Breeding

[RedStarCommie]

Hello,
I was hoping you guys and girls would be able to tell me which fish breed best/easiest in captivity?

Thanks,



RedStar

 

[emma12321]

Livebearers are the easiest to breed just add a male and a couple of females and fry are guaranteed. Guppies, platies, mollies, sword tails. Once they start you'll be over run i have had to seperate my males and females but the females can store sperm for up to 6 months and have babies ever 4 weeks so i'm still getting babies.

I have also found my bristlenose plecs breed without me trying to breed them, just add a male and female and a cave of some sort or in my case a hole in some bogwood and they have babies every 6 weeks or so. I got them in april and they have had 5 lots so far.

Emma

 

[RedStarCommie]

Wow, will I need to get my second tank up and running then?

 

[SkiFletch]

Wow, will I need to get my second tank up and running then?

Depends on what you plan to do with the fry? sell them back or let them fend for themselves.

 

[beta 1991]

Maybe a tank divider or a breeder net for the fry until they get big enough to defend themselves? this has worked for me in the past. If there is a lot, then try and sell them to your lfs or donate them to your lfs. I would keep some because it is interesting to see them to grow up.

 

[LoachLover]

Most would tell you that livebearers are the easiest, but I personally think a lot of cichlid species are much easier.

 

[RedStarCommie]

Most would tell you that livebearers are the easiest, but I personally think a lot of cichlid species are much easier.

Any specific ones or in general?

 

[OohFeeshy]

Convicts are very easy to breed, rams and kribs are a bit more challenging, angels.... Really, its just a matter of getting the water right. Once you've got that, most fish are like rabbits.

 

[big mick]

My big tank seems to have turned into something of an 'underwater knocking shop' over the last few weeks with my bristlenose and my ghost shrimp both breeding but also the angels have been pairing off and I currently have my fisrst batch of angel fry (they arent so easy to breed, they have been moved to a tank on their own and the fry are about 6 days old so they are just becoming free swimming and not feeding on their egg sacks anymore)

Guppies are great fun if you want to try breeding at first....you cant fail and its nice seeing them grow up.

I stopped keeping guppies months ago but I still have 3 which are from my first ever batch, you get a feeling of achievment from it I think, good luck if you decide to give it a go.

 

[RedStarCommie]

Thanks,

I think I will give it a try, save me money on buying new ones from the shop lol

 

[OMA]

Thanks,

I think I will give it a try, save me money on buying new ones from the shop lol

It is definately fun, I got guppies yesterday as my first fish, the guy in the shop sold me six, but i found eleven when i got back (to which i was happey at saving money already) but the i woke up today to find 5 new fry in the tank, and me unprepared with no fry food or breeder net. I am happy that they had the fry but if they don't stop they'll fully stock my tank so i won't be able to get different fish.

Anyone know of any difficulties with lamp eys btw.

PS: if anyone would like a few guppies and are in the london area, get in touch

 

[RedStarCommie]

Thanks,

I think I will give it a try, save me money on buying new ones from the shop lol

It is definately fun, I got guppies yesterday as my first fish, the guy in the shop sold me six, but i found eleven when i got back (to which i was happey at saving money already) but the i woke up today to find 5 new fry in the tank, and me unprepared with no fry food or breeder net. I am happy that they had the fry but if they don't stop they'll fully stock my tank so i won't be able to get different fish.

Anyone know of any difficulties with lamp eys btw.

PS: if anyone would like a few guppies and are in the london area, get in touch

I live in London, they going for free?

 

[LoachLover]

Most would tell you that livebearers are the easiest, but I personally think a lot of cichlid species are much easier.

Any specific ones or in general?

Well if you have the water right, and do in fact have a male and a female, angels are extremely easy to breed. Convicts also tend to breed like crazy.

 

[RedStarCommie]

I think i'll go for convicts then, seems to be the general consensus.

Cheers!

 

[dwarfgourami]

I think i'll go for convicts then, seems to be the general consensus.

Cheers!

If I were you I would find out first where you can find an outlet for your convicts; I have no experience of them but have heard that they are not always easy to sell as they breed so quickly. Problem with most fish is they don't know the meaning of the word moderation. A fish that could be relied on to produce exactly 3 fry, all extremely hardy, exactly once a year would be a fishkeeper's dream- but it doesn't work that way. Think through your accomodation first and remember you do need to bring them up to a saleable age.