SAS Member Spawning Report

Dwarf Neon Rainbow
Melanotania praecox

General Information

Name:

Rich & Laura Bireley

Date (yyyy-mm-dd):

2011-10-26

Common Name:

Dwarf Neon Rainbow

Scientific Name:

Melanotania praecox

Aquarium Conditions

pH:

8

General Hardness (ppm):

200

Temp.:

78

Nitrate (ppm):

10

Tank Size (inches LxWxH):

24x12x16=20 Gallons

Water Source:

Tap Water

Changes:

How Often -

Monthly

How Much -

50%

Filtration System(s):

box

Additives:

Tank Décor

Plants:

Plastic

Substrate:

Natural Sand

Structures:

None

Lighting

Reproduction

Reproduction Method:

Egg Layer

Approx. # of Eggs:

100

Location of Eggs:

See comments

Parental Care:

None

Date of Hatch or Birth (yyyy-mm-dd):

2011-04-01

Date Free Swimming:

2011-04-08

Food

Food Fed to Parents and How Often:

CA brown worms, flakes - daily

Food Fed to Fry and How Often:

Egg Yolk/Cyclopese/BBS - daily

Comments

The dwarf neon rainbow is pretty, unaggressive, and easy to keep and spawn. Great community fish! They spawn in yarn mops.