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I keep my betta's while breeding in a 2ftx18x10 tank then after spawning i remove 2 of my females and finally the one that has spawned is removed,all to the 4ft tank. here's what i mean

Females often help build a bubble nest with the male. i think it maybe time to release her into the tank. The thing with females you need to be looking at her body and see stripes like this ===== down the side,when she is ready to spawn then you should be looking for stripes like this lllllll...

Howdy Cometcattle is right about the male only policy that most lfs seem to be happy with. The problem with labrynth fish is that they need an airgap between the water line and the lid which can be quite unsightly. Try using plant food,the type you rake into the gravel seem to work best and is...

CFC i think you maybe right. I may try a biotope but i will have to stick with the one where the kribs are present because as i have said a few times kribs are my main line of credit at my lfs. So before i do my long stint of research what other fish go in a biotope where kribs are present.

Your right I think it all started when i lost about 4 fish to a breeding pair of kribs who's agression has been worse than normal.Wheras i have never lost such an amount of fish in such a short time and i think that was the catalyst to make me feel uninterested. At the present moment i have...

Not sure silver I dont think it would be a good idea,i dont think they would tolerate any salt but i may be wrong

Hi all At the moment i'm going through a bit of a burnout with tropical fish. Back in 93 i setup my new marine tank as well a keeping two tropical tanks, soon after i lost all interest in tropicals and solely dedicated time to my marine tank,but after i moved that had to go. in 96 i got my...

Tell you what coconutman thats freaky the setup you have is almost exactly the same as the one i used to have, even right down to the two 1/2 cups at either end. But dont get me wrong if i had the spare tanks i'd go back to that way,the big problem for me is i spend so much time now with my...

to me i dont think there is really a technique in breeding swordtails or any livebearers.Even raising the temp is no sure way,raising the temp IMO is only going to make it a shorter birth. A male wont stop mating with the female just because she's pregnant either! If they wont mate i'd say it's...

Well it all depends usually they wont take them before 8 months and from that timeline they'll pay £1(credit) or 75p cash,so i go for the credit. If i want rid of the fry because of another project then between 5-8 month then it can drop by usually 25p on both. Im sure i could get a better deal...

Although it's nothing to do with platty's My male guppy has been constantly trying to breed with my female swordtail,now i have a fair bit of experince with tropicals and have never heard of anything like that before so i cant even say for sure that a guppy/swordtail will or wont work. That...

I cant help but feel that a little panic is setting in here! I may be wrong but i dont think they can hold in the fry for over 2 weeks longer than there designed to. Also i have never considered water conditions that important in breeding livebearers aslong as it's kept well filtered. But to go...

i agree with kribsinvcrib you should only get one pair of kribs. The problem i have found over the years of housing kribs is that the stronger male tends to want both females to himself and is prepared to let them fight over him,adding another male could cause a free for all frenzy where none of...

I dont know a lot about parrots but as no one else is answering you i'll try. I dont think that it's a trate of a parrot to rub against each other at breeding time and i dont think that they show stripes either this to me sounds like agression. i maybe wrong and maybe you should search for more...

i have found that you can only spot the difference after a year The way i tell is if you look between the mouth and the anal fin if there is a littleish pimple halfway it's a female and if there is nothing it's male. I'm sure this is the way of doing it and it's got me two breeding pairs...

So are you saying that you only want livebearers? If so there are really only platties or swordtails left that are common in most countries. the fish i would recommend are Kribs(pelvicachromis pulcher) there are cave egg layers and will tend to the young so your involvment is only feeding.Or you...

I understand what you all say,when you say thats too small. I did used to breed them in a 2ft tank but when i got a breeding pair of angels i moved the male into the small tank and just out of curiosity tried to breed them in it and it did suprise me that it was succesfull however the two you...

A lot of people ask what type and size of tank each of us use for all different types of fish,well here pics of my betta breeding tank. The females is just appearing from behind the rock. I have used this tank for my last few betta spawnings, So ; so far so good!

I take it your having problems with dividing your tank? If it's the first time you have tried or even considered doing it homemade(of sorts) then it can be quite tricky. I have done it two ways. 1st way. Get 4 strips of anything solid about 3-6mm glass or plastic and silicone close together 2...

