Cherry Barb Fish Eggs
Sorry i m posting a second post on this but i m really in a frenzy trying to save the eggs.
Cherry barb fish eggs. Yes any egg removed shouldnt get air to it it can start fungus growing on them is they are exposed to open air. Although angelfish is rather large and aggressive tank mate. They re being snapped up real quick.
Barbus melanampyx information about how to breed this barb species. Cherry barbs are egg layers. Fish is also tolerant towards any shrimps even so small as cherry shrimp.
A male and female cherry barb. Like other fish in their family cherry barbs are egg scattering fish that give little to no parental care to their young. If you re interested in breeding cherry barbs you re going to need to have a breeding tank to put the fish in when they re ready to spawn and then remove them once the eggs have been fertilized or attempt to carefully remove the eggs once they ve been laid inside the main tank.
Cherry barbs are difficult to sex when they are young but as they get older males become redder and more slender while females remain smaller and plumper. I m thinking of putting a divider from the other fish but even the parents are eating them s should i add more plants now. I would say they are snail eggs in the pic.
Males turn bright red during spawning season. The cherry barb is an incredibly hardy fish and grows to a maximum of 2 inches 5cm in the home aquarium making it an excellent beginner fish. A good sign of spawning is the temperament of the males as well as the colors they have.
The males can be identified by their red coloring which deepens significantly during mating. The brighter the red the more likely your fish are ready to spawn. Cherry barbs are egg scatterers and don t care for their fry or make decisions about where to lay.
White cloud mountain minnow harlequin rasbora otocinclus catfish cardinal tetra neon tetra betta. Cherry barbs from what i know almost exclusively lay single eggs and will dot them around the tank snails lay eggs in a sort of jelly. Eggs will most likely be eaten and the fry if any eggs survive will be eaten if you see the male chasing the female look carefully and you may be able to see her scattering the eggs the easiest way to successfully breed them is to set up a seperate tank some people use marbles as.
Cherry barb information about keeping and breeding cherry barbs in aquariums. If you have gotten this far you have successfully spawned and raised your first egg layers fry.
