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Hi there...some advice about treatment for eggs and larvae

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marduk

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Hi guys
My female Pleurodeles waltl has started to put her eggs but most of them are beggining to develop some fungi. Can any of you give me some advice for treatment on this case...what about larvae? Anyone know about any contraindications on the use of regular antifungi medications for fishes?
Thanks in advance and hope to post some photos of the happy couple one of this days.
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Hey,

fungus on fish eggs usually develops if something is wrong with water (for most cases there is not enough aeration around eggs or water chemistry is totally wrong for this particular species).
I guess it is similar with amphibian eggs. Fixing your water should solve a problem.

Other (more rare possibility) is that a male is either too young or, for some reasons, unable to fertilize eggs properly.

If you want to use chemistry add just few drops to a tank (really, really a minimum amount) but still if any of two mentioned above cases is affecting your eggs adding anti-fungal drug won't change anything.

Regards.
 
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actually, if eggs are fungusing chances are very good they are infertile. Using fungicides such as methylene blue and acriflavine(which some debate do seem to preserve good eggs) can also "pickle" infertile eggs so that they do not get fungus. Of course, that doesn't really solve anything.

The above is all experience with killifish.
 
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