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Re: Question about Diapterons
My experience with Diapterons is similar to Bob Meyer's. They do not like
warm, brightly lit conditions. Typically they will spawn (only a few eggs at
a time) when moved to a dimly lit cool spot and some rainwater is added. They
prefer Java moss to synthetic mops and they will bury the eggs in the strands
and make them difficult to find, visually, but you can feel them between your
finger and thumb. The eggs are large for such small fish and usually are easy
to hatch and raise, but they grow slowly. Typically they don't reach good
breeding potential until over a year old. They also must be kept below 75
degrees, preferably at 68 degrees or cooler. I lost all mine last summer,
except for three males, because it got up to 80 degrees while I was away. Now
I have my new ones on the cellar floor where it is about 72 degrees. I have
just collected a couple eggs but I don't expect much until it gets cooler and
the fish get older. They seem to like Cyclop-eeze, brine shrimp, daphnia and
newly hatched mosquito larvae. Don't feed them a lot, they won't eat it. They
are definitely not gluttons.
Lee Harper
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