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[sebastian walnut]

Buster is carrying eggs/pregnant and is exhibiting strange behaviour. She is hanging around the filter and the surface as if she has no oxygen.... 1 of the males chases her when she is not doing this and seems to be targeting the area where she excretes from and (I presume) her spawn will come from. I'm a little worried for her and also excited to see some fry, what is their gestation period and behaviour pattern?
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50 ltr freshwater, 28c, pH 8.1.
4 Cherry barbs (2male), 4 Neon tetra, 1 plec (Dexter) and 1 assassin snail (Carlos)

[sebastian walnut]

I changed 30% of the water today and do this once a fortnight, cleaning the filter every week.
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50 ltr freshwater, 28c, pH 8.1.
4 Cherry barbs (2male), 4 Neon tetra, 1 plec (Dexter) and 1 assassin snail (Carlos)

[diademhill]

How are you cleaning the filter?

[sebastian walnut]

I clean it once a week by scrubbing it in water from the tank. Unfortunately my "pregnant" fish died that day so we start again.....
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50 ltr freshwater, 28c, pH 8.1.
4 Cherry barbs (2male), 4 Neon tetra, 1 plec (Dexter) and 1 assassin snail (Carlos)