Attempting to breed Ember Tetra using the spawning mop method

Hello everyone! This video is a record of my first attempt at breeding Ember Tetra using the spawning mop method. As some of you may know from my previous videos, I have been using a breeding box to breed fish, but I understand that it can be inconvenient for some. Therefore, in response to your requests, I decided to try breeding Ember Tetra using the spawning mop method. Although the breeding was successful this time, the egg production was very low, and the fish did not lay eggs on the spawning mop, which made me feel like putting the spawning mop in was a bit unnecessary and went against my original intention. If anyone knows how to properly use spawning mops to breed fish, please feel free to share in the comments. Thank you!
Time Stamps:
0:00 - making the spawning mops
1:26 - getting some water from my nearby stream
2:15- putting spawning mops in the breeding tank.(first attempt)
3:34 - second attempt
5:25 - ember tetra eggs found.

[@ejbrinegar]

Dear Bo:
I do believe that Hyphessobrycon amandae is an egg-scattering species, like Hyphessobrycon columbianus. I found that the easiest way to collect their eggs is by doing gravel vacuums, of the gravel substrate, in the tank they inhabit and saving the collected water in a fry-starter-tank. I succeeded in breeding Columbian tetra, for years, that way.
Thank you for sharing this, terrific and informative experiment in breeding ember tetra.
All my best,
Sincerely,
E. J. Brinegar

[@bothetetrabreeder8734]

Dear Brinegar, yes, Tetras are all egg-scattering fish. This is my first time breeding tetra fish using spawning mops. Perhaps I lack experience, or maybe these fish are not well-suited for breeding with spawning mops. It seems that spawning mops did not work as intended in the video. Thank you for your long-time support!

[@ejbrinegar]

Dear Bo:
Hey, please check out my friend, Charles' new, UA-cam Channel. I'm helping him set up a fish wall and several, other tanks. It's going to be interesting, seeing what he comes up with. Here is a link to his channel:
www.youtube.com/@CHAZGENTRY
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Brinegar

[@AquaTurkish]

Definitely 👍

[@jackanddan]

Great video Bo didn’t get as many as you want but at least you got some

[@bothetetrabreeder8734]

Thank you for your continued support, Jack and Dan! You're right, I didn't get as many as I wanted, but I'm still happy that I was able to get some. It's all part of the learning process, and I'll keep working to improve my techniques. Thanks again for your support, and have a great day!

[@KP_11210]

Omg Bo! My tetras spawned! It was a little yield but your advice helped so much thank you!

[@bothetetrabreeder8734]

Hi KP, That's amazing to hear!Congrats on your success!I'm glad my advice helped you out.I would be happy to know about updates on your fry.

[@gabrielmarques6656]

I had a great success in breeding my Inpaichthys kerri in a bare tank with some spawning mops

[@bothetetrabreeder8734]

Great job on successfully breeding your Inpaichthys kerri! This is my first time breeding with spawning mops. Perhaps I should cover the entire tank with spawning mops next time so that there won't be many eggs eaten by the fish.

[@madcat61207]

awesome fish breeding documentary! 😾🙏

[@bothetetrabreeder8734]

Thanks Madcat

[@Sinserg]

At least you tried!

[@bothetetrabreeder8734]

Thanks!