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RE: First Time Fish Breeding

tnemaloney — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:50:01 GMT

kommander15 (7/3/2008)

Not to discourage you guys but this thread is a couple of months old

but still an interesting topic...

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

catfishfriend — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:52:23 GMT

Guppys are great for breeding. we got 4 from school and when summer was over there were 3 times that many. The problem was they kept eating there young.

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

kommander15 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:14:04 GMT

Not to discourage you guys but this thread is a couple of months old

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

cherridot — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:33:22 GMT

For your tank, you should think of platies and such. They are really easy. My platy had fries even though I am a beginner. Oh and guppies are going to be really easy. Once you start, the guppies will keep on going.

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

Miller — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:22:28 GMT

Hello guys. I would definetly go with guppies. I have two fry that I have I am raising. I believe that in another month or two they will be full grown. I have found that ,since I have lots of fish besides guppies in my tank, that when one of my guppies gives birth there is always a hunt for food in my tank. I then can't save very many.

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

lilsaltyfresh — Thu, 29 May 2008 17:00:54 GMT

i got to agree with everone, that live bearers are realy easy to breed, me and my brother share a 10 gallon tank with all live bearers and if you plan to do live bearers you should do some reasearch on spacificley what fish you want to breed because in our tank we had 2 pregnant females and when they gave berth we dident seperate the fry and males, soo lets just say the adult males had a nice snack that night...

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

BonnieandClyde — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:53:48 GMT

what other fish do you have in there? i find that a small flower pot works out well. the female should have almost a red pink tint to her belly when she is ready to mate also. Just look for the signs, do the look like they are fighting or kissing (locking jaws)

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

chopperfreak2k1 — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:36:49 GMT

i only have a 55 gallon right now but i'm going to be getting a 125 soon. also i have given them caves and rock formations, however they have not taken to these at all and i dont understand why.

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

BonnieandClyde — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:42:08 GMT

what size tank do you have if its at least 100gl than your fine if its less you need to just keep one male and female in there. The convicts will kill any fish up to three times its size when fry are involved. other than that with the convicts its just water and the fish. oh yeah just make sure they have a place to hide the eggs.

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

chopperfreak2k1 — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:29:46 GMT

BonnieandClyde (1/21/2008)

coolfish1 (1/9/2008)

Hello,
I have been successfully keeping goldfish for a number of years now and i have just started a small tropical aquarium. I am very interested in breeding up some fish. Could you suggest which type of fish would be easiest to breed? I was thinking along the lines of fancy guppies or swordtails. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

Well the fish that breeds the easiest is the convicts but since you have a smaller tank i woul go with the guppies

well i have 4 convicts and 2 have paired off. any advice?

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

chopperfreak2k1 — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:28:42 GMT

thanx everyone for the advice on my guppies. i'm looking forward to having better luck with the others. one more question though, should the temp be adjusted for the fry?

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

BonnieandClyde — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:02:36 GMT

coolfish1 (1/9/2008)

Well the fish that breeds the easiest is the convicts but since you have a smaller tank i woul go with the guppies

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

Bubbleboy — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:49:05 GMT

Lumberjack is right, the percentage of lost fish is made up by the high number of fish actually born. It is also likely that the guppy you purchased was not very old and thus only yeilded a few offspring. As guppies reach their peak of breeding age, they can sometimes produce 40 to 60 offspring each breeding. So you should get better results later on down the road.

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

bto83 — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:28:08 GMT

Removing pregnant guppies from the water (to move them into a breeder net, for instance) close to term can injure the young & mother alike, and decrease their chance of survival.

Depending on what sort of breeder net you have, the cross-flow may be weak and ammonia/nitrite may be more concentrated where the fry are, also hurting their chances of survival.

Livebearer fry are pretty big (relatively speaking) and can usually accept finely crushed flakes from birth, although they are sometimes born a bit prematurely with noticeable eggsacks still hanging from their bellies. They won't eat anything until this is gone. Be careful not to overfeed them, which is very easy to do since a single pre-crushed flake is likely to be larger than an individual fry and can feed an entire brood.

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

Lumberjack — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 05:37:33 GMT

It is normal to lose a lot of fry. Nature makes up for the low survival rate with mass production......fish made in china for the mass market...

