Got Wrigglys :) New Pic Added

[pippoodle]

My white cloud minnow spawning worked again (haven't done it for a few years and only done it in cold before never tropical temps 22-24 degrees)
I have lots and lots of wigglys in the breeding net now

am feeding them on crushed spirulina ,crushed brineshrimp , crushed bloodworm and crushed algae

Hoping they will survive

Sarah xxx

VID <a href="http/uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7u9P8LBnjKU" target="_blank">http/uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7u9P8LBnjKU</a>

UPDATE

39 days post spawn

 

[kribensis12]

PICS?

 

[pippoodle]

PICS?

yes when they grow a bit they are about 2-3 mm (full length) if that at the moment all you can see is a pin prick head and a hair thickness tail so they wont come out on my camera

 

[neilmcq]

My white cloud minnow spawning worked again (haven't done it for a few years and only done it in cold before never tropical temps 22-24 degrees)
I have lots and lots of wigglys in the breeding net now

am feeding them on crushed spirulina ,crushed brineshrimp , crushed bloodworm and crushed algae

Hoping they will survive

Sarah xxx

Hi sarah,well done whats ur method for spawning them as ive got 3 fat ladies and a gorgeous wee male who just cant show off enough to them in one of my tanks at home

 

[pippoodle]

i set up a spawning tank which was my rena 30

in the tank i have a elite stingray 5 filter (well cycled)- heater set to 20 but the actual tank temp was between 22-24 degrees due to room temp
i purchased some fern made by sera (they sell it at pets at home) got 3 lots so plenty to spawn on
had one real plant in the tank (cabomba) but the minnows preferred the fern
a shallow layer of gravel in case any eggs fall throught the net
NO LIGHT ON WHILE SPAWNING

Kept all the minnows in the main tank until the males were displaying to each other , the females are not just fat but lumpy when they are ready to mate

removed 4 females and 2 males to the spawning tank , turned off the light , left them for 3 days then removed them (had neons to quarentine so needed the tank)
I usually remove the parents (though i have left them in the past and had some fry) and leave whatever they have spawned on in the spawning tank

i lowered a baby net into the tank and floated the fern into it then transferred it to my main tank 7 days ago

was going to empty the net yesterday as didnt think anything had happened as i couldnt see any babies whenever i looked
hubby looked yesterday and seen all the babies in there so i checked the spawning tank where the neons were quarenteening and found babies in there aswell so kicked the neons out lol

thats all i do throw them in the spawning tank , leave them for 3 days (apart from feeds) have a look through and you can see wether they are starting to breed - the male and female wrap there tails round each other , NO LIGHTS , then remove them and you should have some free swimmers in about a week
i think they take 24-28 hours to hatch but a while to swim freely
i never bother to feed until a week after the adults have been removed
then i feed them on crushed brineshrimp, crushed spirulina , crushed bloodworm and crushed algae , crushed flake --- by crushed i mean powdered

you must remember that they are extremly small babies and can be missed as i did lol

as long as the mummys are nice and fat and lumpy just go for it and you should hopefully have free swimming babies in a weeks time

hope makes sense MS brain not good lol

good luck Sarah xxx

 

[neilmcq]

i set up a spawning tank which was my rena 30

in the tank i have a elite stingray 5 filter (well cycled)- heater set to 20 but the actual tank temp was between 22-24 degrees due to room temp
i purchased some fern made by sera (they sell it at pets at home) got 3 lots so plenty to spawn on
had one real plant in the tank (cabomba) but the minnows preferred the fern
a shallow layer of gravel in case any eggs fall throught the net
NO LIGHT ON WHILE SPAWNING

Kept all the minnows in the main tank until the males were displaying to each other , the females are not just fat but lumpy when they are ready to mate

removed 4 females and 2 males to the spawning tank , turned off the light , left them for 3 days then removed them (had neons to quarentine so needed the tank)
I usually remove the parents (though i have left them in the past and had some fry) and leave whatever they have spawned on in the spawning tank

i lowered a baby net into the tank and floated the fern into it then transferred it to my main tank 7 days ago

was going to empty the net yesterday as didnt think anything had happened as i couldnt see any babies whenever i looked
hubby looked yesterday and seen all the babies in there so i checked the spawning tank where the neons were quarenteening and found babies in there aswell so kicked the neons out lol

