siftyzod Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Hi, I am gonna post this and most will think its a pretty dumb question ... but when u buy java moss is it suppose to die off in 2 weeks? i have been buying it every couple of weeks now .. its costing me about $20 every 2 weeks to keep this plant or what ever it is ... i had the lot i have now a week and its almost dead ... i use it to breed my tetras and everytime i go to use it i have to go and get another lot of it .. so is there a way to keep it alive or is this just what happens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 I keep getting tonnes of it and it is all pervasive through my tank. It is usually hard to kill and should not be dying quickly. Are there any other plants in your tank? Are they staying alive and well? It is a hardy plant and not fussy to lighting or pH either. I will be in ChCh in August so can bring you a pile of it (if I remember). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siftyzod Posted July 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Hey there no other plants i use it for spawning tetras etc... this stuff is useless as when i need it it is dead .... i have never had any luck with java moss been trying to keep stuff alive for 3yrs and never had more than one spawning per $10 lot i get cause it dies to quick... it sits in a wee community tank and just dies ... i only use a little bit at a time but ppl wont just give u a wee ball of it u have to buy heaps ... $10 for a wee bag of this stuff is crazy price to pay... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Have you thought about using a spawning mop? I can't keep java moss alive either unless its in a tank with good current and no lights at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siftyzod Posted July 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 i have tried spawing with fake stuff they will only get jiggy with live stuff... my pattern is i get one spawn per $10 of java moss.... so i either keep this stuff alive or im gonna stop breeding community egg layers .... its getting to costly with this java moss on top of everything else i mean tetra are easy to spawn... when the java moss is good when its dying or starting to they refuse to do anything .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Java posts well in an envelope (in a plastic bag inside of course ;-) ). When you are ready to spawn the next lot of fish, PM me your name and address and I will post down a small amount for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 The best way to spawn tetras is over fine netting without light as most tetra eggs and/or fry don't do well in light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siftyzod Posted July 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Hey and thanks but my partner told me today i either find a way to breed these without java moss or dont do anymore spawning as she is sick of this ugly dead looking mess in the tank all the time and i have to agree some brown looking ugly stuff sitting on the bottom of the tank its to nice .. i had some ordered off trademe that should be here tomorrow and im not even allowed that near the tank so i will be binning it when it arrives wasnt to much was like $15 for a wee bag of it .. so im gonna try spawn in a bare tank iwith a breeding net and if it doesnt work i wont be doing anymore breeding .. reading up today i found java moss is actually a cold water plant so guess that is the reason so tonight i have a pair down if they dont spawn will raise the fry i have now and that will be me done cheers anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siftyzod Posted July 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Java posts well in an envelope (in a plastic bag inside of course ;-) ). When you are ready to spawn the next lot of fish, PM me your name and address and I will post down a small amount for free. Hi thanks for the offer but my partner is refusing to let me put anymore near any tank.. she even went as far as to say today i put any more of that ugly brown stuff near any of her tanks she will sell everything ... i put a pair of tetras down last night and would normally of spawned by now and nothing so i wont be doing any more breeding of community fish i have a couple of batchs of tetra fry i will grow up and sell off the excess and keep a few .. i only really attempted breeding tetras in the last 5 weeks and found them extremely easy as well as danios but i had fun doing it again thanks for the offer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Don't give up - just work around what makes a happy family I've seen tanks of tetra bred by the method Alan is talking about, the net is unobtrusive. I bred rosy tetra using a net once (the only time I tried). Be patient - just because they didn't spawn immediately doesn't mean they won't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siftyzod Posted July 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 Don't give up - just work around what makes a happy family I've seen tanks of tetra bred by the method Alan is talking about, the net is unobtrusive. I bred rosy tetra using a net once (the only time I tried). Be patient - just because they didn't spawn immediately doesn't mean they won't. Im going to look into a fake breeding grass or something later in the year as i cant really afford it at this point ... im not sure why everyone insists on tetras being hard to breed as i had never bred them before and i do nothing special and they just go for it as long as there was some live plant in the tank... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 If you are successfully breeding tetras you should be getting hundreds. If you breed them on moss you are probably going to be lucky to get a dozen. The netting stops them eating the eggs. The first lot of eggs are often no good anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siftyzod Posted July 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 If you are successfully breeding tetras you should be getting hundreds. If you breed them on moss you are probably going to be lucky to get a dozen. The netting stops them eating the eggs. The first lot of eggs are often no good anyway. i use a breeding net with a mat of java moss and yer i got about 30 fry at the mo first spawn got nothing ... I am looking up other ways of doing it as i dont like the idea of a spawning mop made of wool as dyes etc could leak .. so just looking at options at the mo .. gives me a chance to get the fish fat anyway and if i cant figure something out community fish are cool to watch buzz around the tanks the cichlids tanks we have are pretty boring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 best to breed them once a week or 10 days rather than fatten them up too much, and when they are young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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