EMERGENCY!!! My fish just laid a bunch of eggs

[WildWill]

My fish just laid a bunch of eggs in a busy aquarium!! What do I do
!?!?!?!?! How do i get them out and where do i put them all?

[SeaWitch]

Well, you can suck them up with a water change, or, if you want to keep some, then you need to put them in a seperate container.  Unless you have the means to raise fry, not to mention a home for them when they get big enough and the time to care for them, then I would suggest doing a big wc or several small ones and getting rid of them.  Of course, your fish can eat some, too.  Good protein for them, just don't let them eat too many.

[WildWill]

I think i would like to keep them, i put a bunch in a separate container just now. All this time i thought my fish was having swim bladder issues, turns out he is a she, and she was preggers! Do you know what else i would need to keep the eggs and make them grow?

[SeaWitch]

I don't breed my fish intentionally and I don't keep the eggs.  However, you can read the stickies in this section and the other posts and that should give you an idea of what all it involves.

[Juavichar]

Just going to bump this old thread.

Rain is spurting eggs like a madwoman. I've been trying to get as many up as I can, but they seem to be sticking to the decor and bottom of the tank and the python won't suck them up. Should I be using a towel or something to be wiping them off? how do you guys usually deal with this?

Of course the two are both eating eggs like its a banquet.

[SeaWitch]

What I do is use my hand, or a paper towel to stir them up, then let them settle back to the bottom of the tank, then suck them up.  You have to unstick them first.