Pet Shops Bookstore Software Supplies TFN Fish Club Calculators Linear Volume Temp. Peaceful, good community, but males will challenge for territory and and mating. Keep some broad leaved and some floating plants in the tank.
Mature males have a red throat.
Condition the pair for a couple of weeks with live or frozen brine shrimp and earthworms. Establish breeding tank about a week before breeding to establish food cultures for fry. Raise the temperature to 82 F and the tank should be well covered, as with all surface fish. Fish are well conditioned and ready to spawn when the male's breast turns red and iridescent blue spots will shine on the body. After the male courts the female, he builds a bubble nest at the surface.