T. granulosa eggs on wood

[uwe]

Hi,

I have experienced now several times that my T.granulosa also spawn on wood/cork.

See photo:
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See one egg/embryo zoomed:

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Uwe

 

[fabian]

Hi Uwe,
ist the wood under water or above the waterlevel? I've seen my granulosa laying eggs on land for the first time this year:

(The picture is taken from above)

Those eggs are on a very wet stone but it is never floated.

Fabian

 

[uwe]

Mine are below the waterline.

How are the eggs doing? They are probable critically in respect to drying out.

Uwe

 

[fabian]

The main danger wasn't drying out but getting eaten by their parents. That's what happened
I rescued some and put them into water where they develloped normally.

Fabian

 

[uwe]

The main danger wasn't drying out but getting eaten by their parents. That's what happened
I rescued some and put them into water where they develloped normally.

I always remove the eggs from the adults. Especially the Tarichas are heavely feating on their eggs as the are not hidden at all.

Uwe

 

[fabian]

I always remove the eggs from the adults. Especially the Tarichas are heavely feating on their eggs as the are not hidden at all.

Uwe

That's what I do, but I've rescued enough for this season, so I wanted to look what happened to those "land-eggs". Yesterday I've discovered some more (excactly the same place), if they are still there tommorow I try to build a little "cage" around them to see their devellopment.

Fabian