Re: Paunduro breeding?

["Arthit Prasartkul" <apisto@thailand.com>]

My panduro pair seems to be in breeding as the female tries to seduce the male all the time too. All her blotches are shown with her very yellow body. My problem is that I have seen the female laid eggs yesterday in a flower pot. However, after I did a small investigation around the pot to find some more egges, they were all disappeared. It seemed that the female had eaten all her eggs. It is her first spawn. Is this a problem with the water or it is only common for the female with the first spawn?

THe female is now also guarding a different site and seduce the male whenever he comes by.

My tap water is metered 3dGH and 3dKH with pH of 7. I softened the water with dried leaves and lowered the pH using Tetra's pH Minus. Is this the right water for the panda?

Arthit 
Bangkok, Thailand

-----Original Message-----
From: FBethea <poppycat_2000@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 18:19:23 -0800 (PST)
To: apisto@listbox.com
Subject: Re: Paunduro breeding?


> Lianne,
> IMHO and experience a 10 gal tank is too small to keep
> the male in the tank after they have spawned.  
> 
> Phantom tetras are rather large compared to smaller
> tetras I would use as dithers.  Therefore, in a 10 gal
> there would be no need for dithers once the male is
> removed. A 5.5 gal is too small to keep four mature
> fish in unless you plan to do their water changes
> everyday.
> 
> Nijenssi and panduro females will remain yellow with
> black spots or splotches unless stressed or are lesser
> females once reaching spawning maturity.  
> 
> Raising bbs or microworms would be a good choice. A
> good idea is to have the microworm culture going
> before the fry become free swimming. The bbs need to
> be started depending on method of hatching.
> 
> Over feeding without keeping up without removing
> uneaten food is not good practice if you want to raise
> the fry. Once the fry have full bellies, siphon
> remaining food and detris.
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> Francine
> 
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