Light colored True Perc eggs

[mwilliams62]

Ok I am about to be at my witts end here I do not know what else to do. I have been feeding my percs everthing that has been recommended to me. Change water every two weeks about 15+ gallons. The last three batches I have had either several white eggs to 1/4 of the batch a very, very pale orange.
Now this has been happening since I moved them to their own tank and them laying the eggs inside the pot. Could this be a possiblity as to the poor batches?
The last batch that I collected over the holiday weekend was for the first time a large hatching but they all died.
About two months ago I collected 30 fry as of today there sre 22 still growing strong.

So does anyone have any suggestions that would help to yield these lovely large heathly batches...

 

[mwilliams62]

Here are the eggs that they laid today.


And these were the eggs they laid one week before the holiday weekend.

 

[GreshamH]

what are you feeding the broodstock?

 

[mwilliams62]

Light colored True Perc eggs

what are you feeding the broodstock?

I am feeding them a variety of foods:
NLS - Thera - A+
Mysis
Brine Shrimp with and without Sprinula
Rods' Food "Just Fish Eggs". Just started on this one.
A little dash of A.S. Hatchery Diet food
New Era pellets
Tried the Cobalt Breeders pellets but they spit them out so I soaked them in a little bit of water and they will eat it then.

Just trying to keep their stomachs full so they don't eat the good eggs.
I try to feed them 3-5 times a day.

Is mixing the foods up causing this?

 

[GreshamH]

No, but lack of HUFAs probably is. Stick to stuff like TDO or SA for the pellet and supplement with eggs, and frozen like LRS. Mysis are good supplement as well.

 

[mwilliams62]

Which TDO would be good for them? I tried to feed some TDO to them but the just spit them out. I think it is C1 or C2 it has large written on it.

 

[GreshamH]

They are pretty much have the same ingredients so if they aren't taking it, which not all fish do, use SA. Pretty much the same thing.

Broodstock I'd use C2 (which is SM) or EP1 (which is Med).

How old is it? beyond shelf life? Stored in fridge? Fish are sensitive to higher peroxide levels IIRC, and that is one thing you get from old feed.

 

[mwilliams62]

I think I bought them this year during early spring. Keep in fridge. Is there a date on those packages? If so I will check when I get home.

 

[HowManyClowns]

My broodstock don't like TDO either (EP2) . They all eat the sa pellets though. They also eat C2 on occasion strangely enough

 

[mwilliams62]

All my stuff has expired I went back to look at when I bought it and it was at the end of last year possibly in Jan of this year. Only one had 12-4-14 listed as the expiration date.
Everything else expired in Jan 14 & April 14.
When kept in the fridge even with those expiration dates then they are no good correct?

 

[GreshamH]

Afraid so. That could be a big part in why they don't like it. Do you still have my email address? I'll send samples

 

[mwilliams62]

Light colored True Perc eggs

Afraid so. That could be a big part in why they don't like it. Do you still have my email address? I'll send samples

I believe I still have it.

 

[mwilliams62]

Light colored True Perc eggs

Afraid so. That could be a big part in why they don't like it. Do you still have my email address? I'll send samples

Email sent.
That might explain why my babies are not getting their full markings like they should as well. My B1 is very old as well.

 

[GreshamH]

OK I got it into the system. I suspect it'll ship today or tomorrow via ground.

 

[mwilliams62]

Light colored True Perc eggs

OK I got it into the system. I suspect it'll ship today or tomorrow via ground.

Thank you so very much.

 

[mwilliams62]

GreshamH
I just went to a LFS last night to buy the B1 but it expires in about 10 days how long after the expiration date is the food still good for?