Steveo Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 Can anyone offer me any tips on breeding these I have six of them, one foot and two foot tanks, gauze. What conditions is best etc? How do you determine between sexes? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 They usually breed happily by themselves. Females are fatter. Lots of fine leaved plants and leave them to it. I have heard people say they eat their fry but mine never made great inroads in the number of fry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 males are typically more colourful too. they have yellow sections on their pectoral fins. give them lots of java moss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 i put mine in a bathtub outside over summer. this time last year i put in 6. march i pulled out 60 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steveo Posted October 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 Thanks alot every one keep it coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carla Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 Steveo - google is your friend. There are about 20 threads on the subject in this forum alone plus hundreds on the net. Go read dude, we can't do that for you! And as to the "type of plant you put in a tank to breed minnows" - you can use any plant which is fine and dense, java moss, cabomba, even sagittarias in a dense stand, so the eggs fall in between the plants and the parents can't eat them. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lani Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Without properly setting up breeding tanks, I have some success by placing a layer of glass marbles over the substrate, the eggs that fall through escape adults eating them. Also from keeping the gravel siphon I get fry hatch out over about 1 week. I have 20 "Sunset" Mountain Minnows about 10 weeks old now, and 3 in my main aquarium with the 5 adults & more appearing each day, & about 6 clinging to the 'siphoned' bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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