Female live bearers will eat their young. If placed in separate tank remove female as soon as brood is produced.
Female live bearers will produce several broods after being separated from male.
Live bearer’s fry are sometimes born with an “egg sac,” usually the result of premature birth.
Tools
NET GLASS FEEDING RING PLANTING TONGS THERMOMETERS PLANTING SNIPS AQUARIUM CLEANER DIP TUBE
AVOID
1·SUDDEN TEMPERATURE CHANGE.
2·CROWDING LACK OF OXYGEN.
3·EXCESS FOOD.
To save young live bearers, females are frequently placed in a trap. Be sure female has ample room to swim freely. Many varieties of traps are available.
To breed egg layers, male and female should be separated for several days before being placed in spawning tank.