TETRAS AND THERE EGGS

[AMANDA MYERS]

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]

please don't post in caps.

 

[BrianNY]

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.