White cloud mountain minnows breeding tips - WHAT i do

[pippoodle]

This is how i go about breeding my white cloud minnows

i set up a spawning tank which was my rena 30 - have used 15 litre tank in the past

in the tank i have a elite stingray 5 filter (well cycled)- heater set to 20 but the actual tank temp was between 22-24 degrees due to room temp
i purchased some fern made by sera (they sell it at pets at home) got 3 lots so plenty to spawn on
had one real plant in the tank (cabomba) but the minnows preferred the fern
a shallow layer of gravel or marbles in case any eggs fall throught the net
NO LIGHT ON WHILE SPAWNING

Kept all the minnows in the main tank until the males were displaying to each other , the females are not just fat but lumpy when they are ready to mate

removed 4 females and 2 males to the spawning tank , turned off the light , left them leave them for 3 days (apart from feeds) have a look through and you can see wether they are starting to breed - the male and female wrap there tails round each other , NO LIGHTS

I usually remove the parents (though i have left them in the past and had some fry) and leave whatever they have spawned on in the spawning tank

they take 24-36 hours to hatch but a while to swim freely
you should have some free swimmers in about a week

i never bother to feed until a week after the adults have been removed
then i feed them on crushed brineshrimp, crushed spirulina , crushed bloodworm and crushed algae , crushed flake --- by crushed i mean powdered

you must remember that they are extremly small babies and can be missed as i have done on a few occasions


as long as the mummys are nice and fat and lumpy just go for it and you should hopefully have free swimming babies in a weeks time

[babyd]

oooohh I so want to try this. Mine wrap in the bushy plants at the back of the tank they are in......usually with the female that is a bit of a tart, not fat just randy lol The really huge female is not impressed and stays away, but the males are well up for it, they display all day every day lol

[pippoodle]

worth a try hun they are so cute little fry - smaller than betta fry though