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lifesworksataol

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has anyone ever seen orchid dottybacks lay eggs or anything like that? cause i got a ball of almost sponge, and it looks like eggs and she keeps twirling around it and kind of fluffing it up. can i take them out now or do i need to wait till a certain time? any help would be great!
 
The Orchid Dottyback, like other members of the family Pseudochromidae, lay eggs in a mass that are not adhered to a substrate but held together by filamentous threads. The egg mass is usually deposited in small nooks and caves and tended by the male. The eggs hatch in about 3-4 days and are larval for 28-30 days.

from ora website.
:D iam a proud papa!!!
but that doesnt help a whole lot. when can i take them out and what to do with it then?
 
i cant tell you all how excited i am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hehehehehehehheheheh
i will be buying books and reading a ton tomorrow - i have less then 3 days!
 
thanks!!!! iam so excited if you couldnt tell.

i tried calling you a few times and it was busy or you didnt answer. haha no biggie though i got my 55 gal today, so iam set.
 
did you read the weblink i sent? do you have that book or have you read it? does it tell you detailed info on them? i am really interested in that book. cant wait to read it. :-D iam still so excited. the guy wrote that they have babies every 4 days and hatch every 4. wow! i could have tons of those little guys! iam so excited! thanks keith tracy and christie.
 
rofl. Wow going to have your hands full eh? Maybe you could try to get ahold of the guy you got them from and see if he has any tips?

congrats. :)
 

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