Reply To: Waiting not working…so help please
Right heres the plan Atlantis, keep the 10 gallon running and use the 5 gallon. Find a mesh to fit the bottom. Seperate the sexes and feed feed feed…baby brine shrimp is a fantastic conditioning food aswell as frozen bloodworm and a selection of dried foods.
Right you need to set up the tank in the following order, get your bare tank and clean it well with a salt solution, this sterilises the tank, rinse well and fill with fresh declorinated water, add an airpowered filter or an airstone(the filter is only really needed when the eggs hatch) set your heater to the regular temp the tanks are normally at. Add the mesh to the base(i use suckers to keep it pinned down)on top of the grid you need a spawning medium! for example a spawning mop or java moss,something that the fish can spawn on/in. The fish spawn into the mop/moss and the non sticky eggs fall under the grid out of reach from hungry parents.
You are nearly ready to add your breeders, leave the water to settle for at least 24 hours and then add the fish, i would try a pair at first and later on the trio and compare results.
Leave the fish in for a maximum of 3 days,and check under the mesh daily, if eggs are spotted remove the adult fish. If unfortunatly you dont get eggs remove the fish and condition them for a further week before trying again. Never feed the breeders when in the spawning tank, the water must never become polluted. If i think of anything more ill let you know.
SPAWNING TANKS UP AND RUNNING,THE ONE WITH CARDBOARD IS A EMPOROR TETRA BREEDING TANK AND NEEDS SHADE.
UNDER THE CARDBOARD…
ANOTHER VIEW.
Good luck Atlantis and im here if you need any help 