| There are a variety of tetra fish for aquariums, | | | | Breeding Habits: |
| though the technique of caring for these species of | | | | The Spraying Charcin will spray the surface of |
| fish are the same you must develop a knack of | | | | hanging leaves or may spawn on the bottom of the |
| handling these delicate inmates of your aquarium. The | | | | aquarium. These variety of fish usually like to breed in |
| Paracheirodon Axelrodi is a common variety of tetra | | | | smaller tanks with few plants. These fish only |
| found in house aquariums around the world. This | | | | produce about 15 eggs in each spawn and will |
| species is commonly referred to as the Cardinal | | | | continue until they have spawned about 100 eggs. |
| Tetra and is known to grow as large as 1 and 1/4 of | | | | You should know how to maintain the eggs in the |
| an inch in size. This fish is a native of the upper Rio | | | | tank to get yourself good numbers of fish. Once the |
| Negro, Brazil and Columbia. Its colors are very similar | | | | spawning process is complete remove the females |
| to the Neon Tetra but differs in the spectrum. These | | | | from the small tank. It is the male fish that takes |
| fish have their gills covered with a lot of red unlike | | | | care of the eggs. If you notice the male fish eating |
| the Neon Tetra. There are few other differences | | | | the eggs remove him from the tank as well. Nature |
| between the two. | | | | will take care of the eggs if the male does not. |
| Another type of breeding fish is the 'Spraying | | | | The Amoldi fish pair with the females and mate the |
| Characin, biologically known as the Opella Amoldi. This | | | | male is known by its red dotted flank. The female will |
| fish frown to over 3 inches in size and is a native of | | | | lay about 300 eggs in the gravel of the tank after |
| Venezuela, Brazil and Guiana. These variety of | | | | which you should remove her from the tank. and |
| aquarium fish have fins that are elongated and a slim | | | | once the eggs hatch you should also remove the |
| body. Feeding is not a problem with these fish as | | | | male as well. |
| they eat almost anything available in the aquarium | | | | As you can see there is a common observation to |
| through they do prefer natural water conditions. | | | | the breeding of the fish. The removal of the females |
| Then you have the Copeina Guttata, also known as | | | | from the tank after spawning and then observing the |
| the Red-Spotted Copeina and hails form the central | | | | males who have to be removed as well after the |
| Amazon and grows to be about 4 inches large in an | | | | eggs hatch or if they begin to eat the eggs. Have an |
| aquarium, though out of captivity it can grow larger | | | | aerator that will circulate the water around the eggs |
| than 5 inches. These fish will commonly have orange | | | | without disturbing the eggs. This helps a great deal in |
| red colours with bluish-silver bodies and yellow fins. | | | | hatching healthy fish in the tank. |