Hello,

I have some Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis in my office aquarium. Lovely fish but they don't spawn where they are supposed to: the mop. They would spawn in the fine Chaeto and other algae making egg picking a challenge. So I got some of this:
https://sites.create-cdn.net/siteimages/35/3/8/353813/15/4/5/15457979/570x548.jpg
https://www.kikamoracrafts.com/ourshop/prod_6063332-Long-eyelash-yarn-green-1-skein-E50026.html

I made some mops and let them sink into the aquarium and fantastic mop full of eggs a few hours later.

Has anyone else tried this type of yarn for spawning mops? Has anyone observed a preference for these finer threads over the thicker yarn threads?

I am going to try this yarn with my Riv. cylindraceus and Fp. scheeli and see what happens. Sadly, no Aphyosemions to experiment with.

Tyrone,

Where do you get this material?  I've never heard or seen it before?

Best wishes,

Jim Langan

Hello Jim,

I bought it off Ebay (I see the link I supplied in the above post is now broken... grr!).

https://www.ebay.com/itm/38Yd-Grass-Green-Extra-Long-Eyelash-Yarn-43040-Ice-Luxurious-Fun-Fur-50-Gram/142297507962?epid=1163927821&hash=item212197a87a:g:y30AAOSw3v5YttdH or https://www.yarnnecklaces.com/products/long-eyelash-yarn-green

Tyrone Genade wrote on Feb 24^th, 2021 at 2:07pm:

Hello, I have some Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis in my office aquarium. Lovely fish but they don't spawn where they are supposed to: the mop. They would spawn in the fine Chaeto and other algae making egg picking a challenge. So I got some of this: https://sites.create-cdn.net/siteimages/35/3/8/353813/15/4/5/15457979/570x548.jpg https://www.kikamoracrafts.com/ourshop/prod_6063332-Long-eyelash-yarn-green-1-skein-E50026.html I made some mops and let them sink into the aquarium and fantastic mop full of eggs a few hours later. Has anyone else tried this type of yarn for spawning mops? Has anyone observed a preference for these finer threads over the thicker yarn threads? I am going to try this yarn with my Riv. cylindraceus and Fp. scheeli and see what happens. Sadly, no Aphyosemions to experiment with.

Just got some of this from Amazon.  It is really fine and a bit messy to cut when making a mop.  I will experiment with this and my Aphyosemion "funge".

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