fish_master
Fish Crazy
Wat fish r easyest to breed as i have a great interest in fish and i thouret i might aswel be making money from it
Easy Breeding Fish?
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dwarfgourami
Fish Connoisseur
Like everything in the market world it's supply and demand: jobs that are easy to do don't pay, jobs that pay well require expertise and financial outlay. But it's not impossible, people do do it. I just wouldn't expect to make much money at first, and lots of people even with experience and space find they can only just cover their costs.
The easiest fish to breed are probably guppies, platies, swordtails, convicts, kribs. Then maybe bristlenose plecs, danios, cherry barbs, corydoras.
Most lfs are overrun with livebearer fry, convict and krib fry; these are the rabbits of the fishy world, and anyone who keeps them is usually desperate to get rid of the fry. And many local shops also breed their own, as it requires virtually no effort. So the store owners are unlikely to pay you, unless you can establish a good relationship with the shop. Or alternatively, go into breeding special colours or shapes. IF you do want to breed on a regular scale, you will need plenty of space for grow out tanks. Livebearers eat their fry, kribs when spawning beat up any other fish in the tank.
My local shops also seem to have a regular supply of baby bristlenoses. It might just be possible to get paid for these if you had the space to rear them to a sexable age.
I would start with something easy, to get the experience. Maybe a livebearer first and then some of the easier egglaying fish. I would imagine (no personal experience) the money would be in breeding something like catfish (maybe some of the smaller L numbers) or other fish that are not so often bred, but that there is still a regular demand for.
The easiest fish to breed are probably guppies, platies, swordtails, convicts, kribs. Then maybe bristlenose plecs, danios, cherry barbs, corydoras.
Most lfs are overrun with livebearer fry, convict and krib fry; these are the rabbits of the fishy world, and anyone who keeps them is usually desperate to get rid of the fry. And many local shops also breed their own, as it requires virtually no effort. So the store owners are unlikely to pay you, unless you can establish a good relationship with the shop. Or alternatively, go into breeding special colours or shapes. IF you do want to breed on a regular scale, you will need plenty of space for grow out tanks. Livebearers eat their fry, kribs when spawning beat up any other fish in the tank.
My local shops also seem to have a regular supply of baby bristlenoses. It might just be possible to get paid for these if you had the space to rear them to a sexable age.
I would start with something easy, to get the experience. Maybe a livebearer first and then some of the easier egglaying fish. I would imagine (no personal experience) the money would be in breeding something like catfish (maybe some of the smaller L numbers) or other fish that are not so often bred, but that there is still a regular demand for.
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fish_master
Fish Crazy
r bristlenoses easy to breed
seanc
Fish Fanatic
Endlers aren't a bad option.. though the cost of getting pure strain endlers is huge.. and risky as alot of people lie and even those that are honest probably havent had them for the dozen generations or so it takes for even slight genetic imperfections to show up. Its good fun though 
and doesnt need too much space (I use a 55 G for 8 females and 4 males + fry along with 6 cherry shrimp).
Good luck!
and doesnt need too much space (I use a 55 G for 8 females and 4 males + fry along with 6 cherry shrimp).Good luck!
fozzy_wozzy_woo
Moved On
Being in australia its going to be hard to pickup fish that do not come from the same breeder. What i mean is you may find that 10 breaders origianaly purchased their fish from one breeder. so this then means that the 10 breeders in your area will all have related fish. then if you start breeding then you will be breeding a cousin with a cousinIF you can try to find an international importer. then buy a bag full of the fish you want to breed.
Wait until these fish are of breeding age. by then you will be able to see which is male and which is female. then seperate the fish into pairs 5 or six and set up the tanks for breeding.
Once they spawn or lay their eggs place them back into the comunial tank.
It is best to try and name your breeding adults then you can make a breeding tree. so you dont start interbreeding.
Remember that the first two or three egg laying times they will not lay to many eggs.
Research very carfully and try to speak with other breaders not in your area on how to breed these successfully. some fry have to stay with the parents until they get to around .5 of a cm because they feed off of micro organisims on the parents scales.
Also make sure when moving any eggs that they stay always in the water most eggs will die if they come into contact withthe air
Wait until these fish are of breeding age. by then you will be able to see which is male and which is female. then seperate the fish into pairs 5 or six and set up the tanks for breeding.
Once they spawn or lay their eggs place them back into the comunial tank.
It is best to try and name your breeding adults then you can make a breeding tree. so you dont start interbreeding.
Remember that the first two or three egg laying times they will not lay to many eggs.
Research very carfully and try to speak with other breaders not in your area on how to breed these successfully. some fry have to stay with the parents until they get to around .5 of a cm because they feed off of micro organisims on the parents scales.
Also make sure when moving any eggs that they stay always in the water most eggs will die if they come into contact withthe air
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