Re: [RML] Breeding tanks

Wright Huntley (huntley1 at home.com)
Sun, 11 Jun 2000 21:19:46 -0700

PETER.UNMACK at ASU.Edu wrote:
>
> On Mon, 12 Jun 2000, Dennis Holmes wrote:
>
> > I've only got them in claer tanks, just them an a mop and the filter.
> > It's funny in the display tanks I have the fish are all wanting to spawn, I
> > put them in the tanks I have setup for breeding and it stops.
>
> Unless your fish are accustomed to being in a bare tank they are likely too
> stressed or uncomfortable to be able to spawn. In your display tank they all
> feel right at home and are happy as Larry, but when you dump them in a bare
> tank they may get a bit freaked out, and hence why they won't spawn. Try
> adding something to the tank to make the feel more at home. ie plants, rocks,
> substrate.

Peter's correct. [Amazing! :^)]

Pay particular attention to the bottom. Place tank on dark construction
paper or paint the outside a dark color. I like a layer of boiled peat in
the tank. Fish over a light or transparent bottom are unusually spooky. The
back and ends can be painted or papered over, too.

I like an overturned pot or inverted potpourri candle holder as structure
and hiding space, plus a big wad of Java moss. For more reclusive species,
like gudgeons or some Betta species, a lot of oak leaf litter on the bottom
is appreciated. Mops are great for most rainbows as both structure and
breeding traps for eggs. 200 strands of heavy acrylic rug yarn works best
for me. Forget skimpy mops. They just hold the eggs around in plain sight to
be eaten.

Wright

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