Caesarian Rescue

[kribensis12]

^ that works too!

 

[clairelovestlc]

Oh wow... just WOW!

Please keep us posted how they get on! How many are there that you think are still alive?

 

[LauraFrog]

I think you have the right idea re. removing the dead ones. When I've done something like this before (one of my fish got stressed out and dropped too early) I remembered that the babies develop in eggs, hatch inside the mother and then are born. So I did what fish that care for their eggs do - current (egg fanning) removal of fungus (egg cleaning) and removing dead eggs (eating infertile eggs). Methylene Blue is very good at protecting eggs from fungus. I used a cheapie whitespot remedy also containing formaldehyde, at 1/3 recommended dosage. No fungus.

I'm not sure if the eggs will hatch normally (mine were smaller than yours and they all died). Sometimes a female giving birth to full-term fry drops some that are still in their eggs. I've had a go at removing the shell with tweezers but it's hard to do it without damaging the fry. Usually the fry gets its tail damaged and I feed it to the other fish. Next time I might clove oil one and see if making it stop wriggling helps.

 

[abzorbd]

Good luck. I wish you the best

 

[Gill]

Not many Left that are still moving this morning, removed 3 cloudy ones and it leaves only 3 still beating.
Its been really interesting to watch them develop like this.
only thing is its very worrying thinking about them in there little sacs looking out at me and womdering what the hell i am. lol
Reminds me of the seen in Finding Nemo where nemo is being held in his dads flipper and is looing up at him after the barracuda decimated his brothers and sisters.

 

[helterskelter]

LOL yes remove any dead eggs as this will onyl allow fungus to grow and kill the others.

anything you can do like Methylene Blue would help, just use a tiny amount.

 

[Gill]

They didn't make it. the last three kealed over during the night.

This was very interesting to watch. but it also gives alot of info for people if they are ever in the same situation.

thanks for all the help guys.

I feel more confident now - it it ever happens again.

Gonna stock up on Methylene Blue.

 

[moll]

Sorry to hear non made it

 

[kribensis12]

I too am very sorry !!!!!!!! Well, if it ever happens again, you'll be more prepared!

 

[5teady_2012]

Very intresting read that

Sorry they didnt make it, big well done on trying though, take my hat off to ppl like you

 

[Gill]

Thanks guys, It was very interesting to watch.
It helps that i am not the slightest bit queemish when it comes to discesting animals and fish.
If I can clean a rabbit which is infected with maggots past the epidermal layer(Vet Nursing Days), than this was easy.