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Do zebrafish eat their own eggs? What are the precautions for spawning?

Lydia Rodarte-Quayle
2021-03-06 03:31:39
Zebrafish eat their own eggs. Because the eggs of zebrafish are very small, they are easy to be eaten by mistake. Large zebrafish do not have the concept of protecting fish eggs, and will be weak after spawning, it is easy to eat fish eggs as food. Therefore, the large zebrafish after spawning should be fished out in time to avoid eating the eggs by mistake. When young zebrafish are born, try not to change the water because they are easily washed away. It is also better not to feed egg yolk water, and it is recommended to use migratory water to feed.
Do zebrafish eat their own eggs? What are the precautions for spawning?

1. Do zebrafish eat their own eggs

? The eggs of zebrafish are so small that they can hardly be seen without careful observation. Because small fish hatch from their eggs, newborn zebrafish are also very small. Because of its small size, it is easy to be regarded as food. Both fish eggs and small fry are likely to be eaten. Moreover, in the eyes of zebrafish, fish eggs are a kind of food with high nutritional value. Therefore, preparations for isolation should be made in advance to avoid eating zebrafish eggs.

2. Precautions

for zebrafish spawning 1. Lay a layer of dense glass balls at the bottom of the tank in advance, so that the eggs will fall from the gap of the glass balls to the bottom of the breeding tank. The glass balls can separate the parent fish from the eggs so that the parent fish will not eat the eggs, or you can plant some aquatic plants. O that the fish eggs can adhere to the fish eggs and do not directly touch the bottom of the fish tank.

2. After it lays eggs, it needs to keep quiet as much as possible. Creating a quiet environment for small fish is conducive to speeding up its hatching speed. After the zebrafish spawns, in order to prevent the small fish from being eaten by other fish before they are born.

3. After the mother fish lays eggs, they should be isolated immediately, or all the fish in the fish tank should be fished out and the eggs should be left alone in a fish tank. When the fish is bigger, they are put back into the original fish tank to raise.

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