Easiest Fish To Breed?

[Dannikins]

I would be grateful of any additional information on the fish you reccomend to breed!

Dannikins x x

 

[clinton ><>]

they are all about the same but i would say guppies are my favorite

 

[theotheragentm]

All common livebearers are relatively easy to breed. You may have more difficulty with strains like Balloon Mollies, because of their awkward shapes, but the rest are easy. Keep them in the same tank, give them clean, warm water and food, and wait for babies. Plus most livebearers are already pregnant when you buy them in store. Just be prepared to do something with the fry when you get them. They end up being everywhere.

 

[Dannikins]

Ok, thanks for your replies! I am also doing some research in keeping a Betta, so you may see me post more on the site!

Dannikins x x

 

[Britesprite]

Guppies and mollies I find are the easiest. Guppies are almost TOO easy and before you know it you could have TONS. Like theotheagentm said, most livebearers are pregnant when you get them from the store.

 

[Dannikins]

Okies, who do you sell them to if you get overloaded?
Dannikins x x

 

[AJGray]

most lfs's wont pay you for them but they may give you credit or let you have a different fish. (sure i seen someone on here say that)

but id say guppies would be the eaisiest

 

[theotheragentm]

Guppies will not work with a Betta. I'd even be wary of Platies and Mollies. Their fins flow. It's not like Tetras that have tight fins. Bettas are likely to nip.

 

[lilfishie]

if you want a betta then keep it by itself, you may get away with cories or plecs but anything else is very risky. if you want to breed a betta wouldn't help as it would eat the fry anyway

 

[tetraqueen]

I was the worst novice but I just left them to their own devices and fed the fry with fry food. I did put some in their own tank but I also found most lived when I had plants and places for them to hide.

 

[Luketendo]

Guppys, my platies never ever bred for some annoying reason.

 

[tetraqueen]

Platies can get very stressed out and not deliver. They are also larger when born and are easier seen by the others in the tank.

 

[LauraFrog]

I kept eight guppies in a jar for two years (no filtration, no aeration, nothing, but it must have been cycled and I changed the water every four days without fail) and they never bred. I suppose I didn't know what to look for - the fry were all eaten I guess.

I always loved fish and my parents finally gave in and let me have an aquarium. I filled it with wild fish and a pleco, and the wild fish ate my three guppies only a few days after I bought them, so no fry there :'( WAAH!

But then I decided to do things properly and it's stocked with seven fish - the pleco, two mollies and four platies. The platies are breeding like flies, one of mine dropped eighty-three fry last night.

Like everyone else though, if you want to breed them I'd say guppies because of the shorter gestation and the gutsier nature of the fish. Platies are a bit more delicate, even though they're still recommended for complete beginners. You're more likely to find the fry alive if you've got gups.

 

[lilfishie]

both platy and guppy gestation is 4 weeks, platies might be a better choice than guppies as they are hardier, think it would be best either way of you get males and females from different places so theres little chance they are related

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Platies when i started out they bred within the first 2weeks!!!

But make sure you get 1 male to every 2 females keeping a minimum of three (fish) in the tank. otherwise there are two males hurting one another and the female both trying to have her babies