Congo Tetras

[james morrisontoxic2]

how can you tell the difference between male and female,also how easy are they to breed ,im not wanting to breed them ive got 10 in a tank ,and just wondering if they will start breeding or not,or basically i want to know how many males i have opposed to females ,hope im making sense

 

[Davo86]

how can you tell the difference between male and female,also how easy are they to breed ,im not wanting to breed them ive got 10 in a tank ,and just wondering if they will start breeding or not,or basically i want to know how many males i have opposed to females ,hope im making sense

Mature Males are bigger, more colourful and have longer fins,

With 10 in the tank then yes they may well breed, if they are fed frozen prepared foods like bloodworm and have regular water changes,
However as the eggs are spawned onto soft leaved plants and you will most likely find that these get eaten by other fish

 

[james morrisontoxic2]

hanks for that davo most interesting mate

 

[Bigpig]

hanks for that davo most interesting mate

Very easy to tell the difference.

Males are bigger and more colorful like davo said. The fin-age is the big giveaway

 

[frank-g]

Hi as the other lads said plenty of live food but what i found when i used to breed fish like these including most other tetras was plenty of water changes but what worked for me was that the water was allways cold possibly this simulated the wet season and cold water running off the hills i dont know but it worked for me all the best frank

 

[MermaidMel]

Males also have white edges to their anal fins they are beautiful fish, I've kept them twice before but sold them for change arounds, I am getting some more this month and intend to keep them! They are crazy fish, they actually watch T.V. and are very peaceful contrary to reports, I've never had any scraps. I've always kept 2 males : 3 females.

 

[Bigpig]

There we go my congos 2 females at the top and 2 males below

 

[MermaidMel]

There we go my congos 2 females at the top and 2 males below

so pretty