si_sphinx Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 I have just watched my neons spawning. I did a water change yesterday morning. and thismorning when the lights turn on they start laying eggs. The sun is on the tank too which I have read can trigger spawing. The male is shimmering up against the female fertilising the eggs as she pushes out 10+ eggs at a time. could be hundreds of eggs all over my tank. Pitty they won't survive. It could be my next project??? Would that be possible? How easy is it to breed these? what is the best way to set up a breeding tank for them? Any advice or tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy-fish Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 exciting! :happy1: :spop: :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Use a small bare tank with with another smaller tank inside with a mesh bottom. Keep it about 10-20mm off the bottom of the larger tank with feet or straps at the top. Cover with a sheet of newspaper. Feed with live NZ brine shrimp nuplii (they are the smallest). You can spawn them once a week and people down here are breeding them in tap water which is about 45mg/litre hardness expressed as calcium carbonate. Sell to the petshops at $1 and you should have a good holiday at xmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 He could follow the instructions from the article about breeding cardinal tetras could he not? This is in the article section on the Home Page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Cardinals can be prolific as well but not as easy as neons to get breeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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