Saturation

This morning, as usual i noticed my male neon rainbows displaying for the females. Only this time i saw a male and female of the 9 that i have, actually snugged up in a pocket of java moss, swimming right next to one another. As if the male was rubbing his scales on the female, I figured this was how they actually mated once the males display was successful. However a few minutes after they left the pocket of java moss, 2 of my amano shrimp went berserk and started foraging in that exact spot in the java moss.

Did i just witness eggs being laid down and then eaten by the shrimp?
I could not see any eggs and still don't, and yet i can still see a shrimp with its head buried into that exact spot of java moss.

Anyone with experience breeding these fish, able to explain how these neon rainbows spawn/reproduce?

I was hoping to take some photos but was to busy peering into the java moss

Regards

21windowsamba

Hope fully the eggs will survive. Its tough as unless you isolate the fish in a breeding only tank.

JanS

I've never bred that particular kind of fish, but the shrimp most likely did gobble them up right away. I agree that it would be the best to have a dedicated tank for them if you're serious about getting fry.

Saturation

I'm not prepared to commit to raising fry just yet, but i assume that the incident won't deter them from spawning in the future.

Maybe over the summer I will try to raise fry.
Thanks for the comments