melrick1 Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Ok I know they are meant to be easy as anything but would like to hear how other people have been successfull, what the best results came from and what not? Just got 10 of them and keen to get breeding lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 I had a tank with water and filter and plants. Added fish. Waited a while. Found fry. They are not fussy and don't need anything special. One of our members bred them in tropical and cold and found he had more success with them in warmer water but I found the opposite :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Have a jungle tank Lots of plants like Indian Fern, Java moss etc. Even better is to give the tank a deliberate case of green water. Fry feed on it ans survival rate is better. As Caryl said, They are not fussy at all. They usually dont eat the fry if kept well fed. But if you have lots of plants it give fry places to hide. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Pretty much as supasi said. but an even simpler method is. 1 x Tank 1 x HOB Filter (Hang On Back) 3 x Indian fern plants. (can be left floating) Some Gravel for the bottom of the tank. Method Add gravel to bottom of tank fill tank with water Get Filter going Place Indian Fern on top of water Add Fish. Sit Back and wait for fry. .... Oh and feed fish on a regular basis. Done. note: If you see green water, leave it. The fry will love you for it, and the indian fern will use up the nutrients that make the water green as they grow so you will have clear water soon enough You can place the tank on a window sill as well. No need to do water changes either. Just rinse the filter media when you notice the flow has decreased considerably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 I wonder how many WCMM will be registered on the breeding register this year? Breeding fish is fun. Just wish I bothered to register all the fish I have already bred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 You mean they might oust the Guppy as the most bred fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 I wouldn't be surprised if the guppy has been outbred by the bristlenose these past couple of years actually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Where's Wok when you need him, he must have some stats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 I wonder how many WCMM will be registered on the breeding register this year? Breeding fish is fun. Just wish I bothered to register all the fish I have already bred. There really has not been that many WCMM being registered for breeding. As Caryl has said, GBA's seem to have a lot of registrations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 You realise this is all your fault, Wok - write one article in AW and cause a breeding frenzy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 What can I say. WCMM has to be one of the easiest and cheapest fish to breed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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