I did a small water change today in each of the breeding tanks. I’ve read that this can also serve as a spawning trigger but in this case it was more to remove the bits of uneaten food that had collected near the sponge filter.

As I was siphoning out the water and uneaten food it hit me that I have no idea what the eggs of a Cherry Barb look like. The eggs of the Corys I have bred in the past are easy to spot, but the body of a Cherry Barb is considerably smaller than that of an adult Peppered Cory so I would expect their eggs to be much smaller as well. I’ve never seen a photo of Cherry Barb eggs so I really don’t know what I’m looking for.

As a precaution I’ve decided to install a plastic mesh an inch or so off the bottom of each tank to allow the eggs to fall to safety should the fish decide to spawn. I’ve read other success stories with such setups.