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Garofoli Big Fish Posts: 337 Kudos: 143 Votes: 27 Registered: 12-Apr-2006	Edited by Garofoli I am thinking about changing my 10g Community tank w/ Bio-Wheel to a planted tank. I am very excited but idk what to do. Okay so I want to breed my Neons. The First question is how many do i start with? Secondly What can i have as a clean up crew that wont eat their eggs (such as snails, plecos, e.g.)? Would i be able to have a shrimp in there as well? Also is it easy to spot the "kink" in their stripe in females or sex them, Can someone post a pic? Also could they use salt? Thanks. Chris
Posted 21-May-2006 21:45
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	if you are going to get into breeding, never do it in a community tank, always have a species tank. given for convcits or guppies neons etc.... this makes life alot easyier. and breeding. in a 10 gallon, from what i know breeding neons is one of the harder ones in home aquaria, but generally use the general breeding set0-up, a bare bottom tank with alot of java moss and a group of 6 neons. females tend to be bigger than males.
Posted 21-May-2006 23:07
Garofoli Big Fish Posts: 337 Kudos: 143 Votes: 27 Registered: 12-Apr-2006	Oh This is a Neon only tank. Not a community. Chris
Posted 21-May-2006 23:11
GirlieGirl8519 Fish Master Malawi Planter Posts: 1468 Kudos: 1029 Votes: 35 Registered: 25-Mar-2005	What can i have as a clean up crew that wont eat their eggs Having a clean up crew makes it a community tank. Neons only means no other fish/shrimp. *Kristin*
Posted 22-May-2006 01:51
Garofoli Big Fish Posts: 337 Kudos: 143 Votes: 27 Registered: 12-Apr-2006	Okay so Just Neons. Also is it easy to spot the "kink" in their stripe in females or sex them, Can someone post a pic? Also could they use salt? Thanks. Chris
Posted 22-May-2006 02:08
Jay Hopper Fingerling Posts: 40 Kudos: 48 Votes: 17 Registered: 24-Feb-2005	I found a nice little website with some info on breeding Neons on it and also info on sexing them with pictures! Here's the link for the sexing page: http://www.angelfire.com/tx3/aquariumpets/fishfacts.html And for the breeding page: http://www.angelfire.com/tx3/aquariumpets/breedingneons.html
Posted 24-May-2006 04:17


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