How the method works

Fish that deliberately place or carry adhesive eggs into fine plants, roots or spawning mops rather than scattering freely.

Practical breeding setup

Provide clean fine-leaved plants or removable mops and inspect them on a sensible schedule. Keep collected eggs submerged and labelled.

Egg and fry management

Eggs can hatch over several days. Small fry need calm water, tiny food and protection from larger siblings.

Main failure point

Eggs are easy to miss, crush or expose to air, and adults may continue eating eggs while spawning.

Fish in this category

The database currently contains 9 commonly kept fish assigned to this main method. Some fish also show secondary behaviours, and individual parental care can vary.

African butterflyfishPantodon buchholzi10–13 cmOpen entry →Celebes rainbowfishMarosatherina ladigesi6–8 cmOpen entry →Clown killifishEpiplatys annulatus3–4 cmOpen entry →Gardneri killifishFundulopanchax gardneri5–7 cmOpen entry →Golden wonder killifishAplocheilus lineatus8–10 cmOpen entry →Medaka ricefishOryzias latipes3–4 cmOpen entry →Norman’s lampeyePoropanchax normani3–4 cmOpen entry →Pacific blue-eyePseudomugil signifer4–6 cmOpen entry →Threadfin rainbowfishIriatherina werneri4–5 cmOpen entry →

Originality and limits

This guide explains the shared breeding pattern in original AquaNexus wording. It is not a substitute for the individual species entry, because temperature, social structure, egg size and parental behaviour differ.