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@satoshi wrote:
Does that just indicate they’re young, or that the LFS display isn’t showing off their colors well?
I would say both! Young fish are not as colorful as the adults and LFS are famous for not displaying fish at their best.
If they were in a tank with a light colored substrate they will wash-out too.
Dennis
@AquaGirl wrote:
Two questions I need to ask.
Do your remove the trio from the tank? I assume that you don’t since you remove the fry. Also….did you ever hear of using dehydrated split green peas to make green water?
Someone told me it is something that a Killie breeder does to create green water, just wondering if it will work?
Thanks in advance!
My post above is about 18 months old and I have seriously modified my breeding set-ups since then.
The absolute easiest way to increase your population without using multiple tanks and moving fish around is to use the egg trap.
I set-up two 5 gallon tanks, one with dark substrate and one with a bare bottom. In the bare bottom tank add a large portion of moss, java, christmas, etc.
I put 2 males / 4 females into the tank with the substrate and place the egg trap in with them. Now when you first set them up, it may take a bit for them to settle in and start producing eggs.
When you see eggs in the trap simply remove the trap and dump the eggs into the moss in the bare bottom tank. Once the fish are settled, if your breeders are young and healthy they should produce eggs on a regular basis.
Over the course of 2 or 3 weeks you should have enough fry to fill your 5 gallon fry tank. If you want more fry, start another tank.
Any of the info above can be changed around and still get good results… different ratio of M/F, different tank sizes, etc.
As for the green water, I’ve never heard of using split green peas. :lol: :lol:
I’ve started purchasing pure spirulina algae powder. It works for fry, daphnia and anything else that you would need green water for. Just a tiny amount mixed with 20 ml of water goes a long way.
Dennis
Larger fish and shrimp usually don’t mix very well. Even if the fish aren’t large enough to out right eat your shrimp, they will cause the shrimp so much stress that they won’t thrive for you.
Dennis
Hi RustyW, welcome to the forum!
Yellow shrimp look fantastic in a planted tank. A group of Otos would also work really well.
Some of the other small Danios would be nice too. Glowlight Danios, Dwarf Spotted Danios, Gold Ring Danios, and Panther Danios would work.
Some of the Rasboras would work well too.
Dennis
In bare bottom tanks I use air line tubing, in planted tanks I put a piece of filter foam over the end of the hose… like a pre-filter on a power filter.
Dennis
Katch and Dodode, thanks for the updates!
While these guys aren’t terribly hard to spawn, they are a bit tougher to produce in quantity like some of the other Danios.
Dennis
That’s a very lovely tank! I’m sure your CPD’s will be very happy with all the cover. They are typically much bolder if they have plenty of hiding places to duck back into at the sign of danger.
Dennis
@AquaGirl wrote:
Banana worms? I never heard that name before. Could you please educate me?
Banana worms are just a variety of nematode worm like micro worms. I used to culture 3 different types of worms because they are different in size;
1. Micro worms – the classic nematode worm. I think these are the smallest of the three.
2. Walter worms – slightly fatter than micro worms, reported to sink slower so fry have more exposure time to food source.
3. Banana worms – in my opinion the largest of the three. I feed these guys to fry and adults as well.
I did an article about culturing nematodes on the TFH site, guess I should get busy and put one on this site as well!
Dennis
Hi OoglyBoogly, welcome to the forum!
I wouldn’t say you can’t use a box like this for CPD’s, because I have used it in the past. It’s just that CPD’s spawn differently than your “typical” Danio and using the box is not very productive with CPD’s.
If you are looking for something easy to use for CPD’s I would suggest my egg trap…
Here’s the link to the whole DIY project on my other site…
http://www.danionins.com/articles/diyeggtrap.html
Best of luck with your breeding project!
Dennis
Try giving them some algae wafers or some shrimp pellets. I have seen some that will feed from the surface, but by and large they all prefer to eat near the bottom of the tank.
Dennis
@Tom2006 wrote:
thats a shame…mine love to get right into the moss
Same here. Sorry for your loss.
That’s a very good photo documentation of the moss and the damage.
Dennis
@AquaGirl wrote:
My friend bought me 6, at $6.00 each! :shock: Is that expensive?
I have spent more, but that’s about the average price in the states.
I just got a dozen wild ones last week for $65 shipped. They were very young and very starved when they arrived. One DOA & another gone in the first 24 hours. They have been getting lots of daphnia & banana worms and are starting to look much better… 10 fish for $65 = $6.50 each
Dennis
@AquaGirl wrote:
I am so confused after reading that article. Do you raise the temp to breed them or do you do a w/c with cooler water.
Actually I’ve never had to play around with the water temperature to get them to spawn. I generally like to keep mine between 68-78F and they breed like rabbits. I have noticed that when it gets very warm, above 80F they stop spawning. That’s what happened with all my breeders this summer.
@AquaGirl wrote:
Great news about the pictures. I found that most people in the aquatic hobby are so great about sharing their pictures.
You are so right! Every single person I have asked responded with a yes. One of my first requests was of our very own resident photographer Glenn. If you haven’t looked at his photos yet, you are in for a treat!
http://www.celestialpearldanio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=50
Dennis
@AquaGirl wrote:
…. PH 7.4, GH 7, KH 3, TDS 150….
That sounds like fantastic water for your new CPD’s right out of the tap!
I dilute my well water with rain water and keep the result as close to neutral as I can.
Dennis
