Fertility

[Ms. Mermaid]

What is the best way to boost a male True Perc's fertility?

[polarbear]

Just make sure the tank is stable and he feels safe. Once I moved to my 90 gallon tank and got a GBTA for them they started laying eggs. Now they lay eggs every other week. Once the eggs hatch they lay more within a week. I wish I could raise them but I don't have the means.

[Ms. Mermaid]

They are having no problems laying the eggs like clock work just not all the eggs are getting fertilized. At least that is what I am thinking because by the time it is hatch night barely half of the batch is left to hatch if even that and they have been laying eggs since Nov. 2012.

[moneytank]

There could be reasons they are eating the eggs. Such as diet, stress, water quality and sometimes just because they want to.

Doesn't mean they are not fertile. If they are not fertilized they will turn white or stay clear.

There are a few breeders on here that could help out with questions/suggestions.

But the biggest thing is stability, and food

[Ms. Mermaid]

Ok thanks.

[Ms. Mermaid]

They did have one batch about two weeks ago half of the eggs turned white and of course it was a very nice size compared to the other batches that they have been laying.

[Big_Pun]

feed them good


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[Ms. Mermaid]

I feed them everything I possibly can..
Here is the latest egg batch. They laid them on 03-14-14.
1st picture should be for3-14-14 and the second picture with very little eggs left was taken today when I went home for lunch.

The pictures are backwards in the thread.

[Big_Pun]

from talkin with my friend that breeds; if its some of there first clutches they are always small and sometimes a fish is just not a good breeder. have you seen any of the fish pick and eat the eggs

[Ms. Mermaid]

The male is always at the nest doing whatever he does. They have been breeding sincce Nov 2012. But since I moved them to their own tank in Aug of last year. I was hoping the batches would improve but they haven't.

[leliataylor]

You may have a problem with low sperm motility in the male. It does happen and the only recourse to to pair her up with a different male and vise versa. We see this periodically in seahorses where the male will deliver a large number of undeveloped eggs. In view of the time you have had the pair together there may be a problem with his ability to fertilize the eggs. Not all males are capable of reproducing viable offspring.

[Ms. Mermaid]

I do have to say one thing he is very dedicated to the batches even if he isn't fertilizing the eggs very well.