Breeding Neon Tetras
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some people did it and most of the lfs neons come from huge breeding facilities in asia
but i don't know what water parameters you need for them
but i don't know what water parameters you need for them
Something I've been looking into doing as well. Here's what I know
Most Neons come from fish farms, so they're pretty easy to spawn. They need soft and acid water. pH about 6.6 and hardness less than 10. They're egg-scatterers, so a spawning mop at the bottom of the tank, and one hanging from the top would help. Condition the pair seperately, and when the female is plump with eggs, put the pair into the breeding tank, and turn the light off. Make sure that the room gets NATURAL sunlight, but not on the tank itself. Indirect sunlight. Neons will spawn usually at dawn; when you see the eggs in the tank, remove the pair. They can and will eat the eggs. Then cover the tank with opaque paper, as P. Innesi eggs are really sensitive to light. When the babies are free swimming (~5 days), feed on green water, rotifiers, and "APR" (artifical plankton and rotifiers) or something like that the first week. Then to live baby brine shrimp ASAP.
That's all I know, but I'm pretty sure it's accurate.
Most Neons come from fish farms, so they're pretty easy to spawn. They need soft and acid water. pH about 6.6 and hardness less than 10. They're egg-scatterers, so a spawning mop at the bottom of the tank, and one hanging from the top would help. Condition the pair seperately, and when the female is plump with eggs, put the pair into the breeding tank, and turn the light off. Make sure that the room gets NATURAL sunlight, but not on the tank itself. Indirect sunlight. Neons will spawn usually at dawn; when you see the eggs in the tank, remove the pair. They can and will eat the eggs. Then cover the tank with opaque paper, as P. Innesi eggs are really sensitive to light. When the babies are free swimming (~5 days), feed on green water, rotifiers, and "APR" (artifical plankton and rotifiers) or something like that the first week. Then to live baby brine shrimp ASAP.
That's all I know, but I'm pretty sure it's accurate.
A bloke at my LFS said you really need a current for these little guys in the mood. He said that it was hard to do in a ordinary aquarium.
I'd be interested in seeing what really goes on.
I'd be interested in seeing what really goes on.
"Upon maturity, females will be slightly plumper than males. The blue line may also seem to be slightly diffracted on the female. Other than that, the dimorphism of this fish is not obvious at all."
Information taken from Aquatic Hobbyist.
Information taken from Aquatic Hobbyist.
I have 8 of them right now, going to let them grow a little bit and see if it makes them any easier to sex. Right now our egg scatterer breeding tank is being used by our rosy barbs so we have time to figure things out. I think this would be a really interesting fish to breed though.
Neons are extremely easy to sex. The easiest way is to see how thier blue line is. If its dead straight. A male.
If its crooked half way through, female.
Females also have a bigger stomach and tend to grow a tad bigger.
If its crooked half way through, female.
Females also have a bigger stomach and tend to grow a tad bigger.