Breeding Fish

[GSD]

which fish is easy to breed common and can live in a 5-10 gallon?

 

[Stickyrabbit]

I am definitely no expert but I am told Mollies are easy to breed to begin with.

 

[GSD]

oh yeah forgot ive got livebearers anything else!sorry

 

[tank212]

You mean not a livebearer?

 

[GSD]

not a livebearer anthing else

 

[nc_nutcase]

I know of several cichlids that are of the "add water will breed" mentality, but nothing that can happily survive in a 10 Gallon. Even the little dwarf cichlids need at least a 20 Gal tank...

Other than cichlids... I’m clueless...

 

[tank212]

How about danios? You can get a male and female convict but you will be over run with little ones.

 

[nc_nutcase]

I would highly discourage putting a pair of convicts in a 5-10 Gal aquarium. I keep my pair in a 29 Gal.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

You can get some corys depending on how many fish you already have in the tank as they like to be in groups of at least 4, although most lfs don't sell them full grown so you may have to wait quite a few months before they produce any eggs.

There aern't realy that many egg laying fish that are easy to breed and will fit in your tank; what other fish do you have and how many?

 

[Inchworm]

Hi germanshepherdlver

Yes, some of the corys are good for a beginner to start with. However, as Tokis-Phoenix said, you will need to get a group of them for them to stay happy and healthy.

Another thing to take into consideration if you want to breed an egg layer, is that the fry need to be raised by themselves. They are much smaller than livebearers and cannot survive in a community tank. This means you will need a second tank for breeding and raising the fry.

If you were thinking of that, your best bet would be to upgrade your community tank and use your present tank for breeding purposes.

 

[OohFeeshy]

I'd say use the 5 gallon as a fry growout for cories. Put the parents in, let them spawn, then remove them and let the eggs hatch. Add (I think) 1 drop methylene blue per gallon. Feed the MW, BBS, etc, just keep like normal fry.

 

[sylvia]

If you plant the tank very heavily, you might be able to raise some kind of killi without needing an extra tank for the parents - american-flag fish are very easy IMO and not as picky or specialised as some other killies. You could possibly try some honey gouramies in this way too but the fry are slightly less likely to survive. Some multifasciatus shell-dwelling cichlids would also happily breed in a 10 gallon. You could possibly try a pair of rams as well but none of these fish are particularly easy compared to the cories already mentioned.

 

[GSD]

i have cories in a 30 gallon theres 5 albinos!i havnt had them that long they had eggs once bu they got eaten i might see if they breed again buy a 5 gallon put the egs in and have core fry!yey thanks guys