| That's a long journey to keep the same temperature! "Spawns in schools over weed beds or gravel in shallow areas. Produces thousands of pale yellow eggs c. 2 mm in diameter. Hatching occurs in one to two weeks, producing young fish 8-10 mm long (McDowall, 2000).
Lifecycle stages
Matures at three to four years of age. Spawning occurs in spring (McDowall, 2000)." So yes, they will have hatched, but you will have to stop the adult fish eating them. |
Here is a link that might be useful: NZ extract about Orfe
