RE: hello?/rainbowfish

["Eric Johnson" <etj@nwlink.com>]

> I have breed Boesman Rainbows. I have the fish spawn in a mop of yarn and
> then moved the mop into the clean tank. I didn't mess with any spawning
> trays and it worked fine. On my first try I got about 20 fry swimming
> around. Only 5 made it past 2 months though... My next attempt is
> going to
> be with Neon Rainbows. I'm going to put the mop in a tank with moss, and
> very green water. My hope is that the green water will help get them past
> the first few months. That trade off is that it's not sterile,
> but the only
> way to find out is to try (or ask this list). BTW, I'm using 10
> gallon tanks
> for breeding and raising fry. If anyone out there has suggestions or
> comments, I'd like to here them.

ok, you're doing it the 'right' way. My trouble is my rainbows seem to
prefer to spawn up against the filter intake :) so I've just been picking
eggs out of the filter. maybe i should move the breeders to another tank, or
put the filter on a timer so its off in the morning, so they'll breed in the
mop, then I'll move the mop to the other tank..

let us know how it works with the neons - thats what I'd like to try next.