Small Breeding Tank?

[deftuch]

hi there i have a 260l juwel aqaurium. but i have just purchased a small 1.5 x 1.5 foot tank to set up as a breeding tank. i have all the equipment to cycle the tank with. i know how to breed guppys ( who doesnt ) but i am looking for a relatively easy fish to breed that breeds alot and fast and can make a good profit.. any ideas? bearing in mind i have a main tank and this tank. so if the parent have to be separated after birth i can do that thanks.

 

[Fishy friend2]

dwarf gouramis, or neon tetras, maybe cardinal tetras

 

[dwarfgourami]

Do we know what the OPs water stats are like? He is hardly going to be able to breed neons if he has hard alkaline water. A few suggestions might be:

For hard water:

small slightly less common livebearers, such as limias, heterandria formosa, merry widows

shell dwelling cichlids

shrimps

possibly pseudomugils or galaxy rasboras

for soft water:

cories

tetras

I very much doubt you would be able to make much of a profit though: I breed some of the above and I find I have to give them away these days if I can't sell them at auction; local shops just aren't interested in sporadic contributions from hobbyists

to make it pay you would need a large outfit that churned out regular, predictable supplies of some fish that the shops were anxious to sell

I don't see that happening with a single small tank.

Having said that, I wouldn't discourage anyone from breeding: it is a great way to learn about fish. Just don't assume you are going to recoup your costs.

 

[ZoddyZod]

or neon tetras, maybe cardinal tetras

quite tricky to breed. I believe their eggs are UV sensitive (if I recall correctly) so they need a very dimly lit (if at all) tank with lots of cover to keep the eggs in the dark.

 

[deftuch]

Do we know what the OPs water stats are like? He is hardly going to be able to breed neons if he has hard alkaline water. A few suggestions might be:

For hard water:

small slightly less common livebearers, such as limias, heterandria formosa, merry widows

shell dwelling cichlids

shrimps

possibly pseudomugils or galaxy rasboras

for soft water:

cories

tetras

I very much doubt you would be able to make much of a profit though: I breed some of the above and I find I have to give them away these days if I can't sell them at auction; local shops just aren't interested in sporadic contributions from hobbyists

to make it pay you would need a large outfit that churned out regular, predictable supplies of some fish that the shops were anxious to sell

I don't see that happening with a single small tank.

Having said that, I wouldn't discourage anyone from breeding: it is a great way to learn about fish. Just don't assume you are going to recoup your costs.

i dont have the tank set up as yet, so water attributes arent a factor yet. i know there isnt much money to be made as im only looking for easy breed species. but the aim is to find an uncommon but fairly easy fish to breed on a long term basis. say a year or so. something i can shift on to stores or member of the public easily ( gaining a high profit isnt the goal, although a small profit would be nice ) the goal is to have a consistently succesful breeding tank over the period of a year. this will give me experience and time to gain the knowledge i need before i turn my garage into a breeding room. lonmg term goals are to set up a small business of my own. and potentially stock only home bred fish. offcourse my goals are a bit farfetched but always best to aim high!