Captive Breeding
A similar species, the mountain blackside dace has been successfully bred in captivity at the Conservation Fisheries Inc. facility in Knoxville, Tennessee. Live specimens were captured and bred in aquariums. 8 females were placed in an aquarium with 12 males. The aquarium contained artificial "chub nests" to mimic natural conditions. Flowing water was directed over the nests to further mimic natural creek conditions. Pheromones from river chub and central stoneroller species were stripped into the aquarium to induce spawning. Spawning was successful, and eggs were removed from the tank and placed into incubation trays. Hatching was also successful. The Tennessee dace could likely be reproduced in a similar fashion at Conservation Fisheries Inc.
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