can any 1 tell me what the length of reproduction cycle is(how often do females lay eggs) how long till eggs hatch and do i have to seperate the babies into a seperate tank if the current tank has one pilate 2 red eye tetras and 3 black fin tetras in the same tank?
2006-07-12 15:25:54 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Characins all breed the same, with just a few exceptions. It is best to spawn them by separating the males and females and then feeding them heavily on live foods until the females grow fat and the males become more colorful.
Spawning usually takes place in 48 hours to a few days. The eggs of most characins are quite sticky and will then adhere to the foliage as they are dropped. Remove the parents as soon as they have completed spawning or the parents might eat the eggs.
2006-07-12 15:39:50 · answer #1 · answered by mroof! 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They have babies all the time. I've got tetras and guppies in the same tank and I see new babies at least once every two weeks. I have seperated them and I have also left them in the tank. I don't know if they eat their babies, but I've got so many now I've lost count. I've had my tank since June 2005 and started with 6 fish and now I've got 30 just with reproduction.
2006-07-12 22:32:06 · answer #2 · answered by nbinthahouse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/characins/Blackskirt.php
2006-07-13 04:51:50 · answer #3 · answered by - Allison 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