FraserNZ Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 One of my good friends closed down his tank and in doing so I have inherited a few of Leopard Danios (2 female 1 male). So I’ve decided to give breeding them a go… I’ve setup a 30L tank filled with water upto about halfway, halfway down from that I have added an aluminium fly net screen to stop them getting at the egg once they have dropped. The heater is set to 24c at the moment, running a sponge filter. I added both danios last night into the tank, hoping that in the morning I would find some eggs (haha wishful thinking) Any advice would be great! Cheers F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 maybe a bit of java moss for them to spawn in. also doing a water change with cooler water sets them off quite well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraserNZ Posted October 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Ok cool, will give that a shot. Does my setup sound ok other than that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 should be, do you have another tank to move parents to later, and maybe a bigger tank to grow fry out in??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraserNZ Posted October 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Yeah I have a large tank next to it that I can put them in and out of. Do Danios tend to partner up, or is it more of a case of just finding a male/female and letting them go to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 The latter. You could also breed your one male to 2 females if you have a net to stop them eating the eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 better to do the 1 male to 2 female ratio as it gives the girls a rest once the hormones get running. also btw start yourself an infusoria culture now while you wait, helps the babies heaps in their first week or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraserNZ Posted October 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Do you guys think fly screen mesh will be wide enough for the eggs to drop through? I just have no idea because I've never seen them before? Are they smaller than Blue Ram eggs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 a bit smaller than ram eggs, should go through though some may stick to the top of it. I find it easier to put the parents in a wide mesh net (small enough to hold them though) with a couple of marbles in the bottom to hold the bottom down. when they have laid then its as easy as picking up the net and putting them into their other home. don't forget to feed up the females heaps before hand as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraserNZ Posted October 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Cool, are the eggs easy to see? Second day today and still no eggs As far as conditioning goes, would it be best to keep the male and the females separate, feed them up then put them all together? Or, is it ok just to feed them in the breeding tank all together and wait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 imo its best to seperate the females and feed them untill they look obese, losta live foods and high quality dry foods. eggs are kinda hard to see if you've never seen them before, less than 1mm across and clear. I avoid all feeding in the breeding tank as any uneaten food can promote fungus which will decimate your eggs. if they haven't popped in 3-4 days, best to start again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraserNZ Posted November 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 and I have eggs... they look quite white, is that normal or does that mean they are unfertilized? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 they should be opaque bro i managed to get mine to spawn real easy but the eggs would always go white. had 5 females 2 males. used to put them in a place were the tank will get direct morning sun and id turn the heater off at night and tey would spawn the next morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraserNZ Posted November 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 they should be opaque bro i managed to get mine to spawn real easy but the eggs would always go white. had 5 females 2 males. used to put them in a place were the tank will get direct morning sun and id turn the heater off at night and tey would spawn the next morning Might just be the female just dropping all of her eggs then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 btw those are about 2day old fry as well IMO adding meth blue when you take parents out is a good idea, plus turning the sponge filter to max as soon asyou see eggs will prevent fungus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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