Re: NANFA-L-- red shiner

J. C. (hillbillynursery at yahoo.com)
Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:38:32 -0700 (PDT)

The best substrate(for lack of better term) for egg
scatters is large marbles. The slick surface cause the
eggs to fall out of reach of the parents. The spaces
between the marbles are large enough that the fry can
get out from between the marbles when they hatch. I
used these to spawn barbs over when I raised them.
Place the parents in the tank for a few days and move
them to another tank and wait for the fry to hatch.
Sorry but I have not ever raised minnows. But I think
that microworms and/or baby brine shrimp should be
about right for the fry to eat.

Later, John

--- Peter Unmack <peter.lists at> wrote:

> G'day folks
>
> For fun I was going to set up some red shiners to
> spawn. I see there are
> two articles written on this in AC over the years
> (listed below), but I
> don't have either handy right now. They seem like
> they will spawn just
> about anywhere anytime if males are colored up. Was
> thinking of putting
> some fish (maybe 2 males, 4-5 females) in a bare
> tank and putting some
> kind of barrier on the bottom for the eggs to fall
> through so that they
> don't get eaten. I'll have to do some hunting
> around to see what if
> anything we have around here that I can use. Anyone
> got any simple
> suggestions? Also, anyone know how long it takes
> for them to hatch and
> what first foods are suitable?
>
> 1973 Fall
>
> Pagoria, Frank G.
> Spawning Deviations in Notropis [Cyprinella]
> lutrensis
> Author relates his experiences breeding
> aquarium-bought red shiners, and
> how his results differed from what was written in
> current literature.
>
> 1996-1997 Winter
>
> Semeit, Allan
> The "Asiatic Fire Barb" aka Cyprinella lutrensis
> Rearing and spawning the red shiner in aquaria;
> widespread encounters with
> the fish.
>
> Thanks
> Peter Unmack
> Red River, Oklahoma
>
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