How to Breed Neon Tetras: Getting the Eggs (Part 1) 

Great information. I have had 2 tropical fish stores and bred fish all my life(78)..very good

What most people don't realize is that the vast percentage of neon tetras are wild caught. Simply put, when it floods in their homeland every year, the fish are left high and dry in ponds that are shrinking so the local villagers/indigenous peoples go and collect them to sell them therefore saving their lives in the process and the people earn some side cash that lasts quite a while. If that didn't occur then millions of neon tetras would die every year naturally so basically importing that species is literally saving their lives. It's also a good idea to breed them as well.

Breeding neon tetras always seemed like some kind of imaginary occurrence like they just get shipped to aquarium stores but nobody actually breeds them they just appear out of nowhere in the supplier warehouse 😂🐟 sounds like it’s easier to breed discus in a bucket full of ginger beer, at the North Pole in the middle of winter hahaha - probably much easier to breed neons in bulk but I’ve always wanted to try this one day xD

I found a baby neon tetra in my 20 long tank, he’s full grown now. He survived eating little microbes and detritus worms. I moved him into his own tank when he got a tiny bigger and fed him dry food. He, well actually she, is now with all the other neons, full grown.

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To simulate fresh rain I've heard of people dropping some ice cubes in the top to trigger rainy season breeding response.. Not enough to shock the whole tank of course just so that the fish can feel cool water mixing in from the top like rainfall.

Good luck mate. Only person I know of who managed to breed them consistently had a huge setup. Tricky to get them to spawn. Interesting to see how it goes.

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Do you have an ammonium spike in he tank after adding water to peat? And how do you move fish directly from pH7.6 T 28C to pH6.5 temp 25 without acclimating? Are the fish stressed or is this a necessary part.

Im actually frothin for the next parts of this project.

did you drip acclimate the adults when you moved them over or just plop and drop? great series, thank you

Great video and very interesting thanks for sharing your research and your project. I laughed, because I started with the same exact tank... Now, I have 5 planted aquariums 🙋😁❤️🐟🌱🌿

Hello mine have bred naturally before I have a big south American biotope aquarium with 20 neons it was a black water tank with emersed tank growth etc and after I do a water change I like to simulate rain so the water I put back in is always a bit cooler because it's dechlorinated from my tap also the water is naturally low in pH about 6.7 and my tank water is 7.2 so some time after I noticed the neons acting a bit different you know swiming within the emersed growth and males chasing and fighting and then after about 3 days I noticed eggs and from there on I think the discus, neons and other fish had a feast....

Hello good video I wanted to ask how do you deal with the ammonia spikes and nitrates from the peat moss

When's the next video coming out? I'm so excited! I've only started the hobby and fell in love with neon tetras ❤ what's your insta?

Cut a piece of wax paper and lay it on top of the peat moss before adding the water. This will eliminate days for the moss to settle.

Awesome video brother keep it up :) Could you tell me the size tank measurements you used to breed the neons tetras in?

How big a tank do you recommend for a small school of neons in order for them to thrive and be happy

I noticed you didn't acclimate the fish from the roughly neutral water they were in to the more acidic water in the breeding tank - any issues from that? Or just match the temperature and transfer them over?

Enjoy the how to do it videos, how do neon tetras survive the sudden drop in PH and the sudden rise ?

I think I just like the sound of your voice haha great video :)

Using a heater to "cool down" an aquarium... Is that something you regularly do Down Under?

Thanks for the info im trying to breed my own!

There's a heater in there cooling this down. Most brissy statement ever lmfao

My Neons just randomly laid eggs today (I think). So now I'm trying to figure out what I can do for the incoming fry with what I have available. I'm not even sure I'll be able to do much at all besides let them become Betta snacks if he wants em.

I’m watching this video because I have 2 small bichirs living with a pacu. I buy neons as a feeder sometimes and I woke up to find fry at the top of the tank. Now I’m curious if I could do this regularly even with predators

So cool to see a Brisbanite finally ! Super Proud !

