Was going to set up the breeding tank today but remembered that I'm on holiday next month so I'll wait till I get back so I can ensure the fry get fed and water changed daily.
One question I have is around the light sensitivity of the eggs. How sensitive are they? My proposed breeding tank is opaque so I won't be able to watch the spawning. Do I just introduce the fish in the evening and remove them in the morning in the hope that I have eggs or is it ok to look into the tank to confirm. No lights in the tank so it would just be ambient light from the room in the daytime.
Secondly is it safe to assume that the parents are unlikely to eat all the eggs between the time they are released and the following morning. It will be a bare tank (actually plastic bin) with woolen spawning mops.
One question I have is around the light sensitivity of the eggs. How sensitive are they? My proposed breeding tank is opaque so I won't be able to watch the spawning. Do I just introduce the fish in the evening and remove them in the morning in the hope that I have eggs or is it ok to look into the tank to confirm. No lights in the tank so it would just be ambient light from the room in the daytime.
Secondly is it safe to assume that the parents are unlikely to eat all the eggs between the time they are released and the following morning. It will be a bare tank (actually plastic bin) with woolen spawning mops.