Guest Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Hi guys, I was wondering what sort of stuff I could breed in 20cm by 30cm by 30 cm tanks? I know I could breed certain types of killies in that size but what else or would it be too small? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 You could breed a lot of different types of fish in tanks that size but you would need bigger tanks to rear them. Tetras, killies, danios, barbs to name a few. Basically any small egg layers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 would 30 by 30 by 30 tanks be better then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Many people who breed lots of fish, including myself in the good old days breed fish in small tanks then feed the fry up for a while before trasfering them to larger tanks to grow them up. It is better to feed fry in small shallow tanks for a while as they are surrounded by food then transfer them to larger tanks which are easier to maintain once they are swimming well. Small fish in a large tank are likely to be at one end getting hungry while the food is at the other end. This is particularly so in a breeding situation where the whole room is heated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Yeah I do what Alan says.. My cockatoo pair was in my 30cm cube bred them in there left the fry in there for a while until they started spreading around the tank then transferred them to a 3ft.. A 30cm cube isn't much good for growing fish out in really, maybe some of those tiny danio's (i forget the name) or something like that, but getting a half descent spawn of any fish will require alot of maintenance to keep the tank water clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 I use 30 x 15 x 15cm tanks for spawning and raising fry up to about 8mm. I then transfer them to tank 460 x 460 x 400 to finsih them off. My Rams, apistos and killis are in tanks 400 x 300h x 250w. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joliet Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 What about Guppies? Does anyone know what sort of tank size you'd need to breed them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 that'd be fine for guppies but you'd quickly need a bigger tank. If you had about 4 tanks that size it'd be perfect for straining gups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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