What do I do?, I think my tetras are pregnant!?

Question

I have 2 black tetras and 10 neons, 1 of each of these look to be pregnant (making 2), they have swollen bellies. 1 prefers to swim stationary (not moving around the tank much, the other continues to shole.

the tetras are kept in the same tank as many different fish including a guppie and mollies, coolie loaches and siamise elgie eater.

I have read up on breeding tetras and they suggest nilon mops, I don't have one, would something else work?

will I need to seperate the pregnant tetras from the rest of the tank or will I have to sepetate all the tetras from the rest?

I have never bred tetras and the last one I had, that I though was pregnant died years ago.

if I separate them will I need a new tank or will a dipped net work? (net suspended it the water)

Any help would be greatly apprisiciated, I don't want more of my fish to die, just because I didn't know what to do when they decided to beed.

I have now captured all tetras, they are now in a large net suspended in the main tank.

It seems there are more than just two, that are pregnant.
How do I get the conditions right for breeding?

Do I need some form of mop?

and how do I know males from females? for paring, as it is very posible they will lay eggs at different times

Answer 1

Tetras are egglayers, so they don't technically get pregnant. The answer referring to the breeding net is using a technique for livebearers - this isn't advisable for your fish. A spawning mop or plants will work for breeding. If you don't have a mop, you can make one out of yarn - just rinse it well before putting it in the tank and suspend the top by a float or a stick across the top of the tank.

You can set up another tank for the actual spawning, then move the fish once the eggs are lain and fertilized. Some more info for you below:

Answer 2

It potential she is complete ff eggs, tetra are egg scatters so she would be able to lay her eggs some the place and in case you have a male he will fetalize them, yet its fairly not likely they'll hatch as tetra have a tendancy to consume there eggs, alongside consisting of your betta. in case you go with to reproduce them placed all of them in a heavily planted tank with greater stones fairly than smaller so its greater stable 4 them to consume the eggs, then while she is not fat do away with each and every of the tetra and wait n see

Answer 3

At the Fish Shop you should be able to buy a clear plastic container that you attach to the inside of your tank. Put the pregnant fish in there & leave the babies till they are a little bigger. Take excess babies back to the fish shop. Good Luck A friend had this set-up!

Answer 4

well.... i suggest separating the male and female if she is prego then separate them fast! because if she has the babies when there together the father will eat them


oh ya when it has the babies separate them from there mother quick (she's a canable)