Hang On Baby
Posted by becca on April 4, 2004
Q: my craw fish has baby eggs attached to her they were brown but they just turned pink what does that mean and how should i care with them when they are born
A: Boy, I'm stumped about the change of color. I have two thoughts however. 1. the egg color change may be due to the young being just ready to hatch and you're seeing the young through the egg shell or 2. the eggs may have a fungus that is covering the eggs. You're seeing something "up close" that most of us have never seen - lucky you! It will be interesting to see what happens.
Once the young hatch, they'll remain on their mother for several days before venturing out on their own. Provide some rocks in their aquarium so they can hide as well as scavenge algae etc from the rocks. The young are omnivores and can probably be fed goldfish pellets (sinkable ones) as they contain both animal and vegetable material in them. Best of luck!
John Wiessinger ( April 5, 2004)