Question: Axo eggs dying???

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On the 3rd february our albino female laid just under 200 eggs. now down to only about 30 as all the other died. the dad is wild coloured and so are all the babies, i read that albino females will have albino eggs?? we realised a few days ago that the temperature had shot right up in the tank, got it turned down as soon as we realised. would this be what caused the deaths?
 
Albino females will initially lay white eggs, but after a few days the eggs start to acquire the color their own phenotype. Unless your male is recessive for albino, all your eggs will be dark.

Temperature probably played a major part. If your two are carrying a recessive lethal gene, that can also explain the death of eggs.
 
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