cherry barb breeding

in a last resort to save the eggs of my cherry barbs, i put a pair in one of those livebearer breeding traps, i'll keep up on the breeding and post all that happens

p.s. this is my first time breeding egg layers

They are egg scatterers. if you put the clear deco marbles in the bottom of a bare bottom tank enough to cover of the bottom then the parents can't get to them and eat them. Then when the pair is done spawning you just take them out and leave the eggs to hatch.

can't use a tank so using breeder trap

they just had eggs! going to check how to raise the fry

Start with infusoria. you should have had a batch going before hand. Just put a piece of lettuce in a jar of water with the top on and set it in a sunny window for a few days.

just started culture, didn't let them breed until female layed all her eggs so i can breed them later

coolfish15 wrote:

just started culture, didn't let them breed until female layed all her eggs so i can breed them later

This doesn't make any sense. she won't drop any eggs without the male.

i had a male in their, just didn't give them time for the female to lay al her eggs, that way i can breed them later, p.s. are the eggs supposed to be clear or translucent

Here is a link to breeding them. You might want to read it.

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/barbs/breedingcherry.php

Clear is good, opaque is bad. A bed of Java Moss is highly recommended for egg scatterers. The moss is great at holding infusoria and other micro critters that the fry will consume. Not to mention the protection of cover as well.

eggs got fuzzy so i dumped them out, going to start a new batch later

Do you have any Meth Blue to put in the water to keep the fungus from growing on the eggs?

Meth. Blue increases O2 in water. Acrivflaven is used stop fight fungus. Fungus only grows on dead tissue.

hmmmm can I use meth blue to just increase the 02

circulation

i use circulation, no chemicals, maybe male is sterile, the were all white from the beginning

Dr.Who but the fungus will spread to good eggs also. That is why you would use Meth Blue is to kill it and keep it from spreading. I've had fungus spread to viable eggs and also to partially hatched wigglers.

Meth Blue is used when shipping to increase O2 in water. Whisper I'm not saying what you are doing is wrong. Everyone has their way of doing things. Formadahyde would work better for stopping fungus. Fungus grows on dead tissue. Bad eggs.

Dr. Who wrote:

Meth Blue is used when shipping to increase O2 in water. Whisper I'm not saying what you are doing is wrong. Everyone has their way of doing things. Formadahyde would work better for stopping fungus. Fungus grows on dead tissue. Bad eggs.

Yes I agree that it grows on the bad eggs but it will also spread on to the good eggs. That is why it is important to get rid of/ or kill it. Most professional breeders will use it. I always used it on eggs when I was breeding Bettas and I now use it with my Angelfish eggs.

This is what fungus can do to infertile eggs and wigglers if not treated in time.

wow

Get yourself some Meth Blue.

i think male sterile

what about using egg tumblers? mouth brooding cichlid breeders use those. i would venture it would work in principle for egg scatters too. but its a guess, i wouldnt know

It would be pretty hard to collect all the scattered eggs.