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    Possible to breed neon tetra

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    Given a 200 neon tetra pipoluation in a planted tank environment with 2 SAE and less than 10 rasbora, will the neon tetra re-produce?

    Any bro tried out before

    tango
    Adopt all unwanted neon & cardinal tetra

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    tango, the chances of you getting any young is very slim, neons and the other occupants of the tank will certainly have them for dinner,
    best to try and breed them in a tank seperate from the rest.
    best, mick

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    Most tetras need environmental triggers to stimulate spawning conditions (which replicate the rising waters that come with the rainy season) and respond only with frequent water changes that provide a constant influx of fresh water. As far as I know, only blue emperor tetras do not rely on such triggers and are able to spawn and produce subsequent generations in a relatively stable planted tank (with no other species to prey on the eggs or fry). That's why serious breeders use sparse breeding tanks with breeding mops or cages to obtain optimal yields.

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    Just curious, do neon tetras lay eggs or do they pop babies out of their bellies?

    Thank you.
    Last edited by bezz; 22nd Dec 2005 at 23:24.

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    Only livebearers 'give birth' to fry. Common livebearers are:
    1) Guppies,
    2) Mollies,
    3) Platys,
    4) Swordtails
    5) Endler's Livebearer
    6) 4-eyes (Actually not that common)
    7) Mosquito fish or Gambusia (not Boraras spp. hor!)
    Seahorses

    There are many others but those are the common ones we will see.

    Al tetras are egg layers, like all barbs, rainbowfish, killifish and cichlids.
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