Breeding of Coral Red Pencilfish

[vinccc2003]

Just got a pair of Coral Red from Biotape. Not bad. They have a tankful for you to choose compare to C328, only left less than 10.

Anyone breed coral red in their tank before? Any expert advise?

[Quixotic]

Coral Red pencilfish?

Nannostomus mortenthaleri is not an easy fish. I have only read one single account of breeding and that is in the PFK article.

http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...36&postcount=9

P.S. Search function is really useful if you only learn how to use it.

[vinccc2003]

Thanks for your advise.
I found the following site that had a successful breeding experience.

http://translate.google.com/translat...lr%3D%26sa%3DN

[Plantbrain]

These are very very nioce fish and really beautiful in the fully red coloration.
I have 20 of them and they are very nice if well fed.

Great planted tank fish.
Pencil fish in general are not too bad to breed and these will bring a nice price.

These and epesi are the most covetted generally.
Both are super fish to keep.

Regards,
Tom Barr

[Betta Almighty]

Hi Tom,

Have you bred them before?

[Plantbrain]

Accidently, got not fry, other fish ate the eggs.
Other pencils, yes.

I suppose I could try again, I have 3 sitting here but need some more stock.

Regards,
Tom Barr

[Betta Almighty]

cool. What were your water parameters back than?