HELP!!! neons breeding

[fishcraziee]

Well.... My neons I just got are breeding.... I saw them laying a little eggs on several occansions today and was wondering how to help them survive... My breeding tank is at the wrong pH (too high) and is filled with snails, cyclops, and other egg eating things... My main tank has my hungry hungry black tetras who have been following my neons for caviar... I put the breeding pair ( I think) into a little breeding tank with some java moss... I see a couple of eggs but I'm not sure if they'll make it or if my neons will continue breeding what should I do? THX!!! *SUPERSMIL*SUPERSMIL*SUPERSMIL

 

[mcshell]

WOW! congrats! I heard that neons are tricky to breed!
Neons eat their eggs... so you may want to keep the parents away from the eggs.
Here's a site that may help: http://www.angelfire.com/tx3/aquariumpets/breedingneons.html

 

[JeLeAk]

the author makes it sound so easy,

Once you choose the male and female put the into the breeding tank.... If your lucky, they'll start breeding the next morning. ...Have plenty of brine shrimp ready for the offspring will hatch the next day or in 36 hours.

 

[mcshell]

yes, it does sound easy, doesn't it?
the fish store usually have this kind of fish import.
i'd love to try breeding them too! but i still have difficulties in differenciating between the males and females! lol.

 

[fishcraziee]

I have a womanizer...... All my neons are female except 1 male.... He goes and breeds with one then goes to another one and keeps doing it over and over...... I just bought them from PetSmart and put them in my tank fed for like 1 week on flaks 2x a day and frozen 1x a day and presto breeding neons.....I put them into my breeding tank now..... Filled with plastic plants and java moss now. Hopefully he'll get his groove on again!! *SUPERSMIL*SUPERSMIL*SUPERSMIL