Serpae Tetra Eggs
The eggs are translucent about the size of a sand grain eggs hatch in about 24 to 48 hours.
Serpae tetra eggs. Consider adding a breeding mop. Thick vegetation and breeding mops will catch the eggs and keep them protected. The serpae tetra is an egg scatterer so the plants and mop will help to protect the eggs.
Serpae tetras are egg layers that will scatter their eggs throughout the environment. Serpae tetra eggs can be classi fied as slightly adhesive and sinking. Warmer waters up to 80 degrees may be used to trigger the breeder process.
Fish eggs are small and hard to see because of their translucent color but you may be able to see them in the gravel or on plants in your breeding tank. Breeding the serpae tetra. Remove the adult tetras from the tank.
The serpae tetra fry once born would absorb nutrients from the yolk sac are free swimming in about a day or two. I have 6 serpae tetra in 8 gallon tank with lots of live plants and also floating plants. Water softness should be between 6 to 8 dgh.
Serpae tetras are relatively easy to breed as pairs or in groups of roughly an equal number of males and females. The key to successful breeding is to set up a tank with the proper habitat for spawning and subsequent grow out of the fry. As soon as you notice eggs in the tank make sure that you remove the adult tetras from the tank or they may eat the eggs.
By navsharma94 5 years ago on tropical fish. To breed your serpae tetras first prepare a separate tank with plenty of plants. As for water conditions you can keep things on the softer side.
Once spawning has been completed the eggs hatch in about 24 hours and look like slivers of glass clinging to the spawning substrate. In about five days the fry will have absorbed the yolk sack.
