Neon Tetra Baby
Neon tetras spawn between 60 and 130 eggs but not all of them will hatch.
Neon tetra baby. Don t expect these tiny species to look anything like their parents. The neon tetra s belly is silver and underneath the belly there is a red stripe which covers this whole part to the tail. Neon tetras will usually lay about 50 to 150 eggs in one spawn.
Do not try to place them into the tank before because they may be eaten injured or bullied by the adult fish. After about three months you can place your new neon tetras into the tank with your adult neon tetras. It takes only 24 hours for these eggs to hatch.
Introduce your baby neon tetras to your adult neon tetras. The short answer to this is yes. Moreover baby tetras are prone to diseases and usually sensitive to physical injuries.
Neon tetras are small delicate fish whose bodies can get sucked into a filter with deadly results. Use mesh or foam to cover the intake. Do neon tetras eat their babies.
Preparing for baby neon tetras. The ideal neon tetra temperature for breeding should be kept a bit below room temperature specifically at 77 degrees fahrenheit. So they may not survive if you put them together with adults immediately they hatch.
Immediately you can see the eggs remove the adult tetras from the breeding tank. They will usually spawn their eggs in the morning so if you want to watch them spawning just stay around the breeding tank after the lights turn on. Any warmer and your tetras will fail to inseminate.
Certain tetra species will readily breed in your tank while others require. The primary goal of the breeding aquarium is to replicate where neon tetras breed in the wild. The first step to breeding neon tetras is to set up a dedicated breeding aquarium for your tetras.
The hatch rate and fertilization of the eggs may vary but usually you can expect about 40 to 50 fry from one spawn. Tetras are relatively small small fish that come in a variety of colors including brilliant blues blacks and reds. They do best in groups called schools tetras are peaceful fish and do well in community aquariums.
To ensure that you have the right temperature a thermometer may be necessary. It is believed that the blue color is what helps the neon tetras locate each other in water when it is too dark or the water is very murky. This will protect your fish while allowing the filter to regulate the bacteria in the water.
Neon tetras have a bright neon blue stripe which extends from the nose to the fin. However at the same time you will need to protect the neon tetra babies from their parents and provide the proper conditions for raising the fry.
