Channa Assam

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RobD23

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So I have three blue rainbows (assam) in a 33 gal tank. What can I do to make sure they breed? It appears I have two males and one female. They are no where near mature size yet but I'm just wondering if anyone has had success breeding these guys. I have to say I've owned the true rainbow bleheri and they are no where near as beautiful as the assam. Eventually I'd like a nice school of assam in my 120 gal tank with an arow or something. Any advise on how to approach breeding these guys would be greatly appreciated.
 
HI,

I bred them several times.
They are subtropical, and NO Arowana food. I kept them at low temperatures (15to 17°C) and with little food (once a week, or once a month) and did No waterchanges in the winter months. They started breeding when the temps rised, and I made a little waterchanges and gave more food.

cheers
 
Brucki;4000198; said:
HI,

I bred them several times.
They are subtropical, and NO Arowana food. I kept them at low temperatures (15to 17°C) and with little food (once a week, or once a month) and did No waterchanges in the winter months. They started breeding when the temps rised, and I made a little waterchanges and gave more food.

cheers

did you use a cooling system or just turned off the heater?
 
Him

its cold outside in wintertimje in Germany, so I just dont heat the room were the tanks are in.
lots of Channa, especially Sp. Assam are subtropical, and dont need heaters at al.
I Have 15 tanks, and only three are heated (Channa orientalis, and my girls Neontetra)
 
Brucki;4015726; said:
Him

its cold outside in wintertimje in Germany, so I just dont heat the room were the tanks are in.
lots of Channa, especially Sp. Assam are subtropical, and dont need heaters at al.
I Have 15 tanks, and only three are heated (Channa orientalis, and my girls Neontetra)

thats pretty interesting. I'll have to try that out, might need bigger numbers though. how big do they have to be to be sexually mature?
 
nine to ten cm
 
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