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HELLO FISH LOVERS...

HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME,I HAVE A 12" FEMALE OSCAR THAT IS DUE TO LAY TOMORROW I THINK,AS SHE LAYED EGGS TWO WEEKS AGO BUT JUST AFTER TWO DATS THEY ATE THEM... NOW I HAVE TRYED TO KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM THE TANK BY PUTTING PAPER AROUND THE SIDES TO KEEP PEOPLE AWAY...NOW I CAME HOME TODAY AND CHECKED ME MATES AND SEEN THAT THE FEMALE HAS ,WHAT LOOKS LIKE A SMALL BUBBLE STICKING OUT WHERE HERE TUBE COMES OUT.NOW WHAT I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS A SIGN OF EGGE BOUND OR NOT,I AM WORRIED ABOUT HER SO ANY HELP WOULD BE VERY GREATFULL.I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO...

KIND RERGARDS MICHAEL.

Hi Michael,

I just replied to your email. Thanks for posting here as this is preferred over email. The "ovipositor" drops down when they are ready to spawn making it a lot more visible. Female's tube is bigger(wider" than male's since it needs to pass 2mm diameter eggs while the male's milt can pass through his thinner genital papillae just fine.

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Joe
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