Melano Pk/copper Hm Spawn

Hi everyone! I am sort of a ghost around here. Right quick: I have 32 bettas, 2 golden wonder killifish, 1 Flying Fox, 2 dwarf puffer fish, 1 oto, 4 Singapore shrimp, 15 ghost shrimp, 22 red cherry shrimp, 5 guppies, 2 black mollies, 7 brigs snails, 1 Columbiam Ramshorns, 3652436872634 European ramshorns, 2374387 MTS, 437687236 pond snails, and live plants. I think that's everything.

On to the main point:

I have a melano PK male (spade tail) and a copper HM female that I put into a spawn tank a few days ago. I am trying to start a program for copper masked black HMPKs.

This afternoon, they spawned! I am so happy, but nervous all the same.

So, the male beat up my female pretty good. She's now resting in IAL water and being kept calm and quiet.

The male also took a few good hits from the female.

They weren't spawning for very long. I took her out because he started attacking her, and not in a good way.

I took some pics, but I warn you! I used my camera phone, so get out your magnifying glasses! No, it's not okay to send me your eye doctor bill!!

Congrats and good luck

You'll have to be especially careful with melano fry as they tend to be a little harder to raise because of their genetics, i could nvr get a black spawn to last long

LOL Thanks!

Apparently, I have chosen two of the most difficult colors to breed. I have also been told that coppers are also difficult to even hatch; they need a specific pH and temperature.


Also, I think that this spawn is a dud. It's been nearly 50 hours since the eggs were put into the nest, and they haven't hatched. I don't think I had the correct temperature in the tank.

I am going to leave the male in the tank for a little longer. If nothing happens in the next day or so, then I will remove him and recondition him. The female is already being reconditioned. I may just leave the tank up with the nest while the pair are being reconditioned, just in case something does happen in there.

We'll see.