Breeding Tank

[Oceanus]

whenever I try to breed my fish (tetras) most of the time the eggs get cover with fungus. should the water be fresh from the tap and/or cycled or water from the community tank which works better.

 

[Dieses Madchen]

Water from teh community is best provided it is kept clean. THe key to keeping the eggs from getting fungus is circulation.

 

[Oceanus]

yes my community water is good quality all my fish are very happy but whats a good way to circulate the water a filter or bubbler I have a little sponge filter in it is that good enough?

 

[fluttermoth]

A few drops of methylene blue can help stop eggs fungusing and it degrades before they eggs hatch, so it won't affect fry.

I should point out that most tetra eggs are light sensitive as well, so that may be part of it, if you're not keeping them dark enough.

 

[Oceanus]

yes after I took the parent fish out when they were done spawning I forgot to turn the light off and left the house

 

[fluttermoth]

lol, oh dear, well that won't have helped!

 

[Oceanus]

yup and I was just clearing out all the fungus cover eggs and discovered one survivor so far lol

 

[fluttermoth]

Oh well, that's a start! One free fish is not to be sniffed at

 

[Oceanus]

They were black skirts tetras but next ones im going to try is the lamp eyes or cory cats both of the females are looking plump and ready