I disagree sailfingirl When pets at home took over petsmart there wasn't a 100% change at all Simply because you can't just sack staff so in essence the problem that petsmart had with almost pre-pubesent experts was simply transferred over to pets at home. It may well not be the case now or a...

The thing with kribs is they breed so easily. I have never known of a pair of kribs that wont breed. The problem i have is they breed to much,so much so that there other tank mates are constantly being attacked because the kribs have constantly got eggs ,the reason for this is i have a breeding...

I dont belive you! I dont think a marine biologist would keep platies no matter how nice they are. Also i dont think a marine biologist would refer to fry as babies. And third marine biologists are always seeking to develop there reputation to be given bigger funding by better sponsors and by...

I have to disagree with the 30 days i have a silver XL molly and the period of time is more like 70 days. i have heard of longer but not much. mine is now getting quite heavy and would expect her to drop in about 1-2 weeks and i put her in one of my breeding tanks in mid may. i think standard...

I would have to say petsmart stockport is way the worst . The guy incharge (i think) of the fish was answering a query when i went in. He was only about 20 and tried pairing off a male dwarf and a male banded gourami as a pair of male/female dwarf gourami's,needless to say i had to correct him...

the trouble with some mollies is it can take upto 70 days before she drops her load.And if your monitoring the growth rate of your fish daily it can seem like 700 days before she gives birth. As was said earlier she will go square at the back of the bump and then it should be soon after she will...

the thing is JumJum Swordtails are often the hardest of the livebearers to breed simply because they see fry as part of there diet. Whereas molly,platy and guppy will usually not eat there fry after 4 hours of being born but swordtails will still try to eat them. People often think java moss and...

I too have been to this disgrace of a shop and agree with the above quote. There are so many good lfs that i dont see why you cant name and shame . The only thing i could think is that if a lfs stocks fish that are not your cup of tea then you will automatically poo poo it.And thats not fair...

it's funny you say about tasting the syphoned water. My friend has had a few marine aquaria and on the first of them he bought the lot tank,pump,filter heater etc... and the one thing the guy never told him is to get a hydrometer to test the salt quatity,the thing is this mate of mine(daz) is...

yes my bad i didn't mean to say that

I have to disagree with 5-8 months that's like humans having babies at 13 years old(not being sordid) 5 months is way too young for them in my experience. I have only ever bred at 8-12 months. That said if you have done it then i may be wrong but i have never even cosidered the possibility of...

i think you got whitespot and ich the wrong way around!

Betta's from my experience can breed at 8 months old sucessfuly. i have done this a few times from 8 months but i never breed brother and sister i only ever will breed with a new fish that isn't related (of sorts). At what age they build a nest i have never found out because at about 2 months i...

usually when a betta is lying on the bottom especially if it's a male then it proberbly is quite ill. females often act quiet and superficial if there hiding from either the male or are the pray,however i've had a lot of males over my 14 years keeping them and have noticed that my males that...

have you got a male in the tank? As fishboy said she doesn't look pregnant and it does look like ick. All mollies are very prone to get it especially when pregnant. how long do you suspect she has been pregnant for?If she is,she only looks maybe she's only upto 2 weeks gone which would mean you...

letting betta's flare too much is not good though. i have spoke to a lot of betta breeders and they agree with what i say. If you imagine an uneventful tank where there is only one betta and no enemies,he will live for say 2 1/2 years but if you alow a male to flare often in the presence of...

I have bred betta's quite a few times and i have found that nearly every male after about 6-8 months will build a nest even if there are no female betta's in a tank,infact once i had 1 male betta and i male guppy in a tank and he still built a bubble nest. And have you definatley got a female? a...

i have a pair of gold gourami's now but over the years i have had lots.infact in every tank i ever owned i have always had gourami's there. The only problem i have ever had is simply the male attacking the female ,no other fish were hurt. But the text books say that they are tempremental fish so...

i've had a fair bit of success with betta breeding and i have one method and that is to hard boil an egg and remove the yolk,leave it to cool and then break a small piece of it off and put it in a clean rag and gently swish it through water until you see a little cloud of yolk burst through the...