wilson Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 some of you would like this http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/p ... ?news=1633 very interesting how he did it two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 it been posted before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 it been posted before Really? It is a pretty new article (27/3/08) I guess it helps, if you are thinking of breeding loaches, to be a "professional fish breeder and ichthyologist". Great photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 That's really cool. I truly admire his dedication and skill in making it happen. Guess it's time for me to start studying up on how to do this here in NZ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverwolf Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 have spoken to him via email and what he had to say was interesting but still in its infanatcy. Have a bit of a wait on my hands till the ones I have are about breeding size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 Wow interesting... I have some big clowns...but I note that they did not mention what the hormones were! haha. I like that idea that someone mentioned about releasing captive bred fish that are hard to breed or endangered BACK into the wild...i don't think anyone does this yet but it's a nice sentiment. This article is different to the one I read a while ago about a natural clown loach spawn. Sounds like from this article that none of those ended up surviving?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 Sorry :oops: different one,but there is someone else that didit and wrote an article for pfk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 They breed gold fish(?) and kill them just to get the hormones Id say thats the type he used Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMAZONIAN Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Hi All. Yes it was posted by "ME", when someone asked about breeding loaches. YOU CAN BREED ANY FISH YOU WANT IF YOU USE THE SAME METHOD, WHICH I EXPLAINED. Pretty cheap shot really. :roll: It's obvious that the guy wanted some brownie points, but HE'LL NOT GET ANY from me; he's a fraud. :evil: If it had been done naturally then I'd scream it from the roof tops on his behalf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DantezGirl Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Hi All. Yes it was posted by "ME", when someone asked about breeding loaches. YOU CAN BREED ANY FISH YOU WANT IF YOU USE THE SAME METHOD, WHICH I EXPLAINED. Pretty cheap shot really. :roll: It's obvious that the guy wanted some brownie points, but HE'LL NOT GET ANY from me; he's a fraud. :evil: If it had been done naturally then I'd scream it from the roof tops on his behalf. well said im not into the whole hormone treatment thing all natural is the way to go so no kudos from me for using hormones but he gets kudos for boosting the tank breed population even if they did or didnt survive long just my two cents not to offend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMAZONIAN Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Hi All. I have just been back reading my own articles on the subject. HaNs; They dont breed Goldfish to get and use their hormones. They use it from the CARP, Cyprinus carpio. QUOTE FROM THE BOOK: Spawning is provoked by the intramuscular injection of (Synthetic) gonadatrophin. Also recommended is hypophysation of the male with natural carp hypophysis when the female is fully ripe - this is indicated by a greatly bulging belly of the female and by the restless swimming around the tank. I hope this clears up any disputes that come from those who are trying to be helpful but just dont quite cut it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 I think i read about it when looking into inducing Bichir spawning. Theres all sorts of ways to induce breeding using hormones. Im not against it personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demitri Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 i have heard of this done without hormones. it was in papakura where an asian kid i went to school with breed cloan loaches. he did so using freshwater shrimp as live food and they seem to produce some kind of frenzee with the loaches which would refuse other food (very unlike a cloanloach) until they had breed a week later. he succesfully managed this many times. here is an article about fresh water shrimp and how to catch them from most stream's / rivers. www.webplatez.com/shrimp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Yeah when they near breeding they switch to an exclusive diet of live fish only...must be condition themselves up. If you read the whole article ie the comments at the bottom of the one posted above you will read some very good arguments for why they used hormones. I'd rather see hormones used than these beautiful fish go extinct in the wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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