If You Had A 125l Tank, What Would You Breed?

[Curiosity101]

I've been thinking about this for awhile. It's not a plan for the near future, just something for me to think about over the next year or so.
I've never specifically set out to breed anything, I've had livebearer fry and snails...but they didn't exactly require my help. And any of the egg layers don't stand a chance in my community set-up!

Anyways, what would you breed in a 125l Fluval Roma? It wouldn't have to be rare or expensive (I'm not interested for the money), I'm literally interested in what you can/would do if it were you?
I would definitely prefer suggestions of fish that parent their young, and certainly no live bearers! lol.
Preferably if I could have two pairs of something that could be good
Eg. A pair of plecs and a pair of rams. If I've thought this through correctly then the plecs would take no interest in the rams eggs, and the plecs would defend their breeding cave too well for the rams? Or would there still be a problem with the rams eating the plecs fry once free swimming?
That was just an example...opinions please!

 

[Truck]

this may be of much or little help to you but i would be breeding pseudochromis fridmani or try to atleast

 

[Curiosity101]

Lol, lovely looking fish. But I certainly don't have the patience to set-up and maintain a marine tank.

 

[mattbond]

ive bristlenose ancistrus are quite good to breed, apistogrammas would be alright

kribensis are good depending on the tankmates

 

[DarkEntity]

Breed something different, something that will help the trade....dont go for the usual suspects like your Old World Cichlids etc...

Me id go for a pair of snakeheads, maybe some Ctenopoma something different,

 

[Curiosity101]

That's my point...the kribs wouldn't neccesarily have tank mates. I'm looking for ideas. Then I'll settle with an idea, and if I could fit a second pair of something in there with them then great. If not...I'd have nothing against letting them have the run of the tank to themselves!

 

[pippoodle]

bettas rutilans are really only available wild caught - so thats why i've got some to start and breed them to stop them having to be wild caught - betta imbellis are more wild caught than tank bred at the moment aswell to trying to set up breeding groups of these to .

A lot of the rarer corys are only available from the wild too


I would find a fish you're interested in thats only really available wild caught and breed them - try and stop them being taken fromthe wild soo much

Thats just me though

 

[Curiosity101]

I have always liked Ctenopoma acutirostre, would they really be comfortable enough in a 125l though?

And what types of snake heads for example (These would be a completely new breed for me)

I don't mind people suggesting really odd species by the way. Nothing would be happening for at least a year if I do decide to do this. So plenty of time to learn

Hey Pip...that's a great idea. I mean I don't think I with my 125l Roma would be able to supply the entire country But hell I'd love to think I was doing my bit to actually support my hobby and stop some fish from being caught from the wild!

 

[Inchworm]

Hi Curiosity101

Your tank is about 30 gallons, which is a good sized grow out tank for corydoras. I'd stick with breeding them.

Corys don't parent their young though. Once they have deposited their eggs, they are finished with the job.

 

[mattbond]

in that case, get a pair of kribs, have a look around and find the best specimins you can, lots of places sell them, but only a few have good ones

get yourself some tough/fast clean up crew (not cories), perhaps some danios to keep the kribs busy whilst parenting

you'll need some plants (java moss is good as it harbours infusoria aka fry food), some caves for breeding in (coconut shells, clay pots, slate caves, etc)
nice frozen food to condition for breeding (although quite often they dont need it)

kribs breed in most water stats anyway

thoughts?

 

[Jpmc™]

I would go with some Xiphophorus Maculatus A.K.A Platies or some Guppies.

 

[Curiosity101]

My thoughts...lovely fish. But I believe pip and DarkEntity have implanted a seed

I forgot to mention that the tank would be over filtered with an Eheim ProII 2026 and would have to serve as a grow out tank. Though I could use dividers for awhile to separate fry from parents if necessary.

 

[mattbond]

thats good for kribs, you'll get quite a few fry survive so the big filters a plus

have you youtubed some kribensis videos, theres a few that will definately hook you

http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCesXp2i4mU

 

[Curiosity101]

They are very very pretty. And it's nice watching fish that actually parent their fry

I would prefer fish that are less commonly bred though. Are many kribs regularly imported from the wild? Or is it a case of many available aren't 'top quality' so to speak.

 

[mattbond]

its not that they arent top quality, they only really colour up in home aquaria, so they often get overlooked in shops, i think they're great, but i had to sell my pair because they were attacking my breeding cories in protection of the nest and young
they love live daphnia aswell, you can actually see them colour up
my male would be waiting at the front for me each morning for food