Re: NANFA-L-- signipinnis spawned.

Bob Muller (michiganfish-in-wideopenwest.com)
Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:12:30 -0500

Joseph

I use a 15 gallon tank with something to trap the eggs on the bottom with a
piece of java moss weighted with a stone on top. They will spawn almost
continually. I siphon the eggs out and place in small containers with a
fungicide. They hatch in a few days and green water works well until they
can take newly hatched brine shrimp. If you have spawned and raised zebra
danios its the same. I have also spawned and raised three of the sailfin
shiner group of Pteronotrpis, it is just as easy for those too.

Bob Muller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph S." <nonamethefish-in-gmail.com>
To: <nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 8:51 PM
Subject: NANFA-L-- signipinnis spawned.

> I noticed some odd behavior this afternoon in my 46 gallon bowfront
> tank. One of the males out of a group was vigorously chasing after the
> others and also chasing a plump female. The normally black lateral
> stripe was bluish and he had lightened in color considerably. He
> nipped-in-the females vent as he chased, quivered as he swam, and went
> through some pretty interesting swimming motion including a manuever
> where he went above and cut in a steep arc in front of the female in a
> display. The female would begin investigating the plants and when the
> oppurtunity presented itself the male pushed his way alongside the
> female. Quick thrash and maybe 10-15 eggs sank to the bottom...maybe a
> little larger than zebra danio eggs. I made an attempt to siphon away
> some and later caught some eggs as they released a group near the
> surface amongst a clump of floating java moss(but if left untouched
> would have followed the filter currently slowly to the bottom and no
> doubt eaten). The other inhabitants include Montezumae swords,
> American flagfish, and a lone male golden topminnow.
>
> With this kind of handling is their any chance of the eggs being fertile
still?
>
> Would a breeding tank be advisable? I could try to free up a ten
> gallon if it would work.
>
> I don't know what triggered these fish...except maybe my thoughts
> earlier in the day that they just didn't seem to be doing anything!
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