how do u breed white skirt tetra s ?

Question

i wanna know how to breed them and to tell them apart ?

Answer 1

Specific Care Information for white skirt Tetra : White Skirt Tetras are tropical fish and need to be kept in tanks that are maintained at 78 degrees Fahrenheit. They can handle a wide pH range, though it should be kept between 5.8 and 8.5. Water hardness should not be allowed to exceed 30 dGH. As far as feeding, White Skirt Tetras are omnivorous and do well on a varied diet that includes flake and freeze dried foods. They also seem to do well on frozen foods too. Some good choices include tubifex worms, bloodworms, brine shrimp, glass worms, daphnia, and plankton. It is important to include some vegetation in their diets for optimal health.

Their tanks should be decorated with of hiding places. Rocks, plants, and driftwood all make excellent hide spots. In addition this species does best in planted aquariums.

White Skirt Tetras should be kept in schools of three or more in order to allow them to thrive.

Breeding and Propagation: Relative Breeding Ease: Average. The White Skirt Tetra is generally easy to breed when it is kept in the correct environment. Males and females can be visually sexed because the females have narrower anal fins than males. Males are also significantly smaller than females, and females are usually rounder. If you intend to breed White Skirts, they should be kept in a school and removed from the tank in which they have laid their eggs.

Babies will take a year to reach their full adult size of two inches.

Answer 2

Here's a link that gives some really good info on them. Just follow the link to how to breed characins.

http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/characins/whitetetra.php

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