Have you tried congo tetras?

U should get some more tanks! U won’t regret it

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Are they mop or substrate spawners? I'm raising some Gardneri Killis right now, that might be somewhat close. I'm sure I'll try other species.

Oh very cool! I’m honestly totally unsure they seem to do a bit of both. I had them in a tank with moss and a mop together I saw them breeding in the moss but I’ve also seen them with the mop as well. I’ve only been able to get about 3 to 4 fry each time. I’ve tried putting a mop with the 4 adults for a week feeding them heavily with bbs and then pulling the mop and I’ve also tried moving a male and female to a separate tank feeding them for a week and then removing them back to their main tank. Still only 3 to 4 fry lol

That's kind of a judgement call. I'm not sure I've dealt with fry that would refuse to eat powder, though it's possible. I look at their behavior. Are they moving around looking for food or are they more careful, waiting for something edible to pass in front of them? How much powder do I need to spread around just to get them to eat a few particles? We always want to limit, when possible, the amount of uneaten (non-live) food. The great thing about paramecia is that they will live until eaten. There's zero excess food to rot and pollute the enclosure. Sometimes they feel necessary or at least very helpful, other times not. It's just a nice option to have in certain situations.

Not seriously, at least not yet. I would do regular neons first and then maybe

I believe it. I've had a similar experience so far. A fry or two pop up every now and then even in tanks where I wouldn't expect it. I would categorize as them as fairly easy but at least in my experience not especially prolific. I want to hear from some other people if they've ever had large numbers of fry come out of a single female in a single spawn.

Yes, I will certainly try. I have a group and at some point will put on the barry white and see what happens.

@@MakeMoreFish lol. That'd be amazing.

​@@MakeMoreFishjust a heads up, the parents apparently needs two years to mature...

Marbled hatchets and I think silver also have bred now in captivity. The methods weren't complicated or unusual but if it was easy, everyone would do it. I would love to try at some point.

Yes what I meant is that it is very masochistic (to use your words) and that here in Italy it is impossible to find non wild ones.

77F and pH in the high 7s. Emperors were not picky in my experience. I expect many other tetras want softer and more acidic water.

It ranges throughout the year from as low as 30 to nearly 300

@@MakeMoreFish wow ic thats a decent swing but on the softer side, mine is 300 - 400 I use ro to keep my tanks at around 100 in the 30 g planted. They should be breeding but iv never seen fry. Gonna try pulling them out and try ur method! Thankyou!

Sure. I would love to try congo tetras at some point.

@@MakeMoreFish Magic. i look forward to it in time:)

live would be better in every way except convenience.

ya, the males are jerks aren't they? My guess is predation from adult fish rather than the shrimp.

@@MakeMoreFish must be! Yeah much more aggressive than I thought they’d be. The females are fine though

Sounds normal to me. They must all be diurnal

@@MakeMoreFish yes 😁

3 dKh and 7.9 ph, if I recall