Medaka Eggs

[kammaroon]

My not quite 3 months old ricefish has started laying eggs. I thought she was just fat at first, as she's alway eating. Should the eggs be trailing like a chain?

She's the largest of 4 that I raised from eggs I bought from internet. Unfortunately, I don't think any of the other 3 are mature enough to fertilise the eggs, they are almost half the size, and I'm not even sure any of them are male.

[Aubrey]

@kammaroon That's normal looking to me. Sometimes when they lay more it looks like a big cluster of eggs. When they brush them off on something they will trail off like that on a string. Anyone know what that string is or what it's called?

[Tedrock]

I am raising these fish right now and while this is isn’t “normal” I wouldn’t be concern yet.  It could be stringy sticky residue stretched into a line.  Just keep an eye on it it my suggestion.

[Aubrey]

I guess the eggs are attached by filaments to a plug.

You can see the filament attached to the left side of this single egg.

[Tedrock]

23 minutes ago, Aubrey said:

I guess the eggs are attached by filaments to a plug.

You can see the filament attached to the left side of this single egg.

Wow now that is science!  I didn’t think the thanks button did your work justice!