Egg cleaning? How often

[a1wonder]

This is seriously getting out of hand a 5 mins water change is turning into a 45min problem. The past two water changes I have experenanced a massive breeding session in my fish. Eggs now cover all the fliters, all over the glass, completely coating my fact plants and in all of thoughs hard to reach places. It takes me at the very least 45mins to clean up and then the next day or two they just keep at it *sigh
Right now its the cories and the silver dollars that are breed (from what I have witnessed) but I've seen my white skirts looking pretty happy as well.
it's said becuase nothing in the tank is eatting the eggs what so ever and I don't have the room to support the fry.
Can anyone offer any suggestions (besides sexing them because none of my fish stores will take back fish and no one wants unwanted fish). My other option I see if waiting longer to do water changes. I usually do them about 15percent a week reguardless if it needs to be or not. I'm thinking of pushing it back to 10 percent every two weeks. Most of the fish besides the one molly produce very little waste and I have never had an ammonia problem in the past.

But the I might have to change the water again because after all the breeding the water is looking murky although the water reading are great.

 

[Paul_MTS]

urm well my first thought would be to get a fish that will eat the eggs if you have space and the right tank mates?

 

[a1wonder]

I don't have the space right now
but I am planning on getting a larger aquarium within the next two weeks 50gal+ (hopefully with stand and around75 gal for under a hundard)
What fish would you suggest?

 

[Tempestuousfury]

Cyprinids and characins like danios eat their own eggs, so that might help. As well as gouramis. You might not get the results you want, though, and make sure you don't overstock your tanks.

 

[a1wonder]

There is currently a kissing gourami in the tank which although is always hungry hasn't caught on yet that there is currently munchies in the tank

 

[fishdudein]

Never had this problem before, sounds as though your fish are definitely "happy"! If nothing is eating the eggs (if there are as many as your description implies, it may be that they just can't eat them all fast enough), when the fry hatch out surely they will get eaten then.

Sounds like a great problem to have...could be a lot worse things!

 

[Tempestuousfury]

It could be a potential problem if the eggs grow fungus. This fungus could potentially affect any surviving fry and the tank inhabitants as well.