Calling all fish owners! Is this Tetra going to lay eggs? Edit: Solved

[Weeg]

There will never be babies if you separate the male and female and it's very unlikely they will spawn In a tiny breeder box. And even if they did spawn in the breeder box they will still eat the eggs unless you have some sort of material like a breeder mop.

Got it, I was wondering that as well. The box does have a grate at the bottom that the eggs can pass through so they can't eat them. I'm not sure if they will spawn in it though.
I think I might just cancel the order. With all of this in mind, I am starting to think my setup is going to make it way way more effort than its worth. They can all just have a nice snack instead.

 

[Halfpasthen]

I figured that is how they do it. Netflix documentary's have a few episodes here and there that include fish spawning/breeding. I assumed that was probably how it went. I would need to put them both in the breeding box.

At this point I'm wondering if I should just cancel the order on the breeding box. Starting to sound like a lot more effort than its worth....
It would be fun, but with my Gourami's and not knowing gender, and etc, etc, etc, doesn't sound like the best setup.

I wouldn't bother with a breeder box. They really are meant for live-bearers that become gravid.
You will not likely have much success with breeding tetras even with a completely separate tank. Babies are very fragile and eggs can get fungus and all manner of issues. Watch some YouTube videos of professional breeders and you will see what a pain it is lol.
That said, breeding fish is very fun and rewarding. I would start with small live-bearers if you want to breed fish.

 

[Weeg]

This I definitely knew. I bought this tank from someone off of Craigslist, since I wanted to start out with an established tank rather than worry about circulating ect. He already had the Gourami's in it. I knew that once they got big I would either need another tank, or to rehome them. This I am definitely aware of.

This in mind, I just remembered I have a friend with a 50 gallon she no longer uses. Pretty sure she has all the stuff for it too. She told us when we got our tank I should have just taken her's. I definitely could now. I'll probably just talk to her about taking that for the Gourami's.
With that in mind, how many Gourami's could fit in a 50 gallon tank?

 

[Halfpasthen]

I personally breed (and I used this term extremely loosely bc I do nothing other than select the males and females and they do everything on their own) scarlet endless live-bearers and green lantern platies. I particularly love the little endlers and seeing their color develop. My oldest male breeder is nearly 5 years old!

 

[Weeg]

I wouldn't bother with a breeder box. They really are meant for live-bearers that become gravid.
You will not likely have much success with breeding tetras even with a completely separate tank. Babies are very fragile and eggs can get fungus and all manner of issues. Watch some YouTube videos of professional breeders and you will see what a pain it is lol.
That said, breeding fish is very fun and rewarding. I would start with small live-bearers if you want to breed fish.

Thanks for all the info! Going into it it sounded much easier than I thought. I canceled the breeder box order. If it still arrives I'll just return it. For a hobby fish owner like me who is still trying to figure her setup out, probably not the best idea to introduce baby fish into the mix.
Who knows, maybe my Gourami's will get pregnant, live bearers so I guess pregnant is correct, one day and I'll get another opportunity.

 

[Halfpasthen]

Do you know what kind of gouramis? Or if you take a pic I can ID them. Gourami's tend to get quite aggressive and territorial when they reach sexual maturity.

 

[Weeg]

I personally breed (and I used this term extremely loosely bc I do nothing other than select the males and females and they do everything on their own) scarlet endless live-bearers and green lantern platies. I particularly love the little endlers and seeing their color develop. My oldest male breeder is nearly 5 years old!

That is so neat! How cool!
I feel like it would be really fun. Maybe something to re visit with a breed that will sell better in the future. I think it would be really neat.

 

[Weeg]

Do you know what kind of gouramis? Or if you take a pic I can ID them. Gourami's tend to get quite aggressive and territorial when they reach sexual maturity.

I think I have one 3 spot, or at least thats what they said when we got the tank. He has 3 spots, but its almost like he or she rotates between the spots, and being blue and almost stripey. I have a photo of the Orange Gourami, I can grab a photo of the Blue one in a second here.
Thanks for all your help!

 

[Halfpasthen]

Gouramis are not live bearers. They are actually bubble nesters like Bettas.

 

[Weeg]

Gouramis are not live bearers. They are actually bubble nesters like Bettas.

Oh, proves you can only go so far with Google.