Neon Tetra - Female and with eggs? Help!

Hi, this is my new 75 gallon aquarium. I have some Neons and 1 is fat and with the blue stripe bent. From the research I did it looks like it's a female. But I can't tell whether is about to lay some eggs or she is just not full of eggs. I tried to get a good video hoping you can help me telling me if it's bredding or not.

I also have Gold fish, Algae eaters and the Neons. I'm trying to get Clown Loaches and Bala Sharks.

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Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Neon
• Tetra
• bredding

[ketiux]

Update: I'm down to 2. One died of unknown causes, one got stuck on the breeder and the other one was suck by the filter (before I went to buy the breeder).

The two that are left are about 1 inch, I read somewhere that I should released them when they are about 1.5 inches long. Temperature is about 72-76. I also have one goldfish, three sunburst wags and four barbs.

I have plenty hiding places and plants where they hide. Thank you for the tips!

[ketiux]

I found 5 new babies! I bought a breeder and I am keeping them there with some trees for hiding. I will keep you guys updated!

[Rosalila]

my tetra was just laying eggs a few minutes ago and the entire aquarium just scavenged all on it, I just they were all eaten within seconds!

[chakreshmussai138]

does it lay eggs

[tom123216]

nice and pretty collections!!!!! :)

[RhysEdwards100]

when i did some research about feeding them it said that the females get fatter then the males so it could be she is just eating to much

[greenfish13]

if you don't mind me pointing out, you have one large tank with about 6 small fish. They are skittish to no end. Adding a few more fish and some hiding places would 'destress them'. Lowering the pH under 7, but perhaps no more than 6.0 and raising the water temp 75-85 degrees and adding some java moss plus darkening the tank might get you some more results. I would just try what the video 'breeding the black neon tetra' says and go by that. The conditions are similiar.

[XLinzeStyleX]

but she is 100% full of eggs...shes not sick

[XLinzeStyleX]

Neons fry will hatch 32 hours or so after the eggs are laid...if you ever see one fat like that again..try putting the large fat one in a breeding net with a male (or a small 10 gal tank or even smaller if you have it) leave them there overnight then remove the parents in the morning, if you dont see any fry after a couple days go by chances are you perhaps has 2 females or 2 males. neons are not picky about who they spawn with. or maybe you were just too late and the eggs got eaten,