Yellow Eggs

On May 8th I took a spawn from an Oishi Cross female.  On May 9th I took spawns from two Oishi females. So that makes 5 different Oishi cross females combined with 4 powerful Oishi cross males so far this year.  Last year I held off on working with my Oishi crosses to allow the females to become full oya and I think my patience is paying off this season by giving me a strong focus & direction.

This photo is of the eggs from 11 am on May 9th.  Notice the strong yellow color of the eggs.  These eggs have been held by the mother for too long.  Something happened that caused her to not release the eggs awhile ago.  Notice the good separation & dispersion of the eggs.  There is one further stage the eggs could reach if the mother held them even longer: clumping.  Only once in 2012 have I observed clumped eggs and the fertility rate was decent.  So I will let these eggs develop and keep my fingers crossed.

Update: 8-8-15
I was wrong, after having watched this female all year I now have the position that she simply makes yellow eggs.  I came to this conclusion after observing a regular spawning routine that showed yellow eggs every time. Wow, didn't see that one coming.