Spawning Report: Puntius titteya (long fin cherry barb)
Name: John Satterlee
Scientific Name of Fish* Puntius titteya
Hobby Name of Fish: long fin cherry barb
Method of Reproduction: Egg scatterer
Number and Gender Distribution of Parents : three male, three female
Origin of Parents: Dan’s Fish
Approximate number of eggs or fry* many
Date of Hatch or Birth* parents removed from tank Sept 13, 2026
Date of Free Swimming If Hatched: a few days later
Approx. Number of Fry at 30 Days* around 60
Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days _____________
Aquarium Conditions: RODI water
pH 5.5
General Hardness: 10 ppm.
kH : 40 ppm
Average Temperature (F) 72-82 depending on season
Salinity: None
Average Nitrate: less than 40 ppm.
Aquarium Size: 10 Gallon
Water Source: Rockville town water purified using R/O system
Water Changes: Every two months, 80-90% water change
Filtration System: Sponge filter
Additives: none
Décor:
Live Plants: lots of java moss
Hiding Places: none
Substrate: under the entire bottom of the tank was a grid designed to allow the eggs to fall to bottom of tank, but that prevented parents from eating the eggs. Java moss was placed on top.
Lighting Type and Timing: Home depot shop light, 14 hours light, 10 hours dark
Food Fed to Parents and How Often* Tetramin flake food daily, Live baby brine shrimp twice a week.
Process: I put three females in tank for a few days. So they would plump up with eggs but not spawn. Then I added the males and let them breed for a week. Then I removed all the parents and let the eggs hatch and fry develop.
Feeding and raising fry: The fry ate microorganisms associated with the java moss. In addition I fed them sera micron powder once or twice a day. I also fed them freshly hatched baby brine shrimp every other day.
maybe 60 fry?
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