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

chopperfreak2k1 — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:08:33 GMT

i have 6 pregnant guppies, one already delivered. i got 11 babies on the 16th and now i'm down to just 4. dont know what i'm doing wrong but it really breaks my heart to lose any fish, especially babies. these are my first attempt at breeding. i'm housing the females in 3 way breeders. water perameters are ph-7.1 / ammonia-0ppm / ni-0ppm / na-0 to 5ppm. temp is between 74.5 and 76.5 degrees. what can i feed these lil guys? i bought HBH brand baby bites and i've crushed normal flakes and i cant tell if they are eating or not. i also heard to feed them egg whites but how do i prepare it? any tips will be appreciated. thanx

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

Bubbleboy — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:05:29 GMT

I always thought it was cool that guppies got big bellies when they're pregnant. It adds to the excitement

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

Lumberjack — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:52:41 GMT

Guppies only know one scale to breed on and rabbits dont even come close to it..... :}

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

coolfish1 — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:18:11 GMT

Hey thanks for the Feedback!
I have chosen to go with guppies. I think that I shall start with one male and two females. I am not interested in breeding on any sort of commercial scale although I do have a couple of mates who would be interested in some young guppies.

Cheers!

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

David Lass — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:43:55 GMT

A word of caution -- your lfs will not buy the fish as "babies" -- they are going to expect mature fish, males showing good tails and colors. This means you will have to raise the babies for around 3 months, feeding them heavily, doing water changes often.

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

guppygirl1990 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:45:02 GMT

also its best to have 2 tanks.plus you've got to buy food the good stuff isn't to cheap.its hard to make money off them cause they don't many fry.but once you get the hang of it it can be fairly easiy(sp)good luck to you

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

math-only aquarium — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:31:20 GMT

To add, young females and old ones will produces smaller batches--6-18 fry at times. You should also consider the percentage that reaches maturity. Typically, at least 5% will simply never make it. If the tank isn't kept clean, that number of "doomed fry" could be as high as 35%. I'm not saying this to discourage you at all. I'm just giving you a head's up on what to expect.

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

guppygirl1990 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:42:07 GMT

most guppies only have 30 to 40 babies and you would need more than one female if you keep them together.have you ever bred guppies before?

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

Genga — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:51:40 GMT

My LFS told me today that if I bred guppies they would buy the babies, I am seriously thinking about making a buck off of this! If I did I would only use a single female. I could easily get 100 guppies off one interaction between my Tropican(Had him for almost a year, colorful, large 1.5 inches, heathy). That would be $100 profit. Hope you do well! Have you decided on gups yet?

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

jfish13 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:45:06 GMT

Platies are also a good choice. Their babies are very cute. Platies have been spoken by experts to be the ideal community fish, they are hardy, docile, and breed readily. Platies are my favorite livebearers. You may want to reconsider to platies. I think platies are so much cuter than guppies. But, some people like guppies, some prefer platies. So, you want you might, only might want to reconsider to platies. There are many color varieties: natural blue, orange, yellow, spotted, mickey mouse, and many more.

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

guppygirl1990 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:24:28 GMT

ok i would look in to them.find out how they like the water ect.how many are you going to start with.oh BTW the one in my siggy is one i bred.good luck

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

coolfish1 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:00:15 GMT

Hello,
Thanks for the advice. It sounds like guppies are the go. The offspring will be going in a different (larger) tank as my display tank (small) is stocked to its capacity.

Thanks!

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

guppygirl1990 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:47:08 GMT

guppies are the easiest to breed but you will have aton of fish before you know it.i started out with 7 and now have over a hundred.be ready to deal with the fry

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

math-only aquarium — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:11:00 GMT

Also, how small is this tropical aquarium--you might not have room for a proper breeding environment.

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

Bubbleboy — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:22:05 GMT

Yes, guppies are going to take any chance they can get at breeding, and the results can be great! What are you planning to do with the fry?

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

Lumberjack — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:15:47 GMT

Given half a chance guppies will breed like crazy. Be prepared to deal with all the offspring.

RE: First Time Fish Breeding

Kris Leisten — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:59:38 GMT

I recommend breading livebearers if you are just starting to breed fish. (Guppies, platies, and swordtails are good starter fish.

First Time Fish Breeding

coolfish1 — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:25:43 GMT