Trying to breed Taricha granulosa

[jay]

has anyone successfully bread them? any tips?
right now, their tank is in a heated room, but i hear i should "hibernate" them, what tempature should i get it down to and for how long? then bring it to what tempature?

 

[erik]

Heated room? What's the water temp right now? I've struggled for the past week trying to lower my temp in my tank.

Sorry, that's a bit off topic, but I just wanted to be sure before you try to breed that the conditions in the tank are appropriate.

 

[jay]

Well the water is almost 68 now, but im moving anyways and i will accomodate any tempature required..

 

[aaron]

The main stimuli I've found for breeding them has been temperatures. I had the tank at 50-55 degrees for 3-4 weeks before the female started laying eggs.

Very complex answer, huh?

~Aaron

 

[jay]

oh, so i shouldnt get it down to the 50's then bring it back up, she'll lay eggs in those tempatures?

 

[aaron]

you could try bringing it up to 60 or so. the raise in temperature could have triggered laying. I wasn't expecting them to breed, so I didn't pay much attention to exact temps

~Aaron

 

[jay]

how many eggs does a female typically lay?
and how deep was your water?