Breeders Section.

[StandbySetting]

What's wrong with going into the Cichlid sub-forum? Or the Pleco sub-forum?

 

[This Old Spouse]

What's wrong with going into the Cichlid sub-forum? Or the Pleco sub-forum?

There are no sub-forums there now, and if you think creating ONE more forum would be painstaking ...

I like the idea of a breeding forum. Just makes sense to me.

 

[StandbySetting]

Not for all species but the popular ones, for example, Cichlids, Betta's and Livebearer's,

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/forum/165-journals-and-photographs/
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/forum/170-journals-and-photographs/
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/forum/169-journals-and-photographs/

Why not use the current sub forums, do most breeders no just create journals to document progress anyway?

If it's actual advice you're after for increasing the likely hood of spawning for example, why not post in that section? Otherwise by creating a new section you're just reducing traffic in sub forums.

We don't have sections for generic husbandry, feeding etc, they just get posted in their relevant board, why should breeding be any different?

Also by having a generic breeding sub forum means that people have to trawl through loads of crap that is of no interest to them to find what they want.

 

[Tolak]

There used to be one; http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/73603-fish-breeding-forum-closed/

It was found that the purchasing, identification, and keeping of individual species was more closely related to the breeding of that species than the breeding of different species was to each other. This is one of the reasons the journals were set up as sub-sections, it's a more organized approach to forum management.

This decision was made back when the forum had around 9500 members, as members were posting breeding info & requests in the species section, non-breeding related questions in the breeding section, and so on. This resulted in topics constantly having to be moved, along with information on breeding a particular species being difficult to find. Having over 73,000 members now the results would probably not be much better, if anything worse.

Nonetheless, I will bring this up to the Moderating Team, due to that section being closed over 6 years ago, as it is good for us to revisit topic concerning forum management.

 

[BigbruiserAl]

Another plus point is i would not go looking for a paricular species in its forum, but if were just looking about in the breeding section and thought wow they look cool or never heard of that fish im going to try that after a bit reaserch might open people up to fish they may never of thought off?

 

[OldMan47]

The MOD team took some time to address this subject based on your recommendation. The end result of the discussion more or less matched the opinion expressed by StandbySetting. One of our posts within our discussion of the topic went like this.

"I see no reason to burden the cichlid and similar sections with the interminable "is my guppy pregnant?" posts or the "how long until my platy drops fry?" posts. It seems to me that the egg layers would have similar issues about the breeding techniques that differ so much between adhesive egg layers, egg scatterers, etc.

By keeping the breeding questions in the species/genus specific sections, at least we are exposing people with an interest in a fish to questions they might care about. It could even lead someone who just loves characins to try breeding some, which means growth in the hobby for the hobbyist."

Obviously we are not the final determiners of the best way to organize the forum but we are strongly leaning toward leaving things as-is. If you have more things we have failed to consider, please chime in. Anything compelling that we may have overlooked, that would place all breeding records in one place, we would still go back to consider.

 

[BigbruiserAl]

Why didt you just run a pole, most people wanted the section like 2 people said they didt?

 

[CameronN]

I just wanted to add my name to the list of people who support this idea!

 

[This Old Spouse]

Me too, and I think a poll is a great idea! Let's find out diplomatically what everyone would like to see.

 

[Juggler75]

What about a journals only? No q and a. That way the questions still go to the sub sections but the actual journals are open to more traffic.
A poll would be good to judge interest but can't be binding as we won't be modding it. if it is a shed loads of extra work, for the sake of only a few, then is it worth it?

 

[BigbruiserAl]

What about a journals only? No q and a. That way the questions still go to the sub sections but the actual journals are open to more traffic.
A poll would be good to judge interest but can't be binding as we won't be modding it. if it is a shed loads of extra work, for the sake of only a few, then is it worth it?

Ill mod it if i have to im on here 24/7 anyway lol, but yeah agree just breeding projects and the like would be good

 

[mark2109111]

Would it be setup for different types of breeding? Like a section for breeding cories, or plecos, or cichlids? Not to down my own area of expertise in breeding, but I doubt a section would be waranted for livebearers.....insert male in tank...insert female in tank...pray they dont eat babies lol

I completely agree. I think that breeding fish is one of the most rewarding aspects of the hobby. I actually just got back from the store with a pair apistos .

That is a gorgeous pair. I am loving the blue.

The pair is currently up for sale. I live in Massachusetts if you would be interested

But you're not breeding anything to my knowledge, so you have no interest in it. For people who's passion is breeding it would be deemed necessary.

I have no current interest in marine, but think its a vital part of this forum as it makes for a greater knowledge base and brings more members to this site.

I think its a great idea as there has been a recent influx of people wanting to breed discus, apisto's, plecs, cories etc, so to have a section full of peoples experiencies and projects to act as a kind of database for others can only be a good thing.

I agree, i am currently breeding apistos,discus,and plecos

 

[TheRedDarren]

Well it seems that the majority would like to see it happen, and maybe we should support the majority?
I understand though if it creates an awful lot of extra work (I know nothing of how to build websites) it could be tiresome for those involved, or maybe there is someone who would like to take it on.
But as for posting in relevant existing forums, where would one post info on hatching brine shrimp? Or how to raise fry? How to induce spawning? Etc etc, I think these are questions relevant to a breeding section.

 

[minnnt]

Why didt you just run a pole, most people wanted the section like 2 people said they didt?

I agree 100%, settle it with a poll... This way everyone gets to see the results for themselves.

But i guess at the end of the day the final word is with the Mods, Admin and Site Owner.