Parent fish will eat the eggs and should be removed immediately after spawning. A single male should be placed in with 2 Females. Several hundred eggs are laid. Fry hatch within 30 hours. Rosy Red Minnow, Fathead Minnow, Tuffy Minnow.
Neutral chemistry is best.
Best kept in groups. Males may become overly aggressive, particularly when spawning. All foods accepted. When in breeding condition Males show black vertical stripes on the body along with large fleshy white Tubercules which cover the head area. Females are plumper and have Ovipositor.