Dixon1990 Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Has anyone done this? I would like to give it a go instead of the cardinals i was going to breed. What size tank should i use for the spawning and what species would be best to try? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 It really isn't feasable, because there just isn't a good source of food for the fry. You can get them to spawn, but the fry just starve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Are the fry really small? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 I have access to greenwater, liquifry,microworm,bbs and mossie larvae would this not be suitable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 you are trying to over-reach your abilities. Stick with the easy stuff for breeding and then move onto the more difficult ones when you have more experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slightly Blue Dalmation Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 have they ever actually been successfully bred in captivity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Yes thye have,not sure about in NZ though.Marbled are suposed to be the easiest, from what ive read anyway. Would be cool to breed though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 I wasn't trying to be mean before, btw. You're just doing what most people new to breeding fish do: after breeding something easy-peasy they suddenly set their sights on something well-nigh impossible for their abilities, then get all discouraged when it doesn't work out. There is a reason expensive fish are expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 What would you suggest as a easierfish to breed? I would like to breed another type of Tetra,any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Glowlights or penguin tetras seem to be the easiest/most commonly bred Then try cardinals, then try breeding something else like a cichlid, then try breeding mouthbrooders, then killies which spawn in peat, then try for something a little harder (like hatchets, although i highly doubt you'd be able to, would be a very demanding and time consuming task) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 you mentioned glowlights somewhere, they are a good fish to breed. Most of the common tetras are relatively easy, as are most of the barbs, danios etc. From the ones in your signature, try the glowlights and head-and-tail-lights first, then the neons as a practice fish for the cardinals. Neons are actually dead easy to breed, you just need to have the tank darkened for the eggs and fry. The procedure is similar for cardinals, but they are more reluctant breeders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 And breeding a Albino glowlight with a normal is a no-no right? I want more albinos but cant find a female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 you can breed albinos to normals if you want. If you can't find any more albinos then you could just breed one of the offspring back to the albino. But I doubt it'll be too hard to find more albinos at some stage. How many of each do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Just looked at them and it looks like i have 3 male,1 female normal glowlights and 1 male albino so not the greatest ratio. And 1 male 2 female head and tail light. How do you sex penguin tetras? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 same as most tetras, males are slimmer and females are fatter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 They all look the same....But one has a crippled tail. So this would be bad to breed from right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Well im going to get a school of hatchets this weekend from animates as they will be supercheap and have them in my community tank for a good few months to fatten them up for later on. And il set setup the spawning tanks for the Glowlights and Black widows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Well im going to get a school of hatchets this weekend from animates as they will be supercheap and have them in my community tank for a good few months to fatten them up ... To fatten up hatchetfish you will need to feed them A LOT of dried insect larvae - it has to float around so they can find and eat it, and you'll have to be very careful that you don't end up overfeeding the rest of the tank. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Dried insect larvae? Where do i get this from? Live mossie larvae no good enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Dried mozzie larvae will float, live mozzie larvae wont unless it feels safe, then it will go to the top (but it wont be safe in a tank) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Well im going to get a school of hatchets this weekend from animates as they will be supercheap and have them in my community tank for a good few months to fatten them up for later on. And il set setup the spawning tanks for the Glowlights and Black widows. Wait, you're going to put MORE fish into your already over-stocked tank? WAIT UNTIL YOU SETUP THE 3 FOOTER!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Wait, you're going to put MORE fish into your already over-stocked tank? WAIT UNTIL YOU SETUP THE 3 FOOTER!!!!! I have taken alot of fish out of that tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slightly Blue Dalmation Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 animates has hatchets? they have the ugly little albino neons if you were still wanting some at the TJ store, IMO they look like sick regular neons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 2' Com. Tanks: BN trio, 5Black widows, 2Volcano Rasbora,4 Whiptail,3Sterbai Cory,2kuhli2dwarf loach,6neon,6glowlight,3 H&T light tetra Those fish spread over two 2' tanks? I still wouldn't add hatchets..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguinleo Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 There's a small article in last month's PFK magazine on breeding hatchets I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.