I removed the parents, and patiently waited. The young were free swimming in 6 days, and seemed to feed on infusoria present in the tank. Once the young were free swimming I began to feed Paramecium twice daily for one week, and then added newly hatched brine shrimp to their diets, all of which were quickly consumed. The young fish grew at a normal rate, and within three weeks separating of sexes must be done to assure some of the slower growing young a chance to catch up to their faster growing brethren. The Notropis and Pteronotropis genera consist of over 100 species, and are seldom looked on as a source of additions to an aquarium.
Most members are lively, active, and small enough to do quite well in the average community tank.
They are good eaters, and seldom quarrel with themselves or their tank mates. Why P. welaka has not been introduced or mentioned in most aquarium literature is truly a mystery to me. It is surely one of the most beautiful species I have ever seen, and a hardy, peaceful companion to most any tropical species. In the future I hope to distribute tank raised specimens to some of our native fishes lovers to insure that we do not have to be without these fish. According to the collector, they are becoming harder and harder to find in Florida, and that's where they supposedly abound.