Fishfur
Aquarium Advice Addict
I had an amazing pair of Daisy Rice fish, and they started spawning last June. I'm fairly sure she spawned every day since then, though I have not yet seen any fry. The tank conditions may not be right for the fry, and I am so far from being any kind of expert on rearing eggs. This species carries its eggs around the vent and ventral fin for hours before they drop them or brush them, onto plants. So it's easy to tell when she has spawned.
But I got a book on breeding fish, and it mentions separating fish who spawn continuously for a week or so every so often so the female isn't exhausted by it. Wish I'd known that sooner. I have not seen my female in nearly a week now and I'm fairly sure she has died.
Shrimp in the tank, they'd have made short work of her if she did die. No body I can see, nothing on the floor, so she didn't jump. They aren't a jumping type anyway, spending most of their time in mid to low levels of the tank. They don't even surface feed.
If I can ever get more of them, I will try again, but I'd hate to think she laid eggs to the point she just wore herself out. Anyone have this happen with a fish ?
But I got a book on breeding fish, and it mentions separating fish who spawn continuously for a week or so every so often so the female isn't exhausted by it. Wish I'd known that sooner. I have not seen my female in nearly a week now and I'm fairly sure she has died.
Shrimp in the tank, they'd have made short work of her if she did die. No body I can see, nothing on the floor, so she didn't jump. They aren't a jumping type anyway, spending most of their time in mid to low levels of the tank. They don't even surface feed.
If I can ever get more of them, I will try again, but I'd hate to think she laid eggs to the point she just wore herself out. Anyone have this happen with a fish ?