Easy Fish to Breed

[nuchumYussel]

Hi, I have about 5 years experience with aquariums and would like to
try and breed fish. What are some easy fish to breed? I am not
interested in breeding guppys, are there any tetras that could breed
easily? the tank i would have them in would be 10 gallon. Is this
sufficeint for the breeding of some tetra?

Thanks for responding,
Evan Davis

[Sajjad Lateef]

On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 07:59:35 -0800, nuchumYussel wrote:

> Hi, I have about 5 years experience with aquariums and would like to
> try and breed fish. What are some easy fish to breed? I am not
> interested in breeding guppys, are there any tetras that could breed
> easily? the tank i would have them in would be 10 gallon. Is this
> sufficeint for the breeding of some tetra?

Try Zebra Danios. Very easy fish to breed. But, be prepared to take
care of dozens of babies until they are ready to be distributed.

[Marcus Fox]

"nuchumYussel" > wrote in message
om...
> Hi, I have about 5 years experience with aquariums and would like to
> try and breed fish. What are some easy fish to breed? I am not
> interested in breeding guppys, are there any tetras that could breed
> easily? the tank i would have them in would be 10 gallon. Is this
> sufficeint for the breeding of some tetra?

Don't know about tetras, in fact some never breed in captivity, but
swordtails and danios are fairly easy. For swordtails you need some java
moss for the fry to hide in else they will be eaten by the parents, and in
the case of danios, you need a net beneath them to prevent them eating the
eggs as they fall through the water.

Marcus

[Matthew Clark]

Evan,

Most tetras are difficult, and probably not good for your first
breeding endeavour. Unfortunately, your 10 gallon tank is too small
for most non-livebearer breeding; if you had a tank that was just
slightly larger (such as a 20L) you could do a lot more.

But in my mind, the easiest fish to breed (other than livebearers):

1. Kribs. Just throw a pair in a 20 gallon tank, with or without
tankmates, and they will soon begin to raise a family. They won't eat
the fry, but will guard them very carefully.

2. Convict cichlids. Similar to kribs, but need a larger tank.

Honorable mention: zebra danios. Males are slim, females are mroe
plump. Feed FD tubifex, etc. to get them into breeding shape and then
remove a male and your plumpest female to a 20L tank, with a 1-2"
layer of marbels on the bottom. Remove the individuals after spawning.

Matthew Clark

(nuchumYussel) wrote in message >...
> Hi, I have about 5 years experience with aquariums and would like to
> try and breed fish. What are some easy fish to breed? I am not
> interested in breeding guppys, are there any tetras that could breed
> easily? the tank i would have them in would be 10 gallon. Is this
> sufficeint for the breeding of some tetra?
>
> Thanks for responding,
> Evan Davis

[Lydia]

About 5 or 6 years ago I had two lamp eye tetras that had 5 babies. They
were so cuuuuuuuute. I still have 3 of the offspring! But they never
reproduced again nor did the babies. So maybe that was a fluke. At the
time the parents were in a 10 gallon tank with a couple other community
fish.



"nuchumYussel" > wrote in message
om...
> Hi, I have about 5 years experience with aquariums and would like to
> try and breed fish. What are some easy fish to breed? I am not
> interested in breeding guppys, are there any tetras that could breed
> easily? the tank i would have them in would be 10 gallon. Is this
> sufficeint for the breeding of some tetra?
>
> Thanks for responding,
> Evan Davis

[Carlos]

neon tetras are reproduced in small 10 gal containers.


"Lydia" > wrote in message
...
> About 5 or 6 years ago I had two lamp eye tetras that had 5 babies. They
> were so cuuuuuuuute. I still have 3 of the offspring! But they never
> reproduced again nor did the babies. So maybe that was a fluke. At the
> time the parents were in a 10 gallon tank with a couple other community
> fish.
>
>
>
> "nuchumYussel" > wrote in message
> om...
> > Hi, I have about 5 years experience with aquariums and would like to
> > try and breed fish. What are some easy fish to breed? I am not
> > interested in breeding guppys, are there any tetras that could breed
> > easily? the tank i would have them in would be 10 gallon. Is this
> > sufficeint for the breeding of some tetra?
> >
> > Thanks for responding,
> > Evan Davis
>
>

[TYNK 7]

>Subject: Easy Fish to Breed
>From: (nuchumYussel)
>Date: 12/29/2003 9:59 AM Central Standard Time
>Message-id: >
>
>Hi, I have about 5 years experience with aquariums and would like to
>try and breed fish. What are some easy fish to breed? I am not
>interested in breeding guppys, are there any tetras that could breed
>easily? the tank i would have them in would be 10 gallon. Is this
>sufficeint for the breeding of some tetra?
>
>Thanks for responding,
> Evan Davis

A 10g is fine for spawning many types of fish. However, what will you be using
for growing out the fry in?

[~misfit~]

nuchumYussel wrote:
> Hi, I have about 5 years experience with aquariums and would like to
> try and breed fish. What are some easy fish to breed? I am not
> interested in breeding guppys, are there any tetras that could breed
> easily? the tank i would have them in would be 10 gallon. Is this
> sufficeint for the breeding of some tetra?

I found Glowlight Tetras to be the easiest to breed.
--
~misfit~

[~misfit~]

~misfit~ wrote:
> nuchumYussel wrote:
>> Hi, I have about 5 years experience with aquariums and would like to
>> try and breed fish. What are some easy fish to breed? I am not
>> interested in breeding guppys, are there any tetras that could breed
>> easily? the tank i would have them in would be 10 gallon. Is this
>> sufficeint for the breeding of some tetra?
>
> I found Glowlight Tetras to be the easiest to breed.

I should add that I am talking about tetras here, there are other egg-layers
that are easier to breed. Also, I used to seperate males and females, a
half-dozen of each, and condition them with various foods, mainly
white-worms for a couple of weeks, then put them in an un-lighted tank
together for a few days with large gravel on the bottom and a clump of
fine-leafed plant or a spawning mop made from green nylon wool. Remove the
adults after a few days and start examining the sides/surface of the tank
with a torch/flashlight. You should see tiny fry resembling shards of glass.
Feed with liquid egglayer fry food for a few days then progress to larger
food as they are capable of devouring it, micro-worms or vinegar eels are
good and are easier to cultivate/cheaper than baby brine shrimp. Throw in
some snails at this time to remove any un-eaten food.

Soft, clean water helps, Ph around 6.5 but Glowlights aren't that fussy as
far as tetras go.

Emperor tetras are a little harder but, using the same method, are
breedable. More rewarding and more valuable although they tend to have less
fry.
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~misfit~