Re: What can I breed?

[Jim Brown]

b. > wrote in message
news:v80Va.12068$ff.11083@fed1read01...
> I have a 55g planted tank and I am currently looking for a unique fish to
> breed within it. The fish that I currently have in this tank are about 20
> glow light tetras, 15 neons, 4 SAE's, red tail shark and 4 corys. I was
> looking for a fish that is easy to breed but not prolific (ie guppy,
platy).
> If anyone has an idea for a nice size fish that would look good in this
tank
> please let me know what it is and where I can find info on it. Thanks.
>
>

Trying to get fish to spawn in a community tank isn't very productive. To
raise fish in this tank, you need parental care and that probably narrows it
down to cichlids. Easy to breed would be one of the krib group of cichlids.
Maybe angels?
Some of the less often seen Corydoras catfish? There are also a lot of
livebearers, like the Goodeids that could fit the bill.
Many of the other fish produce fry that are too tiny.
It might be easier to get a second smaller aquarium for breeding, and add
the juveniles to you existing tank when they are large enough.

Jim

[Graham Ramsay]

"b." wrote
> I have a 55g planted tank and I am currently looking for a unique fish to
> breed within it. The fish that I currently have in this tank are about 20
> glow light tetras, 15 neons, 4 SAE's, red tail shark and 4 corys. I was
> looking for a fish that is easy to breed but not prolific (ie guppy, platy).
> If anyone has an idea for a nice size fish that would look good in this tank
> please let me know what it is and where I can find info on it.

You might try a pair of Kribs.
Kribs can be bought from any LFS and info is
available on loads of web sites.

--
Graham Ramsay
You might be a Bright:
www.the-brights.net

[Jody]

It may depend on your pH. If it stays much above 7 then angels and kribs
might not perform too well, but maybe. If the kribs spawn, then the female
will become very aggressive and defensive, possibly even killing the male.
But, in a 55g there is probably room for everyone. The kribs will need some
type of cave to spawn. Most breeders use terra-cotta flower pots turned on
their side or upside down with a cave entrance cut into the rim.
thekrib.com has all kinds of info on dwarf cichlids and how to breed them.
They are great additions to planted tanks.

Jody

"b." > wrote in message
news:v80Va.12068$ff.11083@fed1read01...
> I have a 55g planted tank and I am currently looking for a unique fish to
> breed within it. The fish that I currently have in this tank are about 20
> glow light tetras, 15 neons, 4 SAE's, red tail shark and 4 corys. I was
> looking for a fish that is easy to breed but not prolific (ie guppy,
platy).
> If anyone has an idea for a nice size fish that would look good in this
tank
> please let me know what it is and where I can find info on it. Thanks.
>
>

[Rich Conley]

I dunno...while its true that the female gets aggressive...I have had way more
males kill females than the other way around.

Jody wrote:

> It may depend on your pH. If it stays much above 7 then angels and kribs
> might not perform too well, but maybe. If the kribs spawn, then the female
> will become very aggressive and defensive, possibly even killing the male.
> But, in a 55g there is probably room for everyone. The kribs will need some
> type of cave to spawn. Most breeders use terra-cotta flower pots turned on
> their side or upside down with a cave entrance cut into the rim.
> thekrib.com has all kinds of info on dwarf cichlids and how to breed them.
> They are great additions to planted tanks.
>
> Jody
>
> "b." > wrote in message
> news:v80Va.12068$ff.11083@fed1read01...
> > I have a 55g planted tank and I am currently looking for a unique fish to
> > breed within it. The fish that I currently have in this tank are about 20
> > glow light tetras, 15 neons, 4 SAE's, red tail shark and 4 corys. I was
> > looking for a fish that is easy to breed but not prolific (ie guppy,
> platy).
> > If anyone has an idea for a nice size fish that would look good in this
> tank
> > please let me know what it is and where I can find info on it. Thanks.
> >
> >

[Jody]

I think it can depend on when the fish are introduced as well. In my case,
I had added a male after the female had already been in place and had the
run of the tank. Once a male was introduced (a few different times), she
harassed it to death pretty quickly. Maybe it is more indicative of
"cichlid" behavior than a sex thing - hard to say for sure.

Jody

"Rich Conley" > wrote in message
.. .
> I dunno...while its true that the female gets aggressive...I have had way
more
> males kill females than the other way around.
>
> Jody wrote:
>
> > It may depend on your pH. If it stays much above 7 then angels and
kribs
> > might not perform too well, but maybe. If the kribs spawn, then the
female
> > will become very aggressive and defensive, possibly even killing the
male.
> > But, in a 55g there is probably room for everyone. The kribs will need
some
> > type of cave to spawn. Most breeders use terra-cotta flower pots turned
on
> > their side or upside down with a cave entrance cut into the rim.
> > thekrib.com has all kinds of info on dwarf cichlids and how to breed
them.
> > They are great additions to planted tanks.
> >
> > Jody
> >
> > "b." > wrote in message
> > news:v80Va.12068$ff.11083@fed1read01...
> > > I have a 55g planted tank and I am currently looking for a unique fish
to
> > > breed within it. The fish that I currently have in this tank are
about 20
> > > glow light tetras, 15 neons, 4 SAE's, red tail shark and 4 corys. I
was
> > > looking for a fish that is easy to breed but not prolific (ie guppy,
> > platy).
> > > If anyone has an idea for a nice size fish that would look good in
this
> > tank
> > > please let me know what it is and where I can find info on it.
Thanks.
> > >
> > >
>