Severum spawning need help!!!

[Gyarados]

Hey guys, my wild green sevs just spawned in the corner of my 90 gallon. The eggs are sitting on slate tile. I get these guys from Rapps about 6 months ago and they are only 3-4 inches!

I have no idea what to do, never had fish lay eggs before. Does anyone here have Severum breeding experience?

 

[Gyarados]

The parents are guarding the eggs right now, should I siphon them out? Are they at risk to get eaten?

 

[Gyarados]

http://imgur.com/WjzS4TC

Here's a shot of the eggs!

 

[dogofwar]

Are they alone or with other fish?

Sevs are pretty good parents but babies aren't likely to survive for long.

Sev babies are also tiny. It will be a few months before they're a couple of inches, if you decide to raise some wigglers.

Matt

 

[Gyarados]

They are with a wide variety of other fish. If I move the eggs into a small tank should I move the parents in as well? I was thinking just a well seasoned sponge filter in a 10 gallon?

 

[dogofwar]

I prefer to wait until the eggs turn into wigglers, if possible.

Or just place the eggs into a 10g tank (with water from the parents' tank). A gentle flow of bubbles near the eggs will help. I also use some alder cones as a natural fungicide.

Matt