Friday Photospread ? Artificial Incubation of Freshwater Angelfish Eggs

[BallAquatics]

Step by step with lots of cool photos.....

http://www.reef2rainforest.com/2013/10/15/friday-photospread-artificial-incubation-of-freshwater-angelfish-eggs-part-1/

Dennis

[Mugwump]

Good one Dennis....a lot of us shy away from meth. blue and use peroxide instead. The Meth. nlue needs to be gone by the time the eggs are hatching...this roughly 48hrs with angels. This is accomplished by many careful water changes. Peroxide dissipates in about 12hrs and is less of an issue. Some say that Meth. blue harms fry....juries still out on that...for ease of maintenance, peroxide is a preferred product. It's just as effective, if not more so, and works like a charm. 

[P4Angels]

Thanks for that one 

[BallAquatics]

I used methylene blue for years with great success.  I have since found that if I'm getting much egg fungus it due to a water parameter problem.  I now just adjust my water and don't use any chemicals.  How have these fish managed all these years without our intervention or our chemical stock piles???  lol   

I should check to see what the shelf life is for methylene blue, I know the bottle I have must be ancient!

Dennis

[BillT]

Methylene blue can last many many years as either a solution or a powder.