oooo i think im gonna have baby bumblebee gobies :O

[rachy]

does anyone have a pic of their eggs?? ive got eggs underneath a leaf in my dp tank, looking on google etc i think theyre bumblebee eggs, because theyre like little white sacks, kinda hanging.would love 2 see a pic tho, 2 make sure thats what they are! in case it turns out 2 b snails or something :S also does anyone have any experience how 2 raise them etc??
any help appreciated! cheers

[bazil323]

I've got no experience, but I just had to say good luck! I've got bbgs also, but I've yet to see anything like eggs. What else do you have in that tank?

[rachy]

i have 3 dwarf puffers, and 3 tiny little bristlenose in there at the min

[omplmpa3]

So there were BBGs in the tank at one time? How old are the eggs?

[rachy]

So there were BBGs in the tank at one time? How old are the eggs?

sorry, i mean there is puffers + bristlenose in the tank now with the bbgs. the eggs have gone now tho:(

[rachy]

well theres loads more eggs now theyve been there for 3 days, i can see eyes n stuff inside them now :O so cute anyone know how long they will take to hatch? have googled, n get diff answers, some say 2 days, others say 4?

[Lil' Swimz$]

BBG's are brackish, I'm sure.

[goby1kenobi]

Brachygobius xanthozonus, B. nunus, B. kabiliensis, and B. sua are all listed under both freshwater and brackish on fishbase.org.

Brachygobius xanthozonus is listed as a cave-brooder.

You might want to read up on raising egglayers in general. At a guess, they'll need infusoria to strart with, followed by progressively-larger yet incredibly tiny foods.
Do realize the fry are at a high risk of being eaten the second they hatch, unless you move them to a different tank.

[rachy]

well theyve started to hatch :O from reading etc, i knew they were gonna b small, but im still shocked at just how small lol!!had put a leaf with a load of eggs on in the little floating baby tank thing, but they are 2 small for it lol, most have escaped already. 2 small 2 catch aswell i reckon! spotted another load of eggs in a hollow bit under the piece of wood thats in there 2nite tho, theyve already got eyes n stuff, so they must b nearly ready i think!! i did wanna try n save them from being eaten etc, but i dont think theres much chance of moving the babies tbh but there is loads of plants n stuff in there, so i think at least some might make it still the brackish + freshwater thing has confused me a bit like, some places say freshwater, some say brackish...but im guessing if they are breeding, they must b happy in the water ive got them in!

[Lil' Swimz$]

That's right! Good luck!

[Dsmdan95]

Mine laid eggs a couple of times they were gray though & none hatched. Lets see if i can fine the link..

Here it is viewtopic.php?f=8&t=16205

[omplmpa3]

I have 6 BBGs. Only one is male. The only time I see him is when he is out "courting" the ladies, otherwise he is gaurding the eggs. I have successfully netted the fry (catch at night using a flashlight and a brine shrimp net) and kept them in a nursery (DIY with a nylon stocking over it) but I can't find infusoria and everything else I've tried is far too big.

[rachy]

ive been feeding mine liquifry, n they seem 2 b liking that!

[omplmpa3]

Earlier today I stopped at my LFS and one of the guys said he had seen a lot of DIY recipes for infusoria online, so I'm going to give that a try.

[bazil323]

Are they still alive? How're they doing?