How to breed neon tetras

Question
Hi, I've been very confused on how to breed neon tetras and it is my first time. I have a 10 gallon tank and a hexagon mini tank that is probably 4 gallons? I just don't understand how to set up everything. I already have eggs in the breeder container in the original 10 gallon tank and i don't know what else to do now. the other tank is empty and i put a tablespoon of salt in it, used a aquasafe water conditioner and put in 5 drops of it, and clean water. I don't know how to make the water softer and am very very confused. Please help!! Thank you =]

Answer
Hi,
Breeding any fish (apart from livebearers, who most people have trouble getting NOT to breed) will need a mature tank with very specialised conditions.
You will need to fishlessly cycle the tank with pure bottled ammonia, which you should read up on before doing.
Buy at least 6, as much as possible, but don't buy more than the gallonage of the tank (10 Gallons = 10 Tetras etc). The bigger the tank, the better, and the easier it will be to maintain stable water conditions, as toxins are diluted in a larger body of water. I would use a tank of at least 10 Gallons.
You need to keep the ammonia and nitrite at 0.0 at all times, otherwise there is no chance of them breeding, more of them dying! Water changes will lower it if you see any traces. The nitrate also needs to be under 2pp, and live plants can reduce it.
You should be doing a 20 percent water change twice a week to promote chances of breeding. The water needs to be soft and acid for them to breed. To lower the GH (softness) you should buy peat moss, boil it so it sinks in a large bucket of water, leave it for a week or so, before using this aged water when doing a water change. This is the most efficient water of lowering the GH. Don't opt for a water softening miracle cure thing you can buy from fish shops, these don't work.
What is the pH of the water in your area? If it is 7.0 or below (as low as 6.3) they should be fine. If it is higher than 7.0, you can try a pH-Down product, which sometimes works, but can be a bit unreliable. however, it is extremely easy.

I would join the tropicalfishcentre.co.uk forum, as it is where I learnt everything that I currently know about fish, and everyone is very nice. ;)

Good luck, and let me know how you get on,
Kathryn