I would like to encourage you to try breeding some eggs layers. It is easier than you may think. So why not set up your next tank for breeding.
Most egg layers ( Danios, Rasboras, Tetras, Barbs, Catfish ) only need a 40-60 liter tank to spawn in.
Firstly carefully pick your location somewhere in the house that the tank will get the first rays of sunshine in the morning, this is the trigger for most of these fish to spawn.
Then set up your tank with a nice gravel base. The gravel needs to be around pea size to allow the fry and eggs some protection, plant the tank heavily ( over 50% ). Use a sponge filter running slowly you want the tank to be calm. Use the water from the tank that the adults are housed in.
Select your fish always select around 5 individuals as long as there are males and females don't get hang up on ratios, fish are great at sorting themselves out. Most egg layers spawn continuously over a few days so leave the parents in the tank for 3 days after you see them first spawning, most spawning activity happens in the morning watch carefully. Remove the parents wait 3 days then feed egg yoke as in my Thread " first food " . The young are very small assume they are there even if you can't see them. Just feed twice a day, enough egg to form a cloud. The Fry will get nourishment off the plants and algae in the tank also.
If you have any questions about a particular species please ask. Remember we are usually just wanting to raise enough fry to replenish our tanks, it is also not a race to see how fast we can raise them. A tank with 20 baby lemon tetras or 20 cherry barbs makes a wonderful display in its own right.
Using this method last year I set up a 200 liter tank and put 10 white clouds into it, I left them to it, over the summer I sold 200 fish back to my local LFS. If you have a large enough tank the adult fish can remain in the system, fish don't actively want to eat their young they are just opportunists give the young enough protection and they will survive.
Most egg layers ( Danios, Rasboras, Tetras, Barbs, Catfish ) only need a 40-60 liter tank to spawn in.
Firstly carefully pick your location somewhere in the house that the tank will get the first rays of sunshine in the morning, this is the trigger for most of these fish to spawn.
Then set up your tank with a nice gravel base. The gravel needs to be around pea size to allow the fry and eggs some protection, plant the tank heavily ( over 50% ). Use a sponge filter running slowly you want the tank to be calm. Use the water from the tank that the adults are housed in.
Select your fish always select around 5 individuals as long as there are males and females don't get hang up on ratios, fish are great at sorting themselves out. Most egg layers spawn continuously over a few days so leave the parents in the tank for 3 days after you see them first spawning, most spawning activity happens in the morning watch carefully. Remove the parents wait 3 days then feed egg yoke as in my Thread " first food " . The young are very small assume they are there even if you can't see them. Just feed twice a day, enough egg to form a cloud. The Fry will get nourishment off the plants and algae in the tank also.
If you have any questions about a particular species please ask. Remember we are usually just wanting to raise enough fry to replenish our tanks, it is also not a race to see how fast we can raise them. A tank with 20 baby lemon tetras or 20 cherry barbs makes a wonderful display in its own right.
Using this method last year I set up a 200 liter tank and put 10 white clouds into it, I left them to it, over the summer I sold 200 fish back to my local LFS. If you have a large enough tank the adult fish can remain in the system, fish don't actively want to eat their young they are just opportunists give the young enough protection and they will survive.
