Fish releasing eggs???
Good morning.
This morning as I was drinking my coffee I happen
to look up at my tank and in a split second it looked like
someone had dropped a teaspoon of uncooked grits
in the water. The fish went crazy and started eating it
like frenzied sharks. But it came from the top and dropped
down. I got my handy magnifying glass out and tried
to find any remains of whatever it was but couldn’t locate
any. Then, a moment ago it happened again. This time
I was sitting beside the tank and got a good look. One
of my Buenos Aires Barbs swan really fast to the top,
jumped out of the water a bit and the next thing I know
that area of the tank was full of these clear-ish looking balls
again. The fish went nuts and started gobbling it all up.
I’m going to assume these were eggs, yes??? Why would
she release them like this? Is it normal? I thought they
placed them on plants or at least on the bottom in the
gravel. While it was really kinda’ cool, and the other fish
absolutely loved it, it just struck me as odd. At this moment
most of my fish are in that area of the tank, on the bottom,
scavenging up scraps.
Lisa
Alabama, USA
Category: AquaticLife
