cheers

 

[scrappy]

Not necessarily, if they are brown thats a good sign they havent gone 'off', however that does not mean hatching will occur, if they are not hatched within 72 hours normally the parents eat the eggs.