Yellow Lab Lost Eggs Again!

[patchman]

my yellow lab has lost its eggs again, last time she was holding i put her into another smaller tank and they dissapeared, the same thing has happened this time, but i had left her in the big tank. she held the eggs for a couple of weeks the first time but barely a week this time.

 

[dthoffsett]

Labs are notorious for swallowing or spitting their eggs earlier. Some of them only do it the first few times they're holding, but some girls never hold successfully. I have one that has only held to a viable stage once. If you want to keep the eggs, move her as soon as you notice she is holding, and then strip her at 2 to 3 weeks I believe. Here's a good article on stripping and rearing mbuna fry. http/www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/raising_fry.php