Breeding Fish

[SJ2K]

Im really at a loss as to why so many people here seem to want/enjoy breeding fish? Surely all you can get from it is far more fish then you can find need for? I guess I must be missing somthing but I cant understand really trying to breed fish unless 1)You've got alot of space to fill or 2)Your making money from it.

Enlighten Me Please

 

[doresy]

To me it's a kin to growing your own vegetables

Some people (me too once, not so long ago ) think it's kinda fun to produce your own fish. Then, of course there's the immediate inbreeding and, as you said, more fry than you can shake a stick at

There are of course people that breed for purity of stock or perhaps something special.

There is no doubt......breeding should not be gone into without careful research

 

[jim566]

i didn't choose to breed my ancistrus they did it all by themselves and i see it as reward to me from them for the care i give them much the same as a cat /dog gives affection to its owner.It also now makes my hobby free as the credit i get pays for everything needed for the upkeep of the tank/fish

 

[Tolak]

1) I've got plenty of space to fill look at my profile. I'll be adding five 40 gallon tanks in the next week or so.

2) I sell to shops, brokers, and at numerous auctions. At shops I drop off fish, make a few bucks, and yak. Brokers come over, I make a few bucks, and we yak. Auctions, I sell some fish, make a few bucks, and at these we just out & out tell lies to each other.

Depending on the market, and how cheap I can run things, I go from breaking even to having enough pocket change to buy some pizza or groceries. If you look at the Fortune 500 list you will notice that not a single one of them breeds fish.

 

[Rooster]

...cheap treats for the cat !

 

[vancouver]

It's interesting to watch.. and good practice for when you have kids yourself..

I guess.

I just find it more interesting when fish are actually doing something other then swimming around aimlessly. Although that can be relaxing and enjoyable.

 

[dwarfgourami]

To me it's mainly about watching natural behaviour, I'm learning something new. You understand more about a fish's everyday behaviour when you've had a look at how they go about reproducing.
And I have sold fish and helped to pay for tank equipment.
Also, a couple of the species I breed are rare in the wild and confined to very limited areas, so there is a good argument for maintaining captive stocks.
As Tolak hinted, it's also a social thing.
I might also add that I have bought very few fish in the last couple of years, though the number of my tanks has been steadily expanding. The majority of the current inhabitants were born in this house. I like following a fish throughout its life.