TETRAS AND THERE EGGS - Aquarium Advice

AMANDA MYERS · 11-20-2006, 09:26 PM

JUST GOT OUR FIRST FISH TANK ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO CAN ANYBODY OUT THERE TELL US ABOUT OUR NEON TETRAS AND HOW WE CAN TELL IF THEY ARE PREGNANT AND ABOUT 2 LAY EGGS WE ARE CONFUSED AND WE HEARD THEY EAT THERE EGGS WE DO NOT WANT THIS 2 HAPPEN CAN ANYBODY HELP US

zenkatydid · 11-20-2006, 09:36 PM

please don't post in caps.

BrianNY · 11-21-2006, 08:14 AM

When egg laden the females will be obviously rounder than males. Neons are not the easiest fish to spawn as they require very specific water conditions. If you are lucky enough to have an actual spawn, the only way to prevent the eggs from being eaten is to protect them with a spawning media.

11-20-2006, 09:26 PM	#1
AMANDA MYERS Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1	TETRAS AND THERE EGGS JUST GOT OUR FIRST FISH TANK ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO CAN ANYBODY OUT THERE TELL US ABOUT OUR NEON TETRAS AND HOW WE CAN TELL IF THEY ARE PREGNANT AND ABOUT 2 LAY EGGS WE ARE CONFUSED AND WE HEARD THEY EAT THERE EGGS WE DO NOT WANT THIS 2 HAPPEN CAN ANYBODY HELP US

11-20-2006, 09:36 PM	#2
zenkatydid Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 765 Images: 3	please don't post in caps. __________________ 50gal planted - yoyo loaches, BNs, SAE, odessa barbs 28gal planted - sparkling gouramis, dwarf cories (hastatus, habrosus, pygmaeus) 5gal planted - betta, otos 5gal planted - glass shrimp, CRS

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11-21-2006, 08:14 AM	#3
BrianNY Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 4,259 Images: 18	When egg laden the females will be obviously rounder than males. Neons are not the easiest fish to spawn as they require very specific water conditions. If you are lucky enough to have an actual spawn, the only way to prevent the eggs from being eaten is to protect them with a spawning media.