Breeding Tetras

[-fish-fanatic-]

hey guys i have a
jebo R750 tank..im not sure how many gals it is but i think its bout 15-16

in it i have

2 neon tetras..[1 just died]
3 glow light tetras
2f mollies
1m molly

im not sure what sex the tetras are as i do not know how to tell the difference...if anyone knows how to could you PLEASE tell me...?

anyway..my question is..

i would really like to breed my tetras!!!!!!!!! but i have nooooooo idea how!

thankyou for any help you may give

 

[nmonks]

Most detailed aquarium books (e.g. Baensch's Aquarium Atlas) will give you specifics on breeding any aquarium fish, so if you want to try breeding fish as well as have a general aquarium book, then look for a book like that. There are specific books on breeding, too. While a bit old, the Interpet Guide to Fish Breeding is certainly easy to read and clearly laid out.

Tetras are moderately difficult to breed. They need specific water conditions (soft/acid) and because the fry are small, they need very small foods to begin with. Sometimes newly hatched brine shrimp will do, but not always, and you need things like infusorians or microworms. Egg layers are made more complex than livebearers because eggs are peculiarly sensitive to bacterial and fungal decay in aquaria, so you need to plan around keeping them clean. Livebearers skip this stage, so you go straight to having fry that are big enough (usually) to accept flake and small live foods like Daphnia.

If you want to try breeding an egg-layer, try danios or common Corydoras species like the peppered cory; these fish spawn more readily and the fry are big enough to eat things like brine shrimp nauplii as well as finely ground flake and Liquifry.

Cheers,

Neale

 

[-fish-fanatic-]

Most detailed aquarium books (e.g. Baensch's Aquarium Atlas) will give you specifics on breeding any aquarium fish, so if you want to try breeding fish as well as have a general aquarium book, then look for a book like that. There are specific books on breeding, too. While a bit old, the Interpet Guide to Fish Breeding is certainly easy to read and clearly laid out.

Tetras are moderately difficult to breed. They need specific water conditions (soft/acid) and because the fry are small, they need very small foods to begin with. Sometimes newly hatched brine shrimp will do, but not always, and you need things like infusorians or microworms. Egg layers are made more complex than livebearers because eggs are peculiarly sensitive to bacterial and fungal decay in aquaria, so you need to plan around keeping them clean. Livebearers skip this stage, so you go straight to having fry that are big enough (usually) to accept flake and small live foods like Daphnia.

If you want to try breeding an egg-layer, try danios or common Corydoras species like the peppered cory; these fish spawn more readily and the fry are big enough to eat things like brine shrimp nauplii as well as finely ground flake and Liquifry.

Cheers,

Neale

thx heaps...it helped alot

 

[millym]

hi
in the case of neons the females have a much rounder fuller belly, it makes their red stripe appear to bend as it goes towards their tail if you see a male & female next to eachother the difference is obvious.( not much help if you only have m or f not both-sorry!) i can only assume that glolights are probably the same ( our rummy females have fatter bellys too)..........males being much sleeker in appearance.
hope this helps.