Dixon1990 Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Hi everyone, Does anyone know how big tiger barbs need to be to breed? Or how to find out what sex they are? And has anyone here ever bred tiger barbs before? I would like to know how hard it is to breed them and how to do it. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted March 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Also does anyone know anything about breeding them with black ruby barbs and rosy barbs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 try looking on the forum instead of asking, theres already a thread about this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 here you go dixon http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/tiger- ... 19628.html hope thats of some help and if theres anything you want more info on let us know or a search may be able to get some more stuff up for ya. from what ive read and heard theyre quite easy to breed so definatly worth a shot if you are into them, good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 All of those barbs are reasonably easy to breed and can be bred the same way. The biggest problem I found was that they are generally a bit nippy and can be not that easy to sell in great numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silva Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 The links not working? i was intrerested in seeing that thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Hi Silva, since the site shifted servers the old links don't work I think this is the one: http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=19628&hilit=tiger+barbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silva Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 hey thanks neon. i just moved my lipstick & checker barb fry to free up my lil tank for breeding. I have a black ruby barb in breeding colors and hopefully the other is female,going to try them first then the tigers. Should be interesting as i have normal,green and green striped gold tigers to experiment with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Barbs are fun and easy to breed! :bounce: All barbs are egg scatterers and they will eat the eggs if they can find them, so it's good to have something in the bottom of the tank for the eggs to fall amonst so the adults don't eat them - pebbles, marbles, dense plants, etc. Also the adults like to do their spawning dance amongst soft, fine-leafed plants. If you have the breeding tank in a room that gets bright morning light, the barbs tend to spawn in the morning. Then you just take the adults out and wait very patiently to see the little fry growing up! The survival rate and the quality of the surviving fry will depend on them having plenty of suitable nutritious food available, while keeping their water clean (it can be hard to get the balance right between feeding enough and feeding too much, resulting in dirty water). Good luck to all the barb breeders! Let us know how you get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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