Breeding Somesort Of Fish.

HODDY

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Hi again.I have a empty 18inchx12x18 inch tank and a little 5g hexagonal tank spair.What could i breed in one of them.This is what i would like to have a go at:

rams
kribs
angels
gouramis(dwarf)


Is there any others you could think that would be easy(ish).or one of the top and which tank to breed them in.thankyou! B) :good: :D :hyper:
 
Guppies, Platies, Mollies, harquin rasboras, and all sorts of small fish, but you need to know how to breed some of them. The guppies and mollies and platies will be the easiest to breed. Anything small mabey possible to breed in a 5 gal. oh and i almost forgot corydoras.
 
They are not big tanks, so you need to take that into account. I think they would be too small for angels and kribs, possibly even for rams, though I could be wrong there. Also, are these your only tanks, that you could use as temporary spawning tanks, or would the parents then have to live there full time? You can get away with bigger fish if they can then be removed. And most important, what is your water like- or would you able to use RO water to soften it if it is hard?

Have you had any previous breeding experience (guppies or similar?). How much trouble would you be prepared to go to to find them suitable food?

The easiest to breed are probably the livebearers- but there are other problems involved here, as it may be difficult to find homes for yet another generation of guppies or platies. Also, once they get pregnant, they keep on and on giving birth. You could try a more unusual livebearer, something like heterandria formosa or limias.

If you want to go for egglayers, there is a difference between eggscatterers like danios, barbs etc and fish that practise parental care.

The easiest eggscatterers are probably danios, corydoras and cherry barbs. All of these could be spawned in your larger tank, though it is too short for a permanent home for the danios, arguably even a bit short for their spawning runs. I would go with either corydoras or cherry barbs.
For corydoras, the best ratio is 2 males per female- you might be able to fit 2 trios in there for spawning. Condition them on livefoods for a few days and then do a water change with cold water, should get them in the mood. They may want plants to spawn on, though many are happy to use the glass. Eggs then would have to be moved into the smaller tank before the parents eat them.
Cherry barbs you want the opposite ratio: 1 male+ 2 females, or a male/female pair. Condition on livefoods and provide plenty of cover/spawning mops.

You can be confident that most tetras and rasboras will never breed in your tanks unless you can provide soft acid water; also, many tetra eggs are lightsensitive, so will only develop if you keep them in a specially darkened tank.

As for parentally inclined fish, the most common breeders are probably bristlenoses and cichlids. Bristlenoses are too big for your tank, but there are some possible cichlids. If you can provide hard, alkaline water, shelldwellers might be your answer. You could fit a breeding pair of multifasciatus into your bigger tank. Not sure about the rams- ask in the New World cichlids forum. Rams would want soft acid water to breed. Bolivian rams are possibly another option.
 
What about dwarf gouramis?I will breed them in the 5g tank and then put them in another tank.Ive been reading about breeding dwarf gouramis and they said 5g minimal.I would love to breed red sunset dwarf gouramis.

oh and umm...is bristlenoses easy to breed.Is it best to get about4 of them or just a pair.And if i do decide to breed them should i put a piece of bogwood in the tank.Obviously i would use my 15 g tank or my 2ft tank when it is empty.
 
Dwarf gouramis, Easy to breed, but the fry are tiny and very difficualt to rear. you need to produce the smallest of live foods like vinegar eel's or micro worm. Then after 5 days feed them newly hatched brine shrimp.

Bristlenoses..... well I tried for 15 years to breed them, and i had over 50 tanks and breed many fish. These fish will only breed when their totaly happy, the bigger tank the better for these i would say.

In a 5 gallon tank you could breed betta's which are quite easy and a good starting point, But I'll prefer to use larger tanks to give the fry good space to grow.

But you just cant get fish and breed them you have to make the happy.
Perfect water quality, good filteration, and loads of live foods. and plenty of time.

If you rearly want to breed fish firstly try livebearers like said befor and then progress slowerly....

Helter
 
i've bred mollies and guppies and both are toto easy for me.I would like a challenge now.I could wait until i have my 2ft tank free then use that.And if i bred bettas i woulod need loads of tank with dividers becasue here in england they temperature is **** lol.So if i did breed bettas i would have to buy loads of heaters and loadas more tanks.I would love to breed this beautiful fish but n ot sure how to keep males seperated and keeping tere water how they want it to be.thankyou. :fun: 8)
 
space heating is the best with these fish, in a well insulated room you'll be fine :)

I used to have 50 tanks in my pearents garage and breed many betta's and they are idea as a first fish unless u want to do cichlids
 
Im just surrounded in all these fish that i could breed :/ .My dad said when we move house i can have the little garage at the bottom of the garden for fish.I might start breeding bettas then.What cichlids are good?i have a pair of wild rams in my community tank.But the word wild comes to mind lol.My mates doing kirbs so i dont nt to do them.What about convicts or would they breed to often for my tank space?Any thoughts would be helpful cheers. :good:
 
convicts are easy, just get 4-5 young fish and when one pair set up home, remove the rest and swap them for food.

Your then have convicts breeding quite often.
 
Before you decide what to breed it might be worth having a word with the local shops to see what they would take. Some fish that are easy to breed may be difficult to sell for that very reason- convicts are probably a case in point: breed like rabbits and create problems in a community tank, so not everybody is going to want to buy them. Also, your tanks seem a bit small for breeding convicts. Remember you are going to need to keep both parents happy in there and grow the fry out to a sellable size.

Again, if you go for bettas, you may find it difficult to find an lfs that is willing to take a major proportion of your fry; most lfs do not have facilities to house more than maybe half a dozen male bettas at a time- so you're going to be stuck with the rest. One option might be to sell online- but then you want to go with a good quality pair of a sought-after strain, not your run-of-the-mill shop-bought veiltail.

I would go for one of the smaller egglayers, some peaceful community fish that should be easy to flog, like cherry barbs. Or else, get in touch with the real enthusiasts and breed killifish. Or shelldwellers.
 
I think you should think about the dwarf gouramis. You said you would like to breed them and it could be done with the tanks you described. Give it a try!
 

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