Guest Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Hi guys, Can someone please suggest a good easy fish to breed. I would like it to be easy but harder than livebearers (I've only breed platys before). I'd prefer it to be able to breed in twos or threes and look after their fry (or at least not eat all their eggs and fry). Also something that is a community fish. I know it's a lot to ask for but if anyone knows of something that is sort of like this could you please suggest it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 If you put some Java Moss into your tank you could probably try danios or cherry barbs. Both will eat their own eggs, but not fry. If the eggs drop into the moss, they'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 How about dwarf cichlids, kribs, ram or some sort of appisto rams and appisto babies can be a little more difficult to raise but not hard to get them breeding. Have you tried WCMM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 I brought wcmm before but they all died and the lfs havn't got any more in since. I wanted to try kribs but I thought that they got aggressive once they getting into breeding. I was going to try danios but decided not to because of how they eat their eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Do you want to try and breed this fish in a community tank? If you have another tank just breed the danio's and take the parents out raise the babies easy to do. WCMM's are easy to do just fill up a tank with plants I got a few and also had heavy losses to begin with too but have sorted it out and they're breeding now, not very prolific when the parents are left in the tank but still cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 I'm not going to try breed them in a community tank. I don't think I want to breed WCMM or danios is their anything else can I try breed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Ryanjury I like your new avatar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Why don't you post up a list of fish you like, and we can give you some advice on them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Thanks Cam, its a pic of my male fryeri I took the other day Id go for WCMM or something easy like that, surely someone in Welly has some to spare, or else ill let you know when mine are sexable and get you a pair or 2 to try.. Or as suggested post what you like or already have and we can go from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 I like dwarf cichlids because of the way they look after their fry and how the fry school around them. At the moment in my tank I have Khulie Loaches, Platys, Neons, Black Widows, Blue Rams, Gold Rams and a male fighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danilada Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Your black widows are fine with your fighter?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 I've had no problems with them yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuba Sam Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Have you thought about bristlenoses? They are great - they look after their babies, and are easy (like really easy) to feed. Seem tough too. I have a bunch of babies just sitting in a plastic tank on the kitchen table without a heater!! The babies are cute too - well if you are into catfish. GBAs are harder, with slower growing babies. Cheers, Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danilada Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Your extremely lucky, I had 2 black widows and they destroyed my fighter in seconds. Of course, the LFS said they would be best buddies :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danilada Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 My 2 cents with this topic, Kribensis They are gorgeous 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 No my black widows and my fighter are buddies. Kribs are cool but I don't want them attacking my other fish when they want to breed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimebag Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 I'm not going to try breed them in a community tank. I don't think I want to breed WCMM or danios is their anything else can I try breed? they cant attack fish that arent there. if there are other fish in the tank they will learn pretty quickly not to go near krib territory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naz_Nomad Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 I would suggest Swordtails. Live-bearers that won't stop breeding even in a community tank. The babies are pretty nippy and fast growing and even in my crowded tank full of baby-eating monsters, there seems to be three or four survivors each batch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fattythecatty Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Yep, I'd go with Kribs too. Mine certainly get grumpy with the other occupants when they want to breed and give chase to everything that comes into their territory but have never done any real damage to the other fish. The advantages are, they're not that big and are great fun to watch as they take care of the fry and they sure look pretty when they're in the mood for breeding which in my case is frequently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 OK I think I'll try kribs I just need to know one thing, are they fin nippers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimebag Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 no not really, however if they are protecting eggs or fry they will nip anything close. awesome cichlid to start off with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Kribs are fantastic to start with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mankeycow Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 killies you can use a spawning mop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Even though i absolutely LOVE killies and would have them over ANY fish, i would suggest starting out with something that requires no work to breed (like kribs) as killies can be a task to keep the eggs correctly, stop them fungusing etc. Go kribs man, i have bred them heaps and they are awesome. you can interfere as much as you want, or you can just leave them too it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 How about Lamprologus brichardi a great little cichlid and you could not find a better fasmily group , i currently have three batches from near adult to newly hatched all in the same tank with the original parents and NEVER have a problem with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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