Breeding Neon Tetra

Well good news is a pair of my tetras spawned this morning , the bad news is it was not in my spawning tank so the eggs were eaten lol , but at least i know they are in a breeding mood , i have taken out a pair now and am going to put them in the breeding set up , hopefully tom morning at 1st light they should do their thing.

 

That's great @col182 let us know how it goes tomorrow

 

Thanks @tanked72 , here is a pic of the pair going in , will only use 1 pair as now i only have 1 female left that is nice and round after the unexpected spawning this morning , sorry it is so dark , no lights in the spawning tank and the flash just causes major reflection on the glass female on the right and male on the left

 

You seem to hav the the conditions perfect for them to breed @col182 I can't wait to see the results

 

@tanked72 not sure about perfect but I hope good enough lol , they are in now and the male isn't wasting any time , he is stuck to the female like glue , they have gone around the tank a few times and at the moment they are now sticking to the area i have the spawning mops , I dont really expect a spawning today but I will keep an eye on them just incase.

 

I think you will get a spawning today @col182

 

Holding thumbs!
You are certainly doing something right

 

Thanks @GaryG I hope to get home too a nice thin female today

 

Hi. Where did you get the white plastic grid thing?

 

Hi @DerikPelser , I got it at builders in the garden and plants section think it was about R40 a meter if i remember correctly

 

So how is the breeding program going ?

 

Hi @tanked72 , so far nothing has happened with the pair in the breeding tank , i'm gonna leave them for another week and if nothing happens i will add in the pair that spawned last sunday into the breeding tank as the females can drop eggs every 2 weeks and hopefully that will get things going

 

Let's hope you have a positive outcome

 

Do a water change with some cooler water this might prompt then to spawn.

 

Jip, that might work. Simulates fresh rains, after which they normally spawn. Good luck!

 

I have heard of people doing that to

 

Thanks all , I might just give that a try too, will let you know how it goes.

 

Adding cooler water to the breeding tank during the early hours of the morning does work; I've done it many times to various tetra species, not all spawned, but it definetly works. Just before adding the fish to their breeding tank I would take anything from 1L to 2L of water out of the tank (depending on the tank size) and put it in the refridgerator the night before and use that to shock the fish into a breeding frenzy early the next morning.

 

Thanks @Edward that is i really good idea , it makes it much easier to do that then trying to match new water to the same ph and gh etc etc , again thanks for the idea

 

Hi Edward,

Can I use that same tactic for Barbs ?