Elliottc26
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A few weeks ago, my zebra danios began breeding. They would flit about, quite violently, and I thought it would be a good idea to try and save some fry to stock my 125 litre tank with.
My first move was to visit 'Pets At Home'. There I bought a 25 litre tank, small sponge filter and pump, thermometer and heater. I also bought some API aquarium salt, safe guard and safe water, Hikari Tropical First Bites and Tetramin baby food. When I got home I set up this tank using the water from the main tank to begin with.
I tried placing the Danios in this new tank; but they would not spawn!! Frustrated after 3 days, I returned them to the main tank where they began spawning again.
Instead, I got my syphon out and sucked the water out from the bottom of the tank, ruffling the gravel near their spawning area, into a bucket. Using my net, I sifted through the silt to find the little clear eggs. I placed these in the new tank. I also found some fry, so these went in as well.
After 24-30 hours, the small tank was heaving with fry. Some free swimming and some clinging to the side of the tank. I began feeding the powdered food three times a day - once in the morning, at 6pm and 11pm.
Online, I found a site selling Brine Shrimp eggs and hatchers, so, I bought some with yet another air pump. They arrived 2 days later, so, I set this up when the fry were about 1.5 weeks old and started feeding live food, and powdered.
They are now 3 weeks old with all surviving and doing well. Some are bigger than others; but all seem active and swimming and eating. I have introduced some snails to eat the food at the bottom (the fry eat this too! - gutty pigs!!!). To my horror, the snails have bred also, so, I remove the eggs.
I feed them on live brine shrimp, powdered food and have today started feeding frozen Daphnia. Am wondering whether or not to start feeding flake food yet??? Hmmmm. Unsure.
I do a water change (20-25%) every 2-3 days, using tap water. I add to the water safe guard, safe water and aquarium salt (also used in main tank). My method seems to work fine with a water temperature of 26 - 27 degrees C (80 F). I am surprised at how lively these fry are as I have never bred fish before!!!
My advice to anyone wishing to breed these amazing fish is this: have a go!!! It is very rewarding and not as hard as I thought it might be.
My first move was to visit 'Pets At Home'. There I bought a 25 litre tank, small sponge filter and pump, thermometer and heater. I also bought some API aquarium salt, safe guard and safe water, Hikari Tropical First Bites and Tetramin baby food. When I got home I set up this tank using the water from the main tank to begin with.
I tried placing the Danios in this new tank; but they would not spawn!! Frustrated after 3 days, I returned them to the main tank where they began spawning again.
Instead, I got my syphon out and sucked the water out from the bottom of the tank, ruffling the gravel near their spawning area, into a bucket. Using my net, I sifted through the silt to find the little clear eggs. I placed these in the new tank. I also found some fry, so these went in as well.
After 24-30 hours, the small tank was heaving with fry. Some free swimming and some clinging to the side of the tank. I began feeding the powdered food three times a day - once in the morning, at 6pm and 11pm.
Online, I found a site selling Brine Shrimp eggs and hatchers, so, I bought some with yet another air pump. They arrived 2 days later, so, I set this up when the fry were about 1.5 weeks old and started feeding live food, and powdered.
They are now 3 weeks old with all surviving and doing well. Some are bigger than others; but all seem active and swimming and eating. I have introduced some snails to eat the food at the bottom (the fry eat this too! - gutty pigs!!!). To my horror, the snails have bred also, so, I remove the eggs.
I feed them on live brine shrimp, powdered food and have today started feeding frozen Daphnia. Am wondering whether or not to start feeding flake food yet??? Hmmmm. Unsure.
I do a water change (20-25%) every 2-3 days, using tap water. I add to the water safe guard, safe water and aquarium salt (also used in main tank). My method seems to work fine with a water temperature of 26 - 27 degrees C (80 F). I am surprised at how lively these fry are as I have never bred fish before!!!
My advice to anyone wishing to breed these amazing fish is this: have a go!!! It is very rewarding and not as hard as I thought it might be.
