Spawning mop

[vanalisa]

Must they be green?

 

[JuiceBox52]

I dont think so

 

[vanalisa]

I dont think so

Okay, thanks. I was considering dye, but I forget how to "seal" the dye from bleeding, (I think vinegar...), and I don't want to hurt fish.
Guess I'll just use white...

Thanks!

 

[Retired Viking]

I am planning a breeding tank and was also thinking besides using a mop, I was thinking of covering the bottom with marbles so there are plenty of places for the eggs to fall into or fry can hide.

 

[Colin_T]

Spawning mops should be brown or green, and dark green works better than other colours.

Do not use dyes because they can leach into the water.

Wash mops with warm soapy water and rinse well before use to remove anything on the yarn that came from the manufacturer.

 

[vanalisa]

I am planning a breeding tank and was also thinking besides using a mop, I was thinking of covering the bottom with marbles so there are plenty of places for the eggs to fall into or fry can hide.

Interesting, do the fry hatch at the bottom? I am pretty clueless as I have never tried to breed fish. I just posted a thread about moving fish...I could very much use your advice if you have time to look at the thread

 

[vanalisa]

Spawning mops should be brown or green, and dark green works better than other colours.

Do not use dyes because they can leach into the water.

Wash mops with warm soapy water and rinse well before use to remove anything on the yarn that came from the manufacturer.

I was already against dying the yarn, but I don't have any green yarn.

Regardless, moving the fish is priority for the day.

I just posted a thread about moving fish and would appreciate any omit you have to offer.

 

[Colin_T]

Interesting, do the fry hatch at the bottom? I am pretty clueless as I have never tried to breed fish.

Depending on which type of fish you breed will determine where the eggs are laid and where the fry hatch. Rainbowfish have adhesive eggs that stick to plants and mops and the eggs can be laid on anything anywhere in the tank. Subsequently the eggs they lay near the surface will hatch near the surface, and eggs laid near the bottom will hatch near the bottom. Once they have hatched, the baby fish (called fry), will swim up to the surface and hang out just underneath the surface.

Other fish like tetras and barbs lay non adhesive eggs that sink to the bottom and that is where they hatch. Once they hatch the babies hang on the sides of the tank or on plants for a few days before becoming free swimming where they will end up just under the surface.

Some fish like cichlids lay adhesive eggs on plants, rocks, wood or the glass of the tank. When they hatch the babies are cared for by the parents and the babies stay near the bottom. Most cichlids will dig small pits in the substrate and put the babies in the pit to look after them. Each day the parents make another pit and move the young to it.

Other types of cichlids and marine cardinalfish lay eggs and then the male cardinalfish or female cichlids gather the eggs and hold them in their mouths in a buccal pouch under their bottom jaw. The eggs remain here until they hatch and the babies stay in the parent's mouth for a week or two before swimming around with the adults.

 

[Retired Viking]

@Colin_T Has it pretty much covered, I am going to try several types of tetra which lay eggs that fall to the bottom or on plants but do not stick so that is why I thought of marbles so the eggs fall into the cracks between marbles to help keep them safe. I am also thinking of other types of fish so I am looking at a mop too. Jave moss and floating plants I also plan on using.

 

[vanalisa]

I heard the tanks need to have a bare bottom when breeding my p. furcatus.
I didn't get a chance to ask why.

 

[Colin_T]

You are better off have a dark substrate in breeding tanks because it makes it harder for the fish to see the eggs compared to a bare bottom tank. You don't need a thick layer but you do need something on the bottom so the fish can't see their reflection on the base of the tank.