[In2wishin]

Those pictures were very helpful!

I am all set up again. This time I have the CPD’s back in the 10 gallon but I have more plants, moss, and guppy grass plus some cherry shrimp (couldn’t resist when I saw them). I will wait before I set up the egg trap again and see how these guys acclimate first. I think I may have just rushed it the first time. I know the shrimp and the CPD’d are known for eating each other’s babies but right now I just want them to feel at home.

[In2wishin]

@ballpc wrote:

I have had several people tell me that they thought their CPD’s weren’t producing any eggs, but then they neglected the traps for several days and found fry when cleaning out the traps…

Are you feeding your adults any live foods?

Dennis

I guess you could say that I am feeding them “almost live” foods. Decap BBS and freeze dries bloodworms in addition to their regular flake.

[In2wishin]

Well, there was nothing. I kept them in the tank for a week and waited for a week. I think I had the conditions right for spawning but maybe they are still too young???? Any ideas?

[In2wishin]

Can you see the eggs with the naked eye? What common item can you compare them to? I am not sure what I should be seeing.

[In2wishin]

After one day I am seeing what I think is spawning behavior. They are still hiding some but not as much as yesterday. I plan to keep them in the tank for a week, then move them back to the main tank. Does this seem like enough time?

[In2wishin]

@snail wrote:

I’d be interested to know if they are different when they are in a tank on their own again.
Here is another thread that talks about other fish with the CPDs:
http://www.celestialpearldanio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=400&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

I moved them into the spawning tank today and they are being really shy and spend all of their time hiding. I’ll keep watch: this may just be the stress from moving

[In2wishin]

@plunket wrote:

Hi there – no, I’ve left the adults in the main tank, so just babies and some moss in the “nursery”…

Do you collect the eggs or fry from the main tank and move them? I’m trying to get a picture of your procedure here.

[In2wishin]

@plunket wrote:

Hi all – new to the forum…have had a shoal of 15 CPD’s for about a year now, and just love ’em! They’re in a 270 litre community and have grown from fairly insipid teenagers into a stunning and feisty bunch. I’ve seen spawning behaviour many times but have never bred any of my fish, so assumed there wasn’t much point in putting any effort into hatching and growing them out – how wrong I was! After reading about successful breeding on the forum, I set up a little 15 liter tank with an air-driven filter, took some moss out of the main tank and shook it out in the the nursery tank, and over the last week have seen a growing number of fry – about 30 now – develop into free-swimming little slivers of glass. Have put some more moss into the tank, done a couple of water changes, and they all seem to be doing well. Just wanted to say thank you for all the great info that’s has prompted me to try this – REALLY enjoying this new aspect of my fishkeeping :lol:

Are your adults in the tank too?

[In2wishin]

@snail wrote:

I read somewhere that having active, non aggressive fish in the tank helps them to get braver but others say it makes them shy, i’d be interested to hear more experiences on this.

Right now I have 5 CPD’s in a tank with 2 white clouds (fairly inactive, very non-aggressive) and 5 Gertrudae rainbowfish which are more on the active side but very non aggressive. The CPD’s do seem a little braver and often school with the rainbows. I will be removing them soon to put into a spawning tank as soon as it has finished cycling. I’ll see if there is any behavior change then.

I don’t know if it makes a difference but the CPD’s were in the tank for a while before I added the bows.

[In2wishin]

@RescuePenguin wrote:

In2wishin,

I have noticed that they love Java moss. I have had a few fry survive in a community tank. Remember to feed lots of protein to the parents.

Steve

Thanks for the tips!

[In2wishin]

@ballpc wrote:

Yes, they will spawn in a community tank. Be sure your egg trap provides the best spawning site in the tank or they may be tempted to deposit the eggs else where.

It also helps to place the egg trap in an out-of-the-way place in the tank so it will not collect too much uneaten food.

Best of luck with your breeding project! Please keep us posted. :wink:

Dennis

Thanks, will do. I will do the initial spawning attempt in the fry tank, then move the fish and trap to the community tank after I (hopefully) get some eggs to start out.

This will be my first egg layer breeding attempt….have only had livebearers breed (which of course need no assistance from me).

[In2wishin]

@ballpc wrote:

Hi In2wishin, welcome to the forum!

Congratulations on your new CPD’s.

Dennis

Thank you. Unfortunately I have had one fatal accident: I was doing a water change my usual way using an airline hose into a bucket (in case anything gets sucked up). Afterwards I only saw 5 CPD’s. One went into the airline and got stuck about 6 inches in :cry: As best as I can sex them, I still have 2 males and 3 females so I still can breed. I will definitely be reading this forum as I set up a tank.

Quick question: will they breed in a community tank (I plan to use an egg trap like you made) or should I remove them to a separate tank?

[In2wishin]

Hi everyone! I am new here and got my first CPD’s a week ago after a couple of years wanting some.

I have a planted tank with:
6 CPD’s
2 whiteclouds
2 cory nanus
1 sumo loach
4 assorted Nerite snails
3 assassin snails
Way too many bladder snails (hence the assassins)

I will soon be adding a couple of rainbows, probably Gertrudae, or some of the brand new Daisy’s Ricefish.

Just purged the tank of guppies (neighbor’s kids were getting an aquarium for Christmas so they took all of mine – except one intrepid fry that stayed hidden)

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