No Bloody Luck

[luke.eyndhoven]

hey all before my big fish disaster (losing 5 female bettas and about 20 odd guppies) i could not get them to produce their eggs.they were on good food(mosquito larvae) and i was doing everything i could but no they would start. i still have one female which im trying to get going now. my first breed was very simple and the female produce her own eggs by her self. any suggestions . thanks luke

 

[monica]

All Females carry eggs.

 

[constantine03]

How are you going about conditioning them?

Here is what I am doing currently. I have a mentor on another site and this is what he does.

"You condition them prior to introductions. Feed them high protein 2x/day. Brine shrimp and beef heart work well. I used to use chicken liver as well. You need to change the water after every feeding of beef heart or livers. After a week, put the male in the spawning tank, continue feeding until they eat not more. Once you have a nest, time for the introductions. You can condition the male in the spawning tank, but you have to clean ALL uneaten food 15 min after feeding. All this is subject to change, you always lead from the male, when he is ready, it's time. The longer the female has the high protein diet, the larger the spawn."

Once the two are introduced to the tank (her in the the chimney, him outside with a nest already blown), she will produce eggs more readily. Also, a change in the type of water is supposed to help the spawning process. I'm going to gather fresh rain water for the spawn tank.

 

[Amerce]

All females can produce eggs whilst with a male or otherwise, they don't all have to get round tummy's to show that they have eggs.

I've had slim females produce quite a few egs once they have been put into the spawning tank.

You have to tell us what you are doing, how are you doing it, what preparation is going on before the male/female introduction ?

Why state that they aren't producing eggs, how do you know ?