Imitator eggs developing !

[John]

Day 4, still Gastrula I think. That's mom in the background.

[John]

Day 5, I think they're starting to become Neurulas.

[John]

Day 6, definitely neurula stage now.

[John]

Day 7, late neurula/early tailbud development stage?

[John]

Day 8, definitely showing tadpole shape.

[John]

Day 9, now you can see the gills, which disappear around hatching time.



Day 10, gills pretty clear now:



The eyes are starting to become visible on Day 11:



Day 12, the eyes much more defined and the gills are very clear:



Day 13, and only a couple of days from hatching I think:



Day 14 and the gills have receded:



Day 15, hatching day. As you can see, father has already started to pick them up and drop them off in their own individual bromeliad pools:

[John]

Here's one of them in a pool. That orange thing is a fish food pellet I dropped in there.