thats all i do throw them in the spawning tank , leave them for 3 days (apart from feeds) have a look through and you can see wether they are starting to breed - the male and female wrap there tails round each other , NO LIGHTS , then remove them and you should have some free swimmers in about a week
i think they take 24-28 hours to hatch but a while to swim freely
i never bother to feed until a week after the adults have been removed
then i feed them on crushed brineshrimp, crushed spirulina , crushed bloodworm and crushed algae , crushed flake --- by crushed i mean powdered

you must remember that they are extremly small babies and can be missed as i did lol

as long as the mummys are nice and fat and lumpy just go for it and you should hopefully have free swimming babies in a weeks time

hope makes sense MS brain not good lol

good luck Sarah xxx

thanx sarah ur a star xx

 

[pippoodle]

VIDEO of one of the fry just dont blink else you'll miss him

[URL="http/uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7u9P8LBnjKU"]http/uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7u9P8LBnjKU[/URL]

they were in the spawning tank on 20th nov then removed a couple of days later so the fry were approx 16 days past spawning

 

[pippoodle]

new video added

20 days past spawning

[URL="http/uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EjYvrJEhYu8"]http/uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EjYvrJEhYu8[/URL]


got some more adults in the spawning tank again so we'll see how we go this time , due to bad mains water during one water change where i lost lots of fish i now only have 5 fry left so looking forward to next spawning

hubby said we should try the neons next

 

[pippoodle]

spawning worked again now got about 30 little wrigglys in spawning tank again - they are being removed into a net and going into main tank later

 

[jonny_dw]

Wow, I love wc, very underated fish. Hope you have success with the youngens.

 

[nitro7]

My white cloud minnow spawning worked again (haven't done it for a few years and only done it in cold before never tropical temps 22-24 degrees)
I have lots and lots of wigglys in the breeding net now

am feeding them on crushed spirulina ,crushed brineshrimp , crushed bloodworm and crushed algae

Hoping they will survive

Sarah xxx

VID [URL="http/uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7u9P8LBnjKU"]http/uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7u9P8LBnjKU[/URL]

hi pippoodle' are thet tropical or cold water minnows
had 4 cold water ones given in a small tank just wanted to no if they would be alright in a tropical one

 

[jonny_dw]

My white cloud minnow spawning worked again (haven't done it for a few years and only done it in cold before never tropical temps 22-24 degrees)
I have lots and lots of wigglys in the breeding net now

am feeding them on crushed spirulina ,crushed brineshrimp , crushed bloodworm and crushed algae

Hoping they will survive

Sarah xxx

VID <a href="http/uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7u9P8LBnjKU" target="_blank">http/uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7u9P8LBnjKU</a>

hi pippoodle' are thet tropical or cold water minnows
had 4 cold water ones given in a small tank just wanted to no if they would be alright in a tropical one

Their coldwater but can survive in waters up to 26C I think it is. They will be totally fine in a tropical tank in the low 20C's

 

[nitro7]

My white cloud minnow spawning worked again (haven't done it for a few years and only done it in cold before never tropical temps 22-24 degrees)
I have lots and lots of wigglys in the breeding net now

am feeding them on crushed spirulina ,crushed brineshrimp , crushed bloodworm and crushed algae

Hoping they will survive

Sarah xxx

VID <a href="http/uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7u9P8LBnjKU" target="_blank">http/uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7u9P8LBnjKU</a>

hi pippoodle' are thet tropical or cold water minnows
had 4 cold water ones given in a small tank just wanted to no if they would be alright in a tropical one

Their coldwater but can survive in waters up to 26C I think it is. They will be totally fine in a tropical tank in the low 20C's

thanks pippoodle
my tank is set at 25 and has guppys in it will they be ok in there,its just a shame they are in a small tank

 

[jonny_dw]

thanks pippoodle
my tank is set at 25 and has guppys in it will they be ok in there,its just a shame they are in a small tank

Hey!!! It was me that said it!!


What size is the tank your guppies are in? How many minnows did you want? Ideally you want at least a 10 gallon tank for minnows.

 

[nitro7]

thanks pippoodle
my tank is set at 25 and has guppys in it will they be ok in there,its just a shame they are in a small tank

Hey!!! It was me that said it!!


What size is the tank your guppies are in? How many minnows did you want? Ideally you want at least a 10 gallon tank for minnows.

sorry jonny
8 guppys in a 155 lts (two male,six females)
got 4 minnows in a verry small tank(shame )but they are cold water