Poecilocharax weitzmani

[animalmgc]

saw some of these on aquabid and decided to pick up 12 of them any info on them would be appreciated.Would love to breed them

 

[ste12000]

Ive had these fish several times but unfortunately never bred them, i aim to try again when i find them available!

They are blackwater species, drop the PH below 6, ideally around 5 and keep the water nice and soft.. Add in some tannins to stain the water brown and use a sand substrate with leaf litter and twiggy wood for the most natural biotope, they are cave spawners and the male will guard the clutch, breeding reports are pretty rare and its hard to pinpoint exact cave preferences so give them a choice of caves, large, small, open ended tubes and tubes with one end sealed, the fish will let you know which they prefer by spawning in them hopefully.

They relish live foods and mine never took dry foods(although my fish are spoilt and very rarely get dry foods anyway) mine thrived on baby brineshrimp, grindal and white worms.

Hope this helps, i feel a bit awkward giving advice as i kept them and failed to breed them... Ill definately be trying again in the future!!

 

[gerald]

Newly imported ones are often severely emaciated, and survival can be low. Get some fresh-hatched brineshrimp ready to feed them, small amounts 3x or more per day for the first few days, to help them recover. Like rummynose, if they survive through the first week they're pretty hardy after that. Dont expect them to act like "normal" tetras -- they're shy and spend alot of time just hovering in a favorite spot, which may be hidden.

 

[animalmgc]

it was a chore scooping them out of my g sons 80 gall in prep for his samuai gouramis.I just found them odd so they seemed they'd be a good fit with me.If it doesn't work then so be it but its worth the try