> I have had similar luck using mops. Their eggs are very tiny, as are there
> fry. Green water is a must to raise them. Having lots of natural plants
they
> probably find enough food on them to survive. The nice thing were the eggs
> all hatched well incubating in small containers. Right now I have mine set
> up like Bruce's, but have java moss instead for plants.
>
> During tank cleaning last night I didn't find any fry in my ommatta tanks
,
> but fry and eggs in my banded topminnow ( Fundulus cingulatus) and
redfaced
> topminnow ( F. rubrafrons) gravel. The eggs are easier to tell apart than
> the adults of these species. Cingulatus has very large eggs, and the
> rubrifrons were much smaller, but not as small as ommattas would be.
>
> Ray
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