Have your try breed green neon can you make content about it coz I tried to breed my green neon many times but I always failed

Great video! I will enjoy seeing the rest of the process! When moving your tetra from higher pH and KH values to lower ones, did you need to have the fish acclimatize like one would do when coming home with new fish? Thanks!

When you say you feed them lots, how often a day or a week do you feed them to fatten the tetras up?

How cold is it in Australia that you need a heater to get to 21C?

I live in Singapore and my water temp is about 30 degrees from the tap. I got a fan to reduce it to 28 degrees. How do u get it down to 25 degrees in my country's heat?

Thanks for your videos. I’m quite new to fish tanks, I’ve had mine just for over 3 months. I have 6 Neón tetras (4 males and 2 females). Every morning they are spawning in the community tank, without any conditioning. I can see them and the “eggs rain”. I’m not planning to breed them but I’m wondering if any of those eggs can survive in the community tank and I should be introducing infusoria to my community tank in case any of them make it. My water parameters are 6.8ph and temp 25C

I have a query . I have small neon tetra how much time is required for growth of tetras. What is ideal for enhamcing their growth.

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Should I use memethylene blue after taking the eggs? It isn't dangerous?

do neon tetras need heater or temperature controller installed in tank?i am from India,mumbai.here weather temperature goes till 20/22 during winter that too during late night or early mornings.during day time its around 25/27.in summers it sweaty as it is sealevel.

Hey where in Brisbane do you pick up your brine eggs, or do you order online?

My neon tetras breeded. I have 11 babys!

So did you saw any eggs? I kind of saw today some funny stuff under one of big rooks where is like little hidden cave. And luckily I did exactly like you did except pH (I’m waiting for my straps) but today when I come back ifrom work I find them in that cave and they were almost stock there. Now there is funny stuff is there any pictures of eggs where I ca confirm that?

HI cool vid, am new to the hobby. Can I ask please what do you use to track the state of your tanks. IE Do you use a app or spread sheet

What type pleco is that at the 2:25 point in the video??? He is beautiful

What is the stuff you feed the baby fish? I heard what you said but didn't quite understand it

Great idea for a video, I too look forward to the next episode 😀

What size tank did you keep them in the beginning

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Instead of moss peat as substrate, can coco peat be used?

Interesting that brisbanes ph varies so much i live there too and I get pretty much spot on 7 from the tap

I breed neons in my garage and I never had to be this dramatic about separating them. I have several planted 120 gallon tanks with hundreds in each tank and they just breed and multiply by the hundreds with no help from me. Many times a year my tanks would have thousands of neons in them and I just sell them for a dime a piece to my local fish stores or to online local facebook groups and fish clubs.

Hay you seem like you know stuff I bought goldfish and I found an egg that turned into a tetra of some sort and I was thinking it's a white skirt tetra but has no skirt I can't find it anywhere and if I sent a picture could you help me out

We’re did you get your coco fibre from

I need help, can anyone give me a hand? I'm setting up a planted Amazonian aquarium. The current fauna in this aquarium consists of 4 neon tetras and 4 albino lemon tetras. The fish are all fine, but one of the albino lemon tetras hasn't eaten for two days and seems to be gasping for air. It swims very little and appears somewhat lethargic. No other fish show any similar symptoms; they're all doing well. The water parameters are fine. I don't want to euthanize the fish and I don't have a quarantine tank. Does anyone have any suggestions about what might be going on and what I can do to help it recover?

How many days have u been condition feeding them before breeding?

hi may i know what is the name of the little pleco in your tank? and will they grow bigger?

I have one that wont lay her eggs. Is she stuck?

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hi,can i put neon tetras with goldfish?

What fish is that from tank glass who eat algae ?

Can you do a tutorial on how to make a brine shrimp hatchery

Can u substitute peat moss for coco peat?

I love your channel who are so good in breeding Freshwater fish You Are my inspiration I want to be like you I have breed danio by watching your danio breeding video Hope you reply

Since I also like in Brisbane where do you get the fish?

What kind of plant is that with the baby tetra?

I had my neons breed in my shrimp tank by accident my was 5.5 and I do water changes 1 per week through a semi fast drip acclimation and my tank is 20 g long hightly planted fed once a day either early morning 6:10 am or late afternoon 4pm didn't l know they bred until I was catching shrimp and saw babies swimming around

Starting/ trying this today with my green neon tetras, wish me luck! 😅

I got one of this when im 10 and my dad put the neon tetra in the aquarium, 10 minutes later my neon tetra is dead because there are some big fish in the aquarium

I'm thinking of trying this with my tetras, mine keep trying to spawn in my main tank for some reason. I would like to help them out a little bit.

8:40 did anyone see the poor fish stuck inside the container

What substrate did you shown in the beginning

Does anyone know what the tiny algae-eater is at 2:24? Almost looks like a baby otto but I can't tell. Thanks in advance!

Actually I got some last year and I think my beta ate some and recently two other disappeared too but there’s 1 left with my beta and she’s pregnant 😭idk how but now I gotta start taking care of her but idk if I should get more fish for her

I want to try breeding my neons but I'm afraid of shocking them with a ph drop and temperature drop. How do I not overdo it?

Hi, we're new fishtank owner. We have a 12 gallons tank that has ornate tetras and coffre bean tetras. Do you know how we can feed tetras fried blood worms? Because they don't swim to the top to get the bloodworms. Thanks in advance.

HEY you’re from brisbane?! I’m very close to you and would love to chat to you about your tanks as i’m also in the hobby!

How often do they spawn eggs, Like a time period?

Sorry can i ask if anybody knows the price of this fish in UK at pets at home please?

Darnn Celsius and metric. Base 12 is superior to base ten in every imaginable way. I wish we counted in base 12 and all dollars had 144 cents. We could do so many cool things, like divide our mesurements by 3 and stuff.

Good video.

I like to use hay for my infusoria

Hi, any way to stop the neon tetras from breeding? I bought 6 of them, turns out there are 2 females and 4 males. The 4 males have been chasing one poor female every morning. I even got to see her release eggs a couple of times. Just wondering if it's too stressful for the poor gal? I have a 25L tank with these guys so can't buy more females without the risk of over stocking. :-/

Looking forward for next video, I wanna see if it works. I want to get my tetras to spawn too

How much lower did yo drop the temp?

Hi. I want to breed my newly bought Neons. I have 6 in total and they have been in my community tank for just over a week. I have tried to sex them, using the slight bend in blue line method, (For the females) as well as trying to watch them fatten up. Is it seasonal to breed them or can the females, just produce eggs throughout? How long do you suggest I leave them in my community tank for, before trying to separate them? I will follow the methods you are using to put them in a separate tank, once I have determined that I have at least 1 female (will only have a pair in the small breeder tank or 3 at most!! Thanks..

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How about fish tiger and please how to breed more fish tiger,so please

Hey pls can u make a hybrid fish I would love to see any type of fish.

Aw man the old setup 🥺😢 how I’m going currently

Loved it ❤️

Why not feed viniger eels?

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The way you simulate rain is a cold water change.

Can i combine black neon and rummy rose tetras?

1st container I ever kept fish in epic,,, , I would kill 2 get mine back! Just goes 2 show you fish keepers never throw anything out!!

" a heater in there cooling things down" ?? huh.....

I'm trying to figure out what I did lol. They keep popping up in my tank, completely accidental

Thanks😇😇😇😊

Breed exodon tetras! I’ve never seen this done before.

Strangely enough they never laid eggs for me and my water supply was soft, whereas they did lay eggs for my sister who lives in a hard water area.

How long till part 2??