Beeding Neon Tetras

[ryanharis]

Has any bred Neon tetras befor is so what is the best size for the breeding tank

 

[Mikaila31]

I'm sure its been done before, but I don't think its easy. I haven't breed them before, but if I was going to I would go with a 20gal long, densly planted with a large school of neons. And make sure you have really good water quality.

Clicking this link might help too

 

[ryanharis]

So you would start my placing a shoal of neon's in a tank. Would you condition them first?

This is how i am thinking of setting it up.

I am planing to start with ten neon's Five female and five male placed into separate tanks. i plan too condition all ten of them for about 3 weeks. Then place all five males in with the females which are housed in a 55 gallon tank.
is this a good idea?

 

[Jim Curtis]

I dont understand what you mean by condition them. If im not mistaken most neons and cardinals sold at the lfs are wild caught. They are hard to breed. If you want a good chance I would start with more than 10. Also how do you sex a neon?

http/groups.msn.com/breedingtropicalfish/neontetras.msnw

Quite a bit different than what you were planning on according to this site.

 

[fifefish]

the blue stripe on the neon is usually straight on the male,bent on the female,the males are more dart shaped,and the females more fatter shark shape

 

[Colin_T]

Most neon and cardinal tetras are bred in Asia.
fifefish has is right with sexing neons, male have a straight blue line. Male cardinals & neons are slimmer than females, which get fatter due to the eggs they are carrying.
Keep them all in a group while conditioning them and after a few weeks of good food, then separate males and females for a week. After a week put a pr of fish into a tank about 14-18inches long. Have a layer of marbles and some Java Moss on the bottom. Have a small air operated sponge filter in the tank.
If you breed them in a group they often eat the eggs. This is because not all the fish will breed at the same time and those that aren't breeding will eat the eggs being laid by the others.
The tank water needs to be very soft (GH below 50ppm, preferably below 20ppm) and slightly acidic (PH about 6.5). If there is too much hardness in the water the eggs don't hatch.
The eggs are photosensitive and will die if exposed to light. Therefore the breeding tank should not have a light on it and once the fish have bred and been removed, you should put a towel or blanket over the tank until the eggs have hatched. Then you can remove the towel and leave the tank with normal room light. Don't put a light unit over the fry until they are at least a few weeks old.
The fry are small and do best when fed infusoria and fine baby foods. After a week or so they can get newly hatched brineshrimp.
Put the fish in the breeding tank in the evening and remove them the following day. They usually breed in the morning and can be taken out about lunchtime, sometimes sooner. Observe them and when they no longer show any signs of breeding, then remove them.

 

[ryanharis]

Has any one had any luck in breeding Neon tetras before.
The food im using is normal flake food with live maelwoms and waxworms which are rich in protein and fat. i remove the outer skins fom the mealwoms and waxworms.

 

[jb12288]

you dont want to put all of the neons in the tank at the same time. what you want to do is have a 10-20 gallon tank just for the spawn hang a spawning mop inside the tank (or you could use a live plant such as java moss) for the eggs to catch on to since neons are egg scatterers. i would condition the neons for two days, then right before lights out, two or so hours before, put your 1 male and 1 female in the tank, watch for the spawn (easier to do under lunar lights) and remove the female after the spawn because she will eat the eggs, after the eggs hatch remove the male.

I got this information from Tropical Fish Hobbyist, not in exact words and some parts may be missing, but it is as accurate as I can remember.