hi maarten
just had a good look at your sterbia and it is a female. I can just see enough of the fin to be sure.get a couple of males and try my method. good luck
peter

hi patrick
I started off the breeding cycle feeding nothing but bloodworm(live but mostly frozen)3 times a day.water changes 1 or 2 times a week staight from the tap(water is great in scotland for that).I did'nt bother with water chemistry just kept an eye on ph levels.the temp of the water added ...

hi maarten
glad you asked about the sexing of sterbia cos I can help you on that one.the female has on the underside fins a fan shape to hold the eggs whereas the males fins are pointed.this can be seen on any size of sterbia so its good when you buy any.price for sterbia here range from £5.50 for ...

sorry about the dead sterbia maarten.it is a pity that you live too far away.after the advice you & bronzefry have given me I feel quite confident(hope the fry feel the same)I don't like losing fry like that.
I know it does not sound right but I have plenty of fry to experiment with as my 10 large ...

thanks for the quick reply
I have done a water test and yes you are both right,ammonia level sky high(6).I did'nt think something so small could produce so much waste.I have done a 60% water change using tap water .I will watch this closer in future.
thefry in the tank can be 20-30 depending on the ...

can anyone please help with this.my sterbia fry keep dying between 5 to 6 weeks.I have a 10gal rearing tank with a sponge filter filled with 4 inches of water from the breeding tank.I have been feeding with microworm,powder food and crushed flake.water change every day 50%.Is there something i'm ...