Hi all,
I've owned the real Splash "Tetra" (Copella arnoldi <http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/copella-arnoldi/>) on 3 different occasions (the only times I've ever seen them for sale), but I've never had much success with them, mainly because as soon as they start spawning I've always lost them through holes in the lid of the tank.
A couple of months ago I bought 3 un-sexable fish from MA at Leekes Melksham (all they had). I chucked these in my "spare wood" tank (mainly because it was empty and had a tight fitting lid), and they matured into 2 males and a female, and started spawning (on the glass) almost immediately. After a week I lost one male through a really small gap where the cables entered the lid, and the spawning stopped.
I added the occasional squirt of Vinegar Eels and Micro-worms, on the grounds that there may be some fry and after about a month I've got quite a few in a range of sizes. With apologies for the horrible picture:
cheers Darrel
I've owned the real Splash "Tetra" (Copella arnoldi <http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/copella-arnoldi/>) on 3 different occasions (the only times I've ever seen them for sale), but I've never had much success with them, mainly because as soon as they start spawning I've always lost them through holes in the lid of the tank.
A couple of months ago I bought 3 un-sexable fish from MA at Leekes Melksham (all they had). I chucked these in my "spare wood" tank (mainly because it was empty and had a tight fitting lid), and they matured into 2 males and a female, and started spawning (on the glass) almost immediately. After a week I lost one male through a really small gap where the cables entered the lid, and the spawning stopped.
I added the occasional squirt of Vinegar Eels and Micro-worms, on the grounds that there may be some fry and after about a month I've got quite a few in a range of sizes. With apologies for the horrible picture:
cheers Darrel