dennis Posted July 12, 2002 Report Share Posted July 12, 2002 do you use marbles and how much water? can u tell me how u did it ? thanks dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 13, 2002 Report Share Posted July 13, 2002 I didn't do it personally but... you want a tank of at least 6 litre capacity and use a spawning grid. Make sure you have good light or full sunlight. Sex ratio needs to be 2 males:1 female. Temp 22 - 24C. pH 7.0. Separate the boys from the girls for 7 - 14 days before spawning. Spawning takes place in the morning with the female depositing up to 2,000 eggs! When spawning is over, take out the parents and remove the grid. Replace half the water with fresh water and treat with methylene blue. The fry grow well and quickly in shallow flat tanks. Hope this helps Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted July 13, 2002 Report Share Posted July 13, 2002 Hi Dennis, I've bred countless thousands using shallow tanks (approx 10" deep by 3' long) with around 5" of water. I used the Breeding Trap method as mentioned in the breeding trap article I wrote here on this forum. Works for most of the Barbs as well. After trying the marbles, spanish moss, heavy planting etc, this was the method that gave me the most return. The fish were transferred to another tank after spawning, and the fry (onced hatched) were tranferred to growing on pools, which in my situation were namely heated paddling pools 6'x4'x1' deep, but you don't need to go to this extreem. They grow quickly and were saleable in around four to six weeks, but yours may take longer. As Caryl said, two to one ratio works good. The females should be on the point of bursting and in top condition before you decide to put them together to spawn if you want good returns. Everything else... Spot on Caryl :) Get your live foods ready, (baby brine shrimp, micro worm etc) cos you will need it if you want them to grow fast. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis Posted July 13, 2002 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2002 thanks caryl and pegasus for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis Posted July 13, 2002 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2002 how many fry did u get at onces from one female pegaus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted July 13, 2002 Report Share Posted July 13, 2002 He he Good Question. Who counts.... Enough to just about cover the base of the spawning tank from a spawning. Sometimes if other females were ready they would be spawned in the same tank adding to the total. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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