Easiest fish to breed???

[BIG_O]

Hello everyone i was wondering what are 4 of the easiest fish to breed IM doing a project on The breeding of fish in my aquaculture class and was wondering what are the easiest breedable fish out the i already have the Livebearer group Set with mollies/swordtails and need 4 more any suggestions?

[OrionGirl]

Kribs, convicts, killie fish, guppies, bettas.

[dwayne]

Just my opinion, I think guppies are WAY easier to breed than mollies, but again, it's just my opinion! I have never had any other fish (non-livebearers) breed in my tank - but I don't actually try to get them to breed!

Good luck on your project!

[PartyAnimal1UK]

Guppies as long as there is more females thank males say two females to one male so the females don't get tierd out, there are by far the easiest.

[Bruddah Chrispy]

I'd add Platys to the list. I've got a community tank with 4, no 5, no wait, 7, platys. And I'm not doing anything to protect the fry.

[Sumpin'fishy]

Since you are doing a school experiment, you will definately want to include Convict Cichlids (as someone else stated). Cichlids are known throughout the fish world to be interesting parents, but Convicts stick out above almost all the rest. They are extremely territorial, so give them room. I wouldn't necessarily put them alone in a tank, since you are doing this to observe the whole process and how it affects things, right? Of coarse this depends on what exactly you are looking for. They are well known for their parenting, regardless of how you slice it!

[Z Man]

Just my 2 cents worth but I think that the Rainbow Cichlid is the easiest cichlid to breed. The reason everybody says Convict is because you don't see the 'Herotilapia multispinosa' in stores much any more. Cold water fish: Check out the White Cloud Mountain Minnow; they don't even eat their fry! For catfish, Cories are very easy. Zebra danios are also easy. What other groups are you looking for?

[latazyo]

I"m gonna have to say convicts, mine bred while they had ich in a tank with cyano-bacteria...possibly the worst conidtions ever

[Orbitorly]

Guppies are thr easiest fish to breed, since you just put a few in a tank and they spawn on there own, no special water specs are needed.

[BIG_O]

Im gonna just do breeding for right now but as soon as i get done with this project done im prolly will convert them to it or start breeding betta's or guppys or some other fish

[fish dude]

convicts by far are the easiest to breed and make the best parents

[Skippy]

If you want to include a bubble nester in your study I would recommend the Paradise fish.

I have had them literally nest and spawn when I just put three in a tank to help keep it cycled while I was waiting for some fish to come in.

The requirements are :
a) still surface water or plants under which they can put a bubble nest on the surface.
b) raise the temp a few degrees above thier norm.

That seems to make them think it's springtime and time to spawn.

You already have mollies in for livebearers, which I think are in fact the easiest overall fish to breed.

[goldfries]

guppies.

put 1 male and 7 females and a bunch of plants for hiding.

settled. :D

[TTman]

I agree, convicts, zebra danios, any live bearer, & paradise fish. but keeping the fry alive is a different matter altogether.

[Gumby7]

Cichlids - after many years of different species it was my 90g of mixed cichlids that breed quite accidentally. One day there were tiny fry in there. How they survived in that overstocked tank is a testament to the care of the territorial parents.

PS earlier failures could have been the terribly hard water we had that prevented other species from breeding.

Gumby7

[Forum221]

I was also hoping to breed some guppies or rosies for feeder fish, i was wondering what i would need to do as for setup and care of fish, and also how do you sex guppies and rosies?