what to breed :S

[toggle]

hi all, i want to breed summit, but im nto sure what!!

im thinking of swomething that sells at a lfs for medium ish prices (not like guppies) and i dont expect to be pulling in loadsa cash anyway its just mainly an intrest.

Ive currently got a 125ltr Juwel tank (3ft, about 30 gallons?) and a 5 gallon i can use for grow out, then back in the bigger tank when large enough not to be eaten, then sold.

I was maybe thinking of bettas? (btw these tanks will have no other fish in them) but i thought bettas fighted each other
or maybe something like a smaller breed of chiclid (rams?)

any ideas???

 

[Tempestuousfury]

Rams and bettas would work.

As for bettas fighting, you should read the pinned articles on betta breeding.

A type of fish that would breed well in the 30 gallon tank is angels, but you would have to do research and get a group of them in order to get at least one good pair.

 

[toggle]

angel breeding sounds fun, but wouldnt i need another large tank to grow them up in? or could i put them in the 5 gallon when they are tiny, just long enough till they are large enough for the adults not to eat them?

 

[sylvia]

I'd say honey gouramies would be ideal. Or dwarfs. You could keep about 5 adults in the 30 gallon and breed/raise the fry in the 5 gallon. Then move the fry to the 30 gallon once they begin getting larger. You should be able to sell them for a descent price. Not as much as angels perhaps but deffinately a bit more than guppies.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi toggle

If you are just beginning as a breeder, I would suggest that you try your hand at raising corys. Certain ones, such as bronze or albino C. aeneus are fairly easy to raise and there is a good chance your lfs, if it's an independent owner (not a chain store) will be happy to have them. I raise them myself and have sold quite a few of them already.

Bettas and gouramis are much smaller when they hatch and so are harder to raise. They are not for beginners.

 

[Sorrell]

I wouldn't recommend bettas either just because there is so much involved and you would need way more then two tanks, you'd need 100+ jars, food cultures and hatcheries, daily water changes on your jars and growout tank to name a few. Also, you have to be willing to spend money on your fish. If you breed just petshop bettas you will have a really really hard time finding homes for babies. Most breeders sell their stock at betta shows and directly to the customer. That's not an option with pet store stock.

I do think you have two great tanks that will provide you with some great options Many that have been listed, I'll add zebra danios, they're a pretty good one for a person just starting out

 

[Ben]

convicts

blue rams

Yellow Lab/electric Yellow african cichlids

kribensis

with cichlids, the list goes on and on.....

HTH

DD

 

[sylvia]

Kind of off topic - sorry... but how large do labs get? Could you breed a pair in a 20 gallon?

edit: nevermind - I googled it