fishcoaster Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 hi guys I am trying to breed neons at the moment. have a good school of 12 healthy well fed neons in my tank, they spawned this morning. im just wondering should I leave the adults in the tank for a couple of days to see if they will spawn more as I noticed a rather fat female that still hasn't dropped her eggs or should I take them out? cheers :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemelee Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 My neons have been spawning as well! :dnc1: if there are other fish in the tank even the parents they will get eaten, so yes you should probably remove the adults if you have somewhere to keep them. The water will need to be soft and acidic for the eggs to be viable. Also the eggs and fry are light sensitive so they will need the lights off, i think until they are free swimming (someone please correct me if they need the light off longer). Oh and if one female hasn't yet dropped her eggs, maybe put her and a male in a breeding net until she drops them and then put them back with the rest of the adults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danval Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Awesome article here on breeding Cardinal Tetra's can be applied to Neon's. http://www.fnzas.org.nz/?p=154 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishcoaster Posted July 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 thanks for that. I ended up stopping with the neons and now have the fry of glowlight danios in my tank unsure how many yet but seem to be a good number :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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