Best way to breed.

[MHunt]

Hi all,

I have a pair of A caciatores.

What would be the first step in encouraging them to breed.

I have them in a well planted 17Gal community tank. They share the tank with 6 neon tetras, 3 male guppies, 1 platy, 1 dwarf gourami.

My nasty stats (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate) are all ok, and my pH is usualy about 6.5 to 7.

The tank setup also has a few plant pots and some bogwood with a cave underneath.

Any Ideas would be welcomed!

 

[ProF_FR]

Hi,

Encouraging them to breed would not be that hard... feed them generously with frozen BS or bloodworns, alive food is even better. Also making big water changes ( 50 %) helps, if she's ready that comes quick.

Nevertheless, that will be hard to keep the fry in a community tank, neons are very efficient predators.

ProF

 

[MHunt]

Hi,

Encouraging them to breed would not be that hard... feed them generously with frozen BS or bloodworns, alive food is even better. Also making big water changes ( 50 %) helps, if she's ready that comes quick.

Nevertheless, that will be hard to keep the fry in a community tank, neons are very efficient predators.

ProF

Thanks for the tips, i'll try them this week, i need to do a water change soon anyway. For better results would you recomend a separate tank, would a 5 gal be big enough for the pair, and perhaps a few non predatory fish? What would you use as dither fish apart from neons? Harlequins perhaps?

 

[ProF_FR]

Hi,

I personnally always recommend a separate tank to breed them with better results, but thats only my point of view ....

I'd never try to breed them in 5 gal tank, even if that could be possible, i love to peep at their behavior and the more space they have, the more you see interressant things.

ProF

 

[MHunt]

I was thinking of a small planted cube. I guess if i went for a 10 gal i'd get better results, just i'm struggling for space at the moment so my MTS will have to wait!

 

[AdamT]

I would say 5 ga is a little small to get a pair of apistos breeding, though some have done it.

Personally I've got some that breed in a community tank, and then I siphon out 15-30 of the babies when they become free swimming. I raise 'em up on BBS in a 5 ga.

Of course, they outgrow the 5ga before they are of a size to sell, so you might still have space problems in the long run.

-Adam