Rainbow Shiners breeding

Thought I’d share some photos from my Rainbow Shiners breeding activity, how I collect eggs, and set up a hatching container.

First, I notice they’re spawning over the target zone…

I next look to see if eggs are caught in the rocks before pulling…

Now, I pull the container…

Carefully pull out stones…

And look over eggs, remove detritus, snails, etc…

Then add to prepared specimen container with airstone, put in just a few drops of Methylene Blue, and cover to keep dark…

Now it’s a waiting game. Once I get Wigglers, I move them over to a prepped “Java Box”…

All in one stand…