My common goldfish was acting crazy last night (with lights off on tank), so I figured I would check and see what their problem was, because they were making a lot of noise. I turn on the light and I get the bigger fish of the two to calm down. It seems to try to be attacking it's own reflection in the tank. Weird!
Anyways, I searched for the other fish, it was in the corner of the tank, acting like it was sleeping. I looked carefully and to my surprise I saw little white-ish circles all over the cave decoration in the tank. That's when it hit me, looks like eggs! I was so excited for 5 minutes, I was searching everywhere. I saw lots on the cave and some where stuck between the gravel or sitting on it. They are tiny! Then, it hit me! What do I do now, and when did this happen! Now I've become scared, I've never had baby frys or fish. I guess here are my questions, maybe someone can help me. The only thing was disconnect on of my filters and stopped the airation bubble stone/wall. Now what?
-Most of the eggs I can find are either cloudy white or half white, and I found a few that have a black dot in it. Will they all hatch
-Do I need to seperate the parents and eggs? Do I move the decoration cave or just the parents
-Do I need to buy a net thing where babies are kept (looks like a floating playpen/crib). Sorry, I'm so new to this, don't know the terminology
-Should I buy more equipment? I currently have a 10 gallon tank for 2 common goldfish with 2 (10 gallon filters) running on it with 2 air stones and 1 bubble wall running.
-What do babies eat when they hatch? What do I ask for when I go to Pet Depot or another pet store?
-Do I need to buy REAL plants so they can hide in it? Or can plastic work?
Anything else I should know?
ExcitedAndConfused!