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Hi all,
I keep 5 Copella Arnoldi as dither fish in my community tank. I have acquired this species since the beginning of November. Although never my intent, this species seems to love my tank and is constantly laying eggs against the lid. The eggs are fertilised as baby fish can be seen when a flash light is used to shine on the eggs. I’ve tried to let them hatch the natural way for the past months. I’ve let the full surface of my tank get covered in floating plants in the hopes of some fry surving. However i fear they have all become a snack to my Apistogramma sp. D10 and my nannostomus eques.
Does anyone have some experience breeding this species? I’ve now tried seperating the eggs from the lid, after i’ve led the male Copella take care of them for about 2,5 days, hoping the eggs will hatch in a breeder box. I was hoping someone here could provide me with some extra information as it seems to be fairly hard to find any.
Kind regards, Christian
I keep 5 Copella Arnoldi as dither fish in my community tank. I have acquired this species since the beginning of November. Although never my intent, this species seems to love my tank and is constantly laying eggs against the lid. The eggs are fertilised as baby fish can be seen when a flash light is used to shine on the eggs. I’ve tried to let them hatch the natural way for the past months. I’ve let the full surface of my tank get covered in floating plants in the hopes of some fry surving. However i fear they have all become a snack to my Apistogramma sp. D10 and my nannostomus eques.
Does anyone have some experience breeding this species? I’ve now tried seperating the eggs from the lid, after i’ve led the male Copella take care of them for about 2,5 days, hoping the eggs will hatch in a breeder box. I was hoping someone here could provide me with some extra information as it seems to be fairly hard to find any.
Kind regards, Christian