MickS77 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 I added this pair into my spawning tank tonight. Almost immediately upon finding each other they were displaying spawning behavior. With any luck I should have some eggs tomorrow or the next day. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolo8234 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Ah man that’s awesome I can’t wait to get some yo put in my community tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickS77 Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 (edited) I found quite a few fry tonight from this pair. I used @Dean’s Fishroomtip of siphoning them up with airline tubing. I used the black co-op airline tubing. The water color and particles in the water is from a peat pellet, to add tannins to the water. Edited August 24, 2020 by MickS77 Photo looked blurry, still blurry idk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickS77 Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 The week old Black Neon Tetra fry are already taking to baby brine shrimp 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestJenn Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Holy tiny fish! Look at those big black eyes and the belly full of brine shrimp. That's adorable! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Esbye Blomberg Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Wow they are tiny. I am trying to breed Zebra danios as my first try at egg scatterers. So far i have succeded in creating a breeding net which gave some eggs. Im pretty sure they all fungused up though. Next test will be with some antifungal meds added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickS77 Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 1 minute ago, Kim Esbye Blomberg said: Next test will be with some antifungal meds added. Yeah I do add a small, less than a drop of Methylene Blue to the spawning tank after I pull the pair out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestJenn Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, Kim Esbye Blomberg said: Wow they are tiny. I am trying to breed Zebra danios as my first try at egg scatterers. I accidentally bred zebra danios years ago. Like now, I was using an under-gravel filter and the eggs were drawn down into the gravel. When I gravel vacced, I noticed little black fry clinging to the sides of my orange bucket. Based on that experience, I think I'd try a breeding tank with a marble substrate. But I'm sure there are lots of ways to do it. Pictures when you raise them please! I love zebra danios. Edited August 27, 2020 by ForestJenn Posting with the kindle means fixing too many auto corrects 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Esbye Blomberg Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, ForestJenn said: I accidentally bred zebra danios years ago. Like now, I was using an under-gravel filter and the eggs were drawn down into the gravel. When I gravel vacced, I noticed little black fry clinging to the sides of my orange bucket. Based on that experience, I think I'd try a breeding tank with a marble substrate. But I'm sure there are lots of ways to do it. Pictures when you raise them please! I love zebra danios. I am trying a setup of a breeding net in an empty tank. The thought is that the eggs will fall to the bottom, and be easier to notice, while the adult fish wont be able to eat them. I can recommend this source of information to people interested in breeding zebrafish: https://youtu.be/HrQHv5RLl0k After work today, i will have another go at it. I will take some pictures and post them here on this Forum. @MickS77 is it ok if i post them here in your thread? Edited August 27, 2020 by Kim Esbye Blomberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickS77 Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 20 minutes ago, Kim Esbye Blomberg said: is it ok if i post them here in your thread? It might be more useful to people if start a Zebra Danio breeding thread 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickS77 Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 Fry update, doing great and hammering BBS everyday. They really get the zoomies for them. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickS77 Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 Moved these guys to a 10 gallon to grow out. They were getting too messy in the fry tray. Next stop for them will be my 110 planted tank. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 So cute! So healthy looking! You must be a proud papa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickS77 Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 15 minutes ago, Daniel said: You must be a proud papa. I am actually. I originally got a dozen of these earlier in the summer but lost most of them in quarantine. I only had one big female and two males remaining which I was able to spawn all these from. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 As much as I like the original fish I obtain, the next generation is always special. They have grown under my system and are adapted to it (since they grew up). They eat the food I can find and in general are even healthier than the parents. And usually there are so many more of them than the original fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Loving your photos. That shot with the blacked out aquarium. Good stuff @MickS77! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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