BLACk widow help

[snotirl]

I got 4 black widows and i think 2 r pregant, and 1 is ready 2 give birth. i Know nothing about pregant black widows. So what should i do?? help please .

 

[pica_nuttalli]

black widows are just a color variant of white skirt tetras. THEY LAY EGGS. thus you have nothing to worry about.

 

[fishfight]

Yeah....My black skirt tetra has been as big as a house for 2 weeks!! How long until she lays the eggs?

 

[black angel]

these fish are egg scatterers and if theres a male present then he will chase her around and they flick off each other to encourage her to release the eggs. the eggs will fall to the gravel or get eaten by the other fish,but its highly unlikely the eggs will ever hatch and if they do the other fish will eat them.
if theres no male then i would asume two females will do the same thing or the eggs will be absorbed back into the body.

 

[snotirl]

so should i pu them in 2 a breeders trap untiel eggs r layed and then put the eggs in 2 my fry tank? by the way the fry tank has fry in it

 

[black angel]

i would think putting a pair in a breeder trap would stop them from breeding. if you want them to breed then you will need a small set up to do it. these fish are always breeding every couple of weeks so you have plenty of chances if you really want to try breeding them.