Comments on: A Basic Strategy for Spawning Tetras, Barbs and Danios http://www.tfhmagazine.com/blogs/2009/12/08/a-basic-strategy-for-spawning-tetras-barbs-and-danios/ Tue, 14 May 2013 19:49:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Ted http://www.tfhmagazine.com/blogs/2009/12/08/a-basic-strategy-for-spawning-tetras-barbs-and-danios/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Ted Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:51:08 +0000 http://www.tfhmagazine.com/blogs/?p=151#comment-74 My understanding is that the vast majority of rummy nose tetras are still wild caught. They are not an easy species to breed, though I believe that some breeders in eastern Europe and southeast Asia have been successful. The cardinal tetra used to be considered as difficult as the rummy nose, but now breeding them is a cottage industry in Europe. I think it is only a matter of time before all of these hard to breed fish are figured out. Currently I do not have any rummy nose tetras. Ted My understanding is that the vast majority of rummy nose tetras are still wild caught. They are not an easy species to breed, though I believe that some breeders in eastern Europe and southeast Asia have been successful. The cardinal tetra used to be considered as difficult as the rummy nose, but now breeding them is a cottage industry in Europe. I think it is only a matter of time before all of these hard to breed fish are figured out.

Currently I do not have any rummy nose tetras.

Ted

]]> By: Dach http://www.tfhmagazine.com/blogs/2009/12/08/a-basic-strategy-for-spawning-tetras-barbs-and-danios/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Dach Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:16:43 +0000 http://www.tfhmagazine.com/blogs/?p=151#comment-44 Hi Ted, I have never breed tetras. For some reason I assumed most of the tetras were wild caught. It was interesting reading this blog entry. The tetra I like the most are Rummy Nose tetras. Are they one of the tetras you are working with? Are they easy to breed in your opinion? Would the setup you described work for them? Good luck with the challenge! Thanks Hi Ted,

I have never breed tetras. For some reason I assumed most of the tetras were wild caught. It was interesting reading this blog entry.

The tetra I like the most are Rummy Nose tetras. Are they one of the tetras you are working with? Are they easy to breed in your opinion? Would the setup you described work for them?

Good luck with the challenge!

Thanks

]]> By: Ted http://www.tfhmagazine.com/blogs/2009/12/08/a-basic-strategy-for-spawning-tetras-barbs-and-danios/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Ted Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:28:55 +0000 http://www.tfhmagazine.com/blogs/?p=151#comment-15 D. choprae is one of the species I am working with. I have a male and two females set up in a dense-mop breeding tank right now. I have spawned the species before, and found them to be extremely good egg hunters. D. choprae is one of the species I am working with. I have a male and two females set up in a dense-mop breeding tank right now. I have spawned the species before, and found them to be extremely good egg hunters.

]]> By: Joey http://www.tfhmagazine.com/blogs/2009/12/08/a-basic-strategy-for-spawning-tetras-barbs-and-danios/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Joey Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:15:36 +0000 http://www.tfhmagazine.com/blogs/?p=151#comment-14 well ted is at least winning in the blog entries category. well ted is at least winning in the blog entries category.

]]> By: Ching http://www.tfhmagazine.com/blogs/2009/12/08/a-basic-strategy-for-spawning-tetras-barbs-and-danios/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Ching Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:01:48 +0000 http://www.tfhmagazine.com/blogs/?p=151#comment-13 Hi Ted, Just wondering..of your danio selection..are you going to include danio choprai? they are an awesome little fish with great personalities and fairly easy to breed. good luck! Hi Ted,
Just wondering..of your danio selection..are you going to include danio choprai? they are an awesome little fish with great personalities and fairly easy to breed. good luck!

]]> By: Ted http://www.tfhmagazine.com/blogs/2009/12/08/a-basic-strategy-for-spawning-tetras-barbs-and-danios/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Ted Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:39:33 +0000 http://www.tfhmagazine.com/blogs/?p=151#comment-12 Mike is the guy to detail the live foods. He wrote the book! (literally.... and it is a very good book) I raise baby brine daily and buy black worms monthly. I also maintain cultures of paramecium, walter worms, grindal worms and white worms. Mike is the guy to detail the live foods. He wrote the book! (literally…. and it is a very good book) I raise baby brine daily and buy black worms monthly. I also maintain cultures of paramecium, walter worms, grindal worms and white worms.

]]> By: Andy http://www.tfhmagazine.com/blogs/2009/12/08/a-basic-strategy-for-spawning-tetras-barbs-and-danios/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Andy Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:55:37 +0000 http://www.tfhmagazine.com/blogs/?p=151#comment-10 Hi Ted - Thanks for the post. Are you planning on detailing your live food setup? I have never fed my fish anything other than frozen foods, and am ready to make the plunge into keeping live foods around both to feed adult fish as well as to raise fry on down the road. Thank you! Hi Ted – Thanks for the post. Are you planning on detailing your live food setup? I have never fed my fish anything other than frozen foods, and am ready to make the plunge into keeping live foods around both to feed adult fish as well as to raise fry on down the road. Thank you!

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