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Breeding Fish - How To Breed Your Aquarium Pets

There are a variety of tetra fish for aquariums, though the technique of caring for these species of fish are the same you must develop a knack of handling these delicate inmates of your aquarium. The Paracheirodon Axelrodi is a common variety of tetra found in house aquariums around the world. This species is commonly referred to as the Cardinal Tetra and is known to grow as large as 1 and 1/4 of an inch in size. This fish is a native of the upper Rio Negro, Brazil and Columbia. Its colors are very similar to the Neon Tetra but differs in the spectrum. These fish have their gills covered with a Lot of red unlike the Neon Tetra. There are few other differences between the two.

Another type of breeding fish is the 'Spraying Characin, biologically known as the Opella Amoldi. This fish frown to over 3 inches in size and is a native of Venezuela, Brazil and Guiana. These variety of aquarium fish have fins that are elongated and a slim body. Feeding is not a problem with these fish as they eat almost anything available in the aquarium through they do prefer natural Water conditions.

Then you have the Copeina Guttata, also known as the Red-Spotted Copeina and hails form the central Amazon and grows to be about 4 inches large in an aquarium, though out of captivity it can grow larger than 5 inches. These fish will commonly have orange red colours with bluish-silver bodies and yellow fins.

Breeding Habits:
The Spraying Charcin will spray the surface of hanging leaves or may spawn on the bottom of the aquarium. These variety of fish usually like to breed in smaller tanks with few plants. These fish only produce about 15 eggs in each spawn and will continue until they have spawned about 100 eggs. You should know how to maintain the eggs in the tank to get yourself good numbers of fish. Once the spawning process is complete remove the females from the small tank. It is the male fish that takes care of the eggs. If you notice the male fish eating the eggs remove him from the tank as well. Nature will take care of the eggs if the male does not.

The Amoldi fish pair with the females and mate the male is known by its red dotted flank. The female will lay about 300 eggs in the gravel of the tank after which you should remove her from the tank. and once the eggs hatch you should also remove the male as well.

As you can see there is a common observation to the breeding of the fish. The removal of the females from the tank after spawning and then observing the males who have to be removed as well after the eggs hatch or if they begin to eat the eggs. Have an aerator that will circulate the water around the eggs without disturbing the eggs. This helps a great deal in hatching healthy fish in the tank